If you’re just joining me, I’ve been posting a series of articles on the 3 Crucial Elements of Any Collaborative Learning Task. I’ve done my first deep dive into part 1 of the process: Frontload. Now we are going to jump in with the next element: Facilitate.
Read MoreCollaborative, Cooperative, po-tay-to, po-tah-to. Do these words mean basically the same thing, just said in a different way? These terms are pretty much identical, right? I used to think that was the case, but through my research on this subject, I’ve learned that the philosophies are different at their core and it is important to know the differences. Once I fully grasped the distinctions between these two seemingly interchangeable words, it completely revolutionized how I ran my classroom. Let me show you why these terms are more like a potato, tomato situation.
Read MoreIf you don’t already know this about me, I am passionate about collaboration. Not only do I love collaboration, I want all teachers to feel confident implementing collaborative activities into their classrooms. It can feel overwhelming when you are getting started, but I am here to support you and give you tips and resources to get your students collaborating.
Read MoreWhen you are reading through your curriculum and you spy a “group project” suggestion, do you wince internally and quickly try to find a way to adapt it into an individual project, or even skip it all together? Believe me, I’ve been there. Activities and projects with more than one participant are the most challenging because it can feel like the only thing you are doing all day is conflict management. Are collaborative learning projects really worth it?
Read MoreThrough my research on and 15 years of practice with collaboration in the classroom, I’ve been working towards taking this HUGE concept of collaborative learning and simplifying it for easy application in EVERY classroom. Here’s what I’ve discovered
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