I really beieve in what he is saying. I would like to see more.

Great news for those of you who teach HS -- we've just published a video where high school teachers are being trained to use a fishbowl:

How KIPP Teachers Learn to Teach Critical Thinking
Professional development at KIPP King includes setting up "fishbowl" classroom configurations, assigning student roles, and other techniques for facilitating successful Socratic discussions.

Hope it's helpful!

I was wondering the same thing Amy, thanks for the clarification.

Hi Nicole,

Thanks for your interest! The best video example I can offer that shows cooperative learning in a math classroom at the HS level is one from our archives Applying Math Skills to a Real-World Problem. It's not a fishbowl, as described here, but has students successfully collaborating in groups on a project.

Another good example, from an Econ class, is Developing Minds: Learning How to Rebuild a Town.

There are certainly a new set of challenges at the high school level!

I should clarify: Chris Opitz has indeed been teaching for many years, it's just his first semester at the school shown in the video. The narration is a bit confusing, sorry about that!

I think this video is an example of good teaching. However, I really do believe that a teacher needs to be working for more than one month to be considered a "master' at his or her craft.

I was happy to view this video of a great teacher in action and appreciate the comment about the challenges of developing this kind of classroom environment in an over-crowded inner city classroom as well. My question is where do we still see this kind of cooperative teaching in action at the high school level math (or other) classes? Perhaps even in inner city schools? Can you point me to any videos I've missed?

As a Montessori educator and teacher trainer I love to see traditionally trained educators use their initiative and understanding of child development in productive ways in the classroom. This is exactly how we guide students in Montessori classrooms - how refreshing to see this opportunity given to students in a traditional educational setting!

This was a very interesting video to watch. I was amazed at the unity and cooperation among the students. Focusing and emphasizing on the initial social skills in the beginning really puts it all back on the students to show respect towards one another. I am definitely going to try this approach with my students.

Just wanted to know if you had to have a special ed. credential to move from the gen. ed. classroom to the Title I program. There is one in my son's school that I observed and it would be great to work in that atmosphere. I am graduating and fluctuating between getting a special ed. credential or a gen. ed. I'm dying to teach and don't want to spend most of my day doing paperwork as I've heard the resource specialists do.