Students work in linguistically, racially, socially heterogeneous groups to learn and problem solve together. Students see each member as capable, and therefore as resources for each other. There is equal-status participation in thinking and learning.
The Multiple Abilities Strategy is a strategy that teachers use to launch a lesson or task that involves collaborative groupwork.
A Participation Quiz /Group Feedback is a strategy to help establish or reinforce norms for group work in a cooperative environment.
Class norms are a set of statements of value or behavior that support active and equitable participation in the classroom.
Collaborative groups benefit from clear group roles for their members. Here are some sample role cards that can be used with different grades.
Math Talks are a powerful teaching tool. They are a teacher-led student-centered technique for building math thinking and discourse.
See Give One, Get One- a structure for accountable talk in the context of academic discourse. Observe teacher moves for strategic grouping, accountable talk, and setting up students for a successful share-out.
Students engage in accountable language practice through a board game. Ariana puts structures in place for students to practice language collaboratively and hold each other accountable.
Students recognize that their individual success is linked to the success of every other member of their group/class, and the structure of the task requires unique contributions from each student.
Part of Edutopia's 5 Keys to Rigorous PBL video series, this video focuses on how to organize your learning environment to support student collaboration.
Use collaborative tools to share drafts of their work in order to give & receive feedback from peers, teachers, and other audiences beyond the classroom. (Google Docs, Slides, & Classroom)
Leverage collaborative technologies to contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal. (Google Keep, Sheets, Docs, Slides, Drawing, Forms, Calendar, Classroom)
Explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions. (KQED Learn, Google Suite)
Visit SFUSD's facilitating group work page to learn how to use google tools to support collaboration and group work.
Visit SFUSD's google for feedback page to learn more about how to use google tools to facilitate and provide feedback from peers and/or teachers.