The Importance of Interdependence Within the Classroom
Group Work “Scaries” Everybody has heard the common horror stories about group work. Typically, there is the group member that hoards the project, the member […]
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning
It’s all about Cooperative Learning these days. Think back to your middle or high school years for a minute. Did you ever have an assignment […]
Team Work Makes the Dream Work
What is cooperative learning? First, lets define cooperation: (noun) the process of working together to the same end. Now, lets break down the definition itself. “Working […]
Cooperative learning, not just a group project!
In some cases, group projects can be cooperative but as we all have found out the hard way sometimes group projects are not cooperative at […]
Stop. Cooperate and Listen.
I know the lyric is “collaborate” but I just had to okay. Cooperative learning is a great way to build teamwork in your classroom and […]
Collaborative Learning: Not Just Working in Groups.
I Introduction When I was in high school, I won’t lie, group work made me gag. I hated working […]
Teaching Outside the Four Walls
What is Exemplary Science Teaching? Every future educator pursues the field wanting to make a difference in their students, their school, and maybe even the […]
Together We Can Do Great Things
Groups vs Teams: I really like the quote above! Every student had different strengths and weaknesses. This is why working together is important. What you […]
Teamwork: Making Dreams Work Since a Really Long Time Ago.
The cafe was warm, and soft morning sunlight streamed in through the tinted windows and onto Maria’s piles of newspaper clippings and scribbled-on napkins. Despite […]
Building the A-Team
Think back to high school, maybe even middle school (in some cases college), what was the one activity that every time the teacher mentioned it […]