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University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Collaborative Learning: Introduction
This comprehensive site presents the concept of collaborative learning, which encourages active student participation in the learning process. There are five sections: Stories (from teachers describing how they implemented collaborative...
LD Online
Ld Online: Teaching Adolescents With Learning Disabilities, Part 1
This article discusses, in-depth, the idea of "watering up" the curriculum for adolescents with learning disabilities. The article begins by explaining that accommodations usually seem to "water down" the curriculum and decrease...
Other
Tech in Ctrl: Communication & Collaboration: Working Together Digitally
In this lesson, students will apply prior knowledge and skills to collaborate digitally and model positive attributes of an effective digital citizen. They will discover how to manage and improve their communication skills and learn to...
Other
Study: Sharing I Pads Beats 1 to 1 Programs for Improving Student Learning
This article from Education Week discusses a study where kindergartners who shared iPads in class scored higher on literacy assessments than their peers in 1-to-1 or tablet-free classrooms. The researcher said the results suggest that...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Social & Emotional Learning Competencies
The Kindness Curriculum addresses the Social Emotional Learning Competencies from the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards in the areas of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Focus Attention, Social Awareness, and Relationship Skills....
Other
Global School Net: Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet
This is a good resource for learning how to collaborate with other classes over the internet. This article provides good advice for how to get the most benefit out of your collaboration efforts whether they be in the classroom or over...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Common Ground: Teaching Kids the Benefits of Working Together
Article discusses how cooperative learning helps create the essential skill of working (and compromising) within a group.
Other
Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Other
Aslh: Language Based Learning Disabilities
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...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Enabling Student Collaboration for Learning
Presented in a question and answer format, this site provides some useful information about student collaboration. Some of the questions answered are "why should students collaborate" and "how do I get students to collaborate".
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: An Overview and Analysis of Cooperative Learning
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: How to Assign Meaningful Tasks
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.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Strategies for Problematic Members
A teaching resource to use with difficult students who do not participate appropriately in their cooperative learning groups including The Dominant Student, The Slow Student, The Bored Bright Student, and the Competitive Student.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asu: Compass for Courage
COMPASS uses collaborative game-based learning to teach youth research-backed strategies to manage worries, solve problems, build relationships, and face stressful situations with confidence. This six-lesson plan has shown to improve...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask middle schoolers to explore a variety of print and non-print media in order to learn more about the Holocaust. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Animal Adaptations
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Women in the White House
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...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Guidelines for Teaching Students to Read and Write Well:six Features
Building on their research in secondary classrooms, the Center on English Learning and Achievement has developed guidelines that describe six essential features of effective literacy instruction and how teachers can implement them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: South Carolina Collection
The PBS South Carolina Collection features a range of digital resources tailored especially for Palmetto State teachers and students. Topics include early education, literacy, African American history, STEM, Common Core, and many more!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classrooms
WGBH in collaboration with NASA presents digital media resources you can use to teach topics in K-12 Earth and Space Science. These free resources are organized into four grade bands. Each resource emphasizes engaging students in...