Resources on Cooperative Learning

Bellanca, J., and R. Fogarty. Blueprints for Thinking in the Cooperative Classroom. Palatine, IL: RPI/Skylight Publishing.
Resource focuses on building student teams and trust.

Brandt, R., Ed. 1991. Cooperative Learning and the Collaborative School: Readings from Educational Leadership. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Articles from the journal Educational Leadership trace the beginnings of cooperative learning research to current applications.

Crary, E. 1983. Kids Can Cooperate. Seattle, WA: Parenting Press.
Looks at why children quarrel and offers a step-by-step negotiation process for children.

Eberle, B., and B. Stanish. CPS for Kids: Teaching Creative Problem Solving. East Aurora, NY: D.O.K. Publishers.
Activities for children that teach excellent problem solving processes.

Fogarty, R. Designs for Cooperative Interactions. Palatine, IL: IRI/Skylight Publishing.
Twelve strategies to incorporate into daily lessons, including lesson planner and application examples.

Hassard, J. 1990. Science Experiences: Cooperative Learning and the Teaching of Science. Menlo Park, CA: Addison Wesley Publishing.
Part one of this book discusses the theory of science teaching and cooperative learning, Part Two has 8 units dealing with various science disciplines, including ecology, and environmental education.

Johnson, D.; Johnson, R.; and E. Johnson Holubec. 1994. The New Circles of Learning: Cooperation in the Classroom and School. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Updated best seller with new insights on modeling cooperation, incorporating cooperative skills into daily lesson plans, and essential components of cooperative learning lessons.

Johnson, D., and F. Johnson. 1982. Group Theory and Group Skills. New Brighton, MN: Interaction Book Co.
An excellent book full of interesting experiential activities that focus on cooperative learning.

Johnson, D., and T. Rogers, Eds. 1984. Structured Cooperative Learning: Lesson Plans for Teachers. New Brighton, MN: Interaction Book Company.
Contains sample lesson plans for primary, intermediate, and secondary grade levels.

Lawrence Hall of Science - GEMS Project. 1992. Group Solutions: Cooperative Logic Activities for Grades K-4. UC-Berkeley.
Activities based on groups of four students having clues to problems which can only be solved through sharing information among team members.

Lyman, L., and H. Foyle. 1990. Cooperative Grouping for Interactive Learning: Students, Teachers, and Administrators. The National Education Association.
Provides dynamic ways to build productive group learning among students, in parent-teacher interactions, and with colleagues in team meetings and in-services.

Marcus, S. Archibald, and Penny McDonald. Tools for the Cooperative Classroom. Palatine, IL: IRI/Skylight Publishing.
Designed for Grades K - 12, provides visual aides to help students learn cooperative roles.

Prutzman, P., et al. The Friendly Classroom for a Small Planet. Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers, 1988.
A handbook of creative approaches to living and problem solving for children.

Slavin, R. 1991. Student Team Learning: A Practical Guide to Cooperative Learning. Washington, DC: The National Education Association.
A practical, down-to-earth approach to effective use of cooperative learning explores three student team learning techniques that significantly increase learning.

Slavin, R. 1987. Cooperative Learning: Student Teams. Washington, DC: The National Education Association.
A concise, easy-to-read book on the effects cooperative learning has on academic achievement, inter-group relations, mainstreaming, self esteem, and other outcomes.