Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so
Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so
Why do so many students struggle with math word problems? Maybe they just don’t know where to begin and get overwhelmed at the thought of
What keeps cooperative learning from becoming chaotic? Structure, equal participation, and individual accountability! When all students are actively engaged, there’s no time for misbehavior and
Almost every job or career involves working with others, and cooperative learning lessons are perfect for helping kids develop necessary social skills. However, evaluating the
Discover two effective strategies for teaching kids how to have productive group discussions that meet the Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards.
Did you know that there’s a difference between cooperative learning and group work? You might have thought those two terms were synonymous, but they’re not.
Cooperative learning is awesome, but sometime the noise and confusion caused by learning together can be distracting to others. It’s not that your kids are
Guest blog post by Jen Runde Have you ever done Drama Circles with your students? Â For this activity, students are assembled in a circle facing
Imagine someone asked you to describe the best lesson you ever taught. Which lesson would you choose? What do you think made that lesson so awesome? Let me guess. It was probably fun for both you and your students … maybe a hands-on math lesson, a science investigation, or a
Why do so many students struggle with math word problems? Maybe they just don’t know where to begin and get overwhelmed at the thought of tackling math problems. Often students lack experience with different types of problems and the strategies for solving them, so they feel defeated and give up
What keeps cooperative learning from becoming chaotic? Structure, equal participation, and individual accountability! When all students are actively engaged, there’s no time for misbehavior and learning is multiplied! Individual dry erase boards are essential if you want to foster active engagement. One of my favorite cooperative learning activities involving dry
Almost every job or career involves working with others, and cooperative learning lessons are perfect for helping kids develop necessary social skills. However, evaluating the products of those activities can pose a challenge for teachers. When it is appropriate to grade cooperative learning lessons, and how can we grade them
Discover two effective strategies for teaching kids how to have productive group discussions that meet the Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards.
Did you know that there’s a difference between cooperative learning and group work? You might have thought those two terms were synonymous, but they’re not. Let me show you how they are worlds apart. Does this scenario sound familiar? The teacher assigns a group project, outlines the task, and gives
Cooperative learning is awesome, but sometime the noise and confusion caused by learning together can be distracting to others. It’s not that your kids are intentionally being loud. They’re just excited about what they are doing and aren’t making any effort to keep their voices down. When I noticed this
Guest blog post by Jen Runde Have you ever done Drama Circles with your students?  For this activity, students are assembled in a circle facing each other. Each student is given a card or two containing directions to perform or lines to speak.  It is similar to the “I have