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Virginia Tech

Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Included here is a study of collaborative learning versus individual learning. This study provides details of its methodology and its findings.
Article
Other

Unboxed: Collaboration, Critique and Classroom Culture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Create a classroom where students collaborate with others, recognize improvement in their work, and help each other strive to work harder.
Article
Other

Bit Tech Labs: Student Collaboration: What, Why and Tools!

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of digital collaboration and provides a list of collaboration tools and explains how they can be used.
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A teaching resource on cooperative learning including topics such as Collaborative Learning 101, Benefits of Collaborative Learning, Initial Considerations, Assessing Preferred Learning Styles, and Disadvantages of Collaborative Learning.
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A teaching resource on cooperative learning including topics such as Collaborative Learning 101, Benefits of Collaborative Learning, Initial Considerations, Assessing Preferred Learning Styles, and Disadvantages of Collaborative Learning.
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A teaching resource on cooperative learning including topics such as Collaborative Learning 101, Benefits of Collaborative Learning, Initial Considerations, Assessing Preferred Learning Styles, and Disadvantages of Collaborative Learning.
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A teaching resource on cooperative learning including topics such as Collaborative Learning 101, Benefits of Collaborative Learning, Initial Considerations, Assessing Preferred Learning Styles, and Disadvantages of Collaborative Learning.
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Using Collaborative Strategic Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this article, the Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) technique is explained, along with research to support the use. The technique teaches students to use comprehension strategies, while working cooperatively, as they engage in the...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: I Learned It Online

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Preparing the new generations for college and career readiness absolutely requires us to ensure our children are competent and comfortable in the use of a variety of digital tools. Young scholars will be learning about a topic online and...
Article
Edutopia

Edutopia: Common Ground: Teaching Kids the Benefits of Working Together

For Teachers K - 1st
Article discusses how cooperative learning helps create the essential skill of working (and compromising) within a group.
Professional Doc
Other

Aslh: Language Based Learning Disabilities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides valuable information on language-based learning disabilities, listing risk factors, characteristics of language problems, Speech Pathologist role, assessment in the classroom, and treatment. A valuable reference site for the...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The in Between Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive AP European History learning module on the "Inbetween Years" following WWI, traces the years from the Treaty of Versailles to the rise of Nazi and Fascist regimes in Europe. Includes individual as well as collaborative...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A teaching resource on cooperative learning including topics such as Collaborative Learning 101, Benefits of Collaborative Learning, Initial Considerations, Assessing Preferred Learning Styles, and Disadvantages of Collaborative Learning.
Professional Doc
Other

Youth Learn: An Introduction to Inquiry Based Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As this site states in its opening sentence, "Inquiry-based learning is not a new technique." However, the suggestions and tips offered here might well help any teacher or teaching team to create or refine inquiry-based projects that...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Professional Learning Communities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Professional learning communities (PLC) establish a schoolwide culture that develops teacher leadership explicitly focused on building and sustaining school improvement efforts. Generally, PLCs are composed of teachers, although...
Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Great Grouping Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies for grouping students during cooperative learning including Pick a Word, Tongue Depressors, Color Pencils, Group of the Day, Genre Groups, Burger Buddies, and Birthday Buddies.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Great Grouping Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies for grouping students during cooperative learning including Pick a Word, Tongue Depressors, Color Pencils, Group of the Day, Genre Groups, Burger Buddies, and Birthday Buddies.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...
Article
Intel Corporation

Intel Education: Benefits of Project Based Learning [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article gives a brief overview of project-based learning and its effectiveness as an instructional strategy as well as its potential to help develop 21st century skills. Requires Adobe Reader.
Article
Intel Corporation

Benefits of Project Based Learning [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article gives a brief overview of project-based learning and its effectiveness as an instructional strategy as well as its potential to help develop 21st century skills. Requires Adobe Reader.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use technology tools to research and produce a multimedia product on animals and their habitats. This a collaborative project involving the library media specialist, classroom teacher, and special education teacher.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Challenges of the Great Plains Farmer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work in groups of four to create presentations using their research on a particular farming invention that was created from (1837-1867) and also research specific elements about life on the Great Plains. Each group's...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Women in the White House

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Women in the White House. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson, students explore the role and impact of recent First Ladies through...
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SEDL

Classroom Compass: Cooperative Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Get background about various ways to build cooperative learning into your curriculum, particularly in science and mathematics courses. Includes a bibliography and list of other resources.

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