Collaborative Instruction

Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product. This teaching method is an excellent way to allow students to think critically without relying on you for answers.

Spencer Kagan's Key Elements

Collaborative Learning in Different Subjects

Research

Videos

Numbered Heads Together

Think-Pair-Share

Jigsaw

One Stay, Three Stray (Teach and Run)

Collaborative Strategic Reading

Tools that don’t require tech:

These Visible Thinking Routines can be used by the individual or by collaborative groups of students.

Scroll down here for some cooperative games that build social skills and provide brain breaks.

Technology can be effective in providing interactive learning opportunities. Click below for some online collaboration tools.

Using Online Collaboration Tools to Engage Students

Quizlet

Kahoot

Tech tools for collaboration:

Flipgrid: short (< 5 min) videos to explain, present, or summarize

Padlet: a digital exit ticket for each student that all students can see and comment on

Showbie - students explain how they arrived at a solution

Verso: online discussions, anonymous to the student, but names are visible to you.