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READ Breakout Session-October 15, 2010
Welcome Terry News and Accolades Group Set the Charge Terry/Johna Jigsaw Activity Group Close/Next Steps Terry/Johna

Today’s Technique

Jigsaw Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that enables each student of a "home" group to specialize in one aspect of a topic. Students meet with members from other groups who are assigned the same aspect, and after mastering the material, return to the "home" group and teach the material to their group members. With this strategy, each student in the "home" group serves as a piece of the topic's puzzle and when they work together as a whole, they create the complete jigsaw puzzle.

Why use Jigsaw?
 * It helps build comprehension.
 * It encourages cooperative learning among students.
 * It helps improve listening, communication, and problem-solving skills.