Heather Coffey
Heather Coffey is a former middle and high school English teacher who recently completed her PhD in Culture, Curriculum, and Change at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her areas of interest include critical literacy, English education, teacher education, and qualitative research methods. She earned a Bachelors in English Education from Elon University in 1998 and completed her Masters Degree in Education with a concentration in English at UNC-Greensboro in 2004.
Resources created by Heather Coffey
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- Round robin
- In the round robin structure*, each student takes turns sharing something new with members of the collaborative group. Round robin offers students the opportunity to express ideas and opinions while learning more about their...
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Roundtable
- In the roundtable cooperative learning model*, each team member writes one answer on a piece of paper that is passed around a table. Roundtable is highly effective with creative writing and brainstorming activities. This structure...
- By Heather Coffey.
- Scaffolding
- This reference article explains the theory and practice of scaffolding, and surveys relevant literature related to this instructional technique.
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Socratic method
- This article explains the history and theory of the Socratic method of teaching, which emphasizes teacher-student dialogue. The article offers suggestions for creating Socratic circles and Socratic seminars and provides resources for further reading.
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Student teams achievement divisions
- In this learning model, teams are arranged after a teacher-led lesson. Team members tutor one another in order to achieve mastery of new concepts. Then, students take individual quizzes, but the team evaluation is based on individual scores. Student teams...
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Summative assessment
- This article defines summative assessment and lists several examples and common formats.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Team teaching
- Also known as co-teaching or collaborative teaching, team teaching is an instructional strategy used across subject areas primarily in middle grades in a variety of methods. Teams are typically composed of between two and four teachers...
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Think-pair-share
- In the think-pair-share strategy, students think on their own about a topic and then pair with another student to discuss their thoughts. Finally, the pair shares their thoughts with the rest of the class. This structure facilitates independent thinking and...
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Three-step interview
- The three-step interview* takes the place of the traditional group discussion because each person in the group must produce and receive information. In the first two steps of this cooperative learning structure, students interact...
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- By Heather Coffey.
- Zone of proximal development
- This article explores the history and theory of the concept of the zone of proximal development and discusses its application in the classroom.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
