Answer the following question in an orderly manner:

1. Did your high school teachers encourage cooperative group work? If so, what do you remember of this type of learning activity? In this video, a high school history teacher uses cooperative learning groups to help students explore what it means to be human. As you watch, focus on the level of student engagement and other benefits of cooperative learning.

Are you a natural collaborator, or do you prefer to work on your own? If placed in a collaborative learning group, how would you feel? Explain.

2. In your opinion, what was one benefit of collaborative learning in the video? Could this benefit also be gained through another type of learning activity?