Lesson Fixer Upper
Kagan Strategies: Round Robin
Warm Up: Brainstorm any Kagan
Structures/Strategies you have used and be
ready to share a favorite gift given or received
over break!
Welcome! Who are we??
Dawn Jordan
Jodi Goodman
● Team Leader 5th
grade Math dept at
Cherry Int
● Team Leader 5th
grade Reading
Cherry Int
● Teaching- 20th year
of teaching, 1st grade,
2nd grade, 5th grade
SS, Science, Math
● 9th year of
teaching, ESL
specialist, SS, ELAR
● District Teacher of
the Year 2012
● District Teacher of
the Year 2015
Goal for the session
The session goal is to explain, model and brainstorm ways to
implement the Kagan Structure, Round Robin, in various
disciplines.
Round Robin is a flexible structure. Can be used for teambuilding, reinforcing concepts,
exploring problem solving, solidifying procedures or strategies. Round Robin allows for all
levels of learners to glean from each other while working on communication skills (super
important for all students, especially challenged learners and ELL students.)
What Kagan Strategies or Structures
have you used?
Desks in tables, use shoulder and face partners
Rally Robin/Round Robin
Quiz Quiz Trade
Timed Pair Share
What is Round Robin?
1. Teacher poses a problem with more than one answer
or concept to reinforce.
2. Students take turns stating solutions or responses.
Variations:
Single
Continuous
Timed
Single Round Robin
Concept: Teambuilding: Introductions and favorite gift.
What to do: At your table, each person shares:
*Name
*Grade/Subject
*School
*Favorite gift given or received
When finished place “Dab emoji”
in center of table (to signal your group is done).
Continuous Round Robin
Problem: Shopping at Walmart.
Ex: When shopping late at night, there are too many boxes in the aisles.
What to do: At your table, everyone shares a problem.
Feel free to be comical.
Share each time it is your turn until music stops. You just keep going… :)
Emoji in center when finished.
Timed Round Robin
Question: What are your thoughts or ideas about using this Kagan
Structure? Any ideas already surfacing? What issues do you foresee? Any
solutions to resolve those challenges?
What to do: Each member at table answers the above questions for a specific
amount of time. Can also be a response to another table mate. Teacher calls
time.
Dab emoji in center of table when finished.
Think-Write Round Robin
Creative thinking: Write a song title or lyric that accurately describes your
feeling/mood when driving here this morning.
Ex: “Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend”
Loverboy
What to do: On the poster at your table, record your song. Each person should
write in a different color.
Place emoji in center when table is finished.
Your turn!
What to do: using your lesson plan, add at least one way
that you can implement Round Robin.
Be prepared to share. (Round Robin, of course!)
Need ideas?
https://numeracy4life.wikispaces.com/file/view/RoundRobin+Variations.doc