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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

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Beyond the bookshelves: 3 ways school libraries have evolved to meet students’ needs

eSchool News

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. Traditional beige, rigid layouts with rows of bookshelves and tables have given way to open, adaptable spaces that accommodate group work, discussions and various learning activities.

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3 things you didn’t know your classroom management software could do

eSchool News

For group work, either to help solve problems in the group or to gauge progress, record interactions so students can review and reflect on how they interact with their peers. And when students are reaching out, testing the waters beyond their limits, it’s a clear indicator that a supportive learning environment is present.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

Specifically, the implementation of in-class clickers and out-of-class quizzing within the context of think-pair-share (TPS) will be the fulcrum of this article’s approach to integrating active learning within a lecture framework. Depending on the classroom setup, group work can also be chaotic and auditorily overwhelming.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. This setup encourages collaboration and project-based learning.

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Running a Workshop: Guidelines for Engagement and Impact

Faculty Focus

What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 1: Come early and “own” the learning space. You need to give plenty of time to ensuring the room is arranged to facilitate quality discussion and learning.