Collaborative Learning
Working together to solve problems and complete projects deepens students' learning and builds collaborative skills. Learn how to design activities to help develop these skills.
Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged
The 3 Ds learning model is designed to facilitate deeper learning and increase student motivation.
5 Ways to Promote Healthy Discourse During Project-Based Learning
Encouraging middle and high school students to talk through differences of opinion can make for stronger projects and greater learning gains.
6 Ways to Jam on Jamboard: Using the Digital Whiteboard in a Hybrid Classroom
The popular Google app facilitates meaningful collaboration for both remote and in-class students.298
The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play
More than costumes or props, young kids need time and space to work out the basics of how to collaborate—and their bickering is a key tool in that process.
A Model for Setting Up Group Work in High School Math
Collaboration is beneficial for student learning, and a strategy designed for distance learning makes it manageable and engaging.
Using ‘Hexagonal Thinking’ to Deepen Classroom Conversations
A novel activity using little more than geometric shapes can help students examine complex problems and connect big ideas.3.3k
Adapting an Effective Math Collaboration Activity for Distance Learning
An instructional coach and math teacher who developed a powerful model for student collaboration have tweaked it for the pandemic.2.6k
22 Powerful Closure Activities
Quick activities that can be used to check for understanding or emphasize key information at the end of a lesson.50.5k
How to Keep Kids Collaborating Remotely
Collaborative learning doesn't have to fall by the wayside when you're teaching online. These tech tools and strategies will get students working together in no time.563
60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review
This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks.9.3k
Making Teamwork More Intentional
When students are taught to listen to each other’s ideas, give regular feedback, and focus on strong communication, they become skilled collaborators.3.2k
60-Second Strategy: Cooperative Learning Roles
Giving students randomly assigned roles in their group work helps ensure that they all participate.11.7k
Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
Six factors to consider in designing lessons to help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively.23.5k
Bringing a Collaborative Math Strategy Online
In a four-step activity called “Try It, Talk It, Color It, Check It,” students work through problems together and explain their mathematical thinking—all on Zoom.411
A Strategy for Boosting Student Engagement in Math
A four-step approach to group work can get students talking and boost their mathematical and metacognitive thinking.4.4k