PIGS, SIM, CL

In social studies methods, Dr. Smirnova allowed us to learn about PIGS and the Social Interactive Model along with Cooperative Learning in a way that allowed the class to truly experience the process. Dr. Smirnova had us break up into groups and each member of the group was assigned to be part of an expert group. There was an expert group for each letter in the PIGS acronym. The expert groups had to work together to learn about their aspect of PIGS. Once this was done, we would return to our original groups and each member of the expert group would teach the other group members what they learned.
My expert group had the task of researching the Cooperate Learning lesson plan requirements and outline. I worked with three of my peers. Together, we familiarized ourselves with the CL lesson plan. Becoming familiar with this type of lesson plan and then explaining it to our peers was crucial because prior to this class, none of us wrote or conducted a cooperative learning lesson plan. Click here to see the slideshow I created with the members of my expert group!