Collaborative Learning

There are many misconceptions about group work in the classroom, but with clear expectations and defined roles, it can be a powerful way to engage students in collaborative learning.

When students help each other in the classroom, they gain confidence and independence—and you get to keep on teaching.

Working together on their notes empowers middle and high school students to see how they contribute to constructing meaning in the classroom.

Encouraging upper elementary and middle school students to collaborate in solving a problem helps cement science learning.

Five strategies that help middle and high school students form a community of learners in the virtual classroom.

Building community in a concurrent teaching model is challenging, but collaborative learning is possible with the right virtual tools.

These social and emotional learning strategies won’t take a lot of time, but they can have a big impact on middle and high school students.

This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks.

Having students meet briefly in small groups can help build community and foster deeper learning.

When PBL is personal to students, it can provide more than just content knowledge—it can also foster important connections.

The popular Google app facilitates meaningful collaboration for both remote and in-class students.

Giving students randomly assigned roles in their group work helps ensure that they all participate.

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.