Most educators aim for teacher-driven engagement: building strong teacher-student relationships, delivering high-energy lectures, and using interactive games. However, student-driven engagement can be much more effective: creating challenging learning tasks and giving students the roles, responsibilities, and collaborative structures to engage in purposeful learning with their peers. In this session, learn/remember how the use of Kagan Cooperative Structures helps you to challenge students as they take on active roles and responsibilities in the classroom; coach peers; problem solve and debate ideas; collaborate and share resources; and build strong social bonds with one another.
