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.

The Research Is In
3 Ways to Maximize Peer-to-Peer Learning
Simple strategies you can use to have kids teach each other—a research-proven path to better learning.
Collaborative Learning
Designing a Public School From Scratch
On a mission to reimagine traditional schooling, a K–8 school in San Diego puts teachers and students at the center.
Collaborative Learning
Learning on Their Feet
Vertical learning—a framework for high quality group work—showcases student thinking for everyone to see.
Project-Based Learning
How Can We Successfully Land a Rover on Mars?
The classic egg drop experiment gets reinvented as a driving question for physics students to explore a real-world problem.
Collaborative Learning
Staying On Task During Project-Based Learning
Brief daily meetings give students working in groups the structure to hold each other accountable on long-term projects.
Brain-Based Learning
Learning and the Social Brain
In a series of interviews, researcher Patricia Kuhl reveals the science behind the social brain—which she calls the gateway to human cognition.
Brain-Based Learning
What Is the Social Brain?
The research is in: Learning is a social endeavor.
Brain-Based Learning
The Social Classroom
Increasingly, modern classrooms support group work and peer-to-peer collaboration. The science says that’s right on.
Brain-Based Learning
Masters of Social Learning
We’re hardwired from birth to decode facial expression, posture, and tone of voice—and to work collaboratively.
Project-Based Learning
Boosting Student Engagement Through Project-Based Learning
A researcher-practitioner partnership in San Francisco shows promising results for middle school science students.