Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

When I look at the various articles and comments in the Teaching Professor collection, group work continues to be a regular topic. From a well-designed and well-implemented group activity, students can have rich encounters with the content and learn the value of working collaboratively. How Does This Apply to Group Work?

Group work 59

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

With most of the states nationwide moving towards a phenomena-based approach to learning in science, it is especially important that I integrate high-quality online resources into instruction–resources students can relate to, apply prior knowledge to, and that prompt questions about their curiosities. Engagement will increase.

Teachers 307

Teachers Learning Science STEM 307

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2019

Make your own question-and-answer games with students working individually or in pairs or groups to answer questions about lessons or play Pictionary or Charades and have students draw or act out elements from the curriculum. Partner and group work. THINK-ing about our words.

Activities 279

Activities Feedback Communication Critical Thinking 279

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Instead of yes or no questions, ask questions that encourage students to express their thinking. Solicit choral responses, or pose questions that can be answered with nonverbal responses such as a drawing or a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Use small groups to discuss and solve problems.

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STEM English Language Languages 334

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

And while the curriculum was structured in a logical manner, it also includes engaging design elements and leaves plenty of room for students to ask questions, solve problems, and troubleshoot. It includes everything we need for a project: the group work activities, the labs, supplies for teachers and students, and the reinforcement labs.

Science 321

Science Critical Thinking STEM Textbooks 321

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It’s pretty well known in educational circles that cooperative learning is supported by research, but so many teachers still struggle with it, so when things don’t work well, they give it up. Common Approach #6: Answering questions about the task Tweak: Refer them to the resources provided or prompt them to problem-solve.

Group work 52

Group work Assignments Questions Communication 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Projects can be individually completed or a collaborative effort, promoting group work and social skills. One of the most significant benefits of PBL is that it addresses students’ questions as they learn, fostering curiosity and perseverance in learning as opposed to having to stick to a specific curriculum.

Writing 298

Writing Grades Motivation Attention 298

eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Projects can be individually completed or a collaborative effort, promoting group work and social skills. One of the most significant benefits of PBL is that it addresses students’ questions as they learn, fostering curiosity and perseverance in learning as opposed to having to stick to a specific curriculum.

Learning 307

Learning STEM Motivation Activities 307

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Technology can enable an entire class to share input on a central question or theme efficiently and in real time. Research supports incorporating group work in the classroom, pointing to improved social skills, a greater sense of belonging, a chance to reflect on and define personal identity, and the chance to support peers.

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High School High School Knowledge Motivation 298

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Where would they work outside of the classroom? By asking these questions, you’re instilling a space matters mindset and encouraging creativity. At our school, over the years we replaced individual student desks with flexible, wheeled chairs and desks that we can easily move from individual work to group work.

Research Design 279

Research Design Classroom Design Group work Questions 279

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Students use the artifacts to examine the essential question, how do the Earth’s features impact people over time? The teacher circulates the room answering questions, directing students to additional resources and taking notes on student progress.

Curriculum 187

Curriculum History Feedback Achievement 187

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

So the question becomes: What kinds of spaces naturally lend themselves to drawing out, rather than pushing in? These are the questions of an educational space designer. The cultivation of the student, the child, the learner is all that matters. How does one draw out what is within?

Learning Spaces 279

Learning Spaces Learning Game-Based Learning Teaching Methods 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

If you give someone a laundry list of things to work on, they will feel overwhelmed and may even become demoralized. I find that it’s most effective to focus on one thing at a time, such as teacher-student interaction, facilitating center rotation activities, or small-group work. Are your rules intentional?

Coaching 325

Coaching Teachers Feedback Motivation 325

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. Should they disclose that to students?

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Part of preparing students for the real world is teaching them to collaborate and problem-solve while working with others in small groups. My classroom model includes a lot of group work where students complete tasks with a partner or in groups of four to six.

Math 180

Math Teachers Feedback Motivation 180

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

McKinsey found that in 2022, “technologies that enable connectivity and community building, such as social media–inspired discussion platforms and virtual study groups, saw [a 49 percent] uptick in use, followed by group work tools, which grew by 29 percent.”

Internet 268

Internet Art Group work Discussions 268

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Reinforce the terms by asking students to draw pictures of them in their notebooks or use them in conversations during group work. Create verbal scaffolds To respond to math questions, MLs have to figure out the answers and how to phrase their responses in English. for years to come.

Math 205

Math Accessibility English Language 205

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This gave way to more movement, flexible group work, and games. Even though our outdoor classroom was working, and I had over a decade of experience as an outdoor educator, I led us back inside. My students didn’t question it. My students were super engaged in learning. Late fall arrived with cooler temperatures.

Ethics 269

Ethics Writing History English 269

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Group work is a great tool in a STEM teacher’s arsenal, and one of the most important ways that modern teaching is deviating from the traditional lecture (Freeman et al., Unfortunately, managing group work as a teacher is a honed skill that requires time, practice, and initially involves some risk.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Yet much like the debate over the appropriate length of a remote school day , Claffey and others are asking a single, pressing question of administrators, fellow educators and even social media communities: Where are these numbers coming from? Where are they getting the research to say, ‘Here's 50 kids for one teacher’?”

Online Learning 218

Online Learning Attention Learning Hybrid Learning 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Last summer, not far from the doorsteps of Oakland Unified School District, a group of parents came together to build an academic program from scratch in an effort to close the gap between the education their children were getting in school and the education they deserved.

Distance Learning 186

Distance Learning Schools Participation Culture 186

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

If they did have questions, was Tonja able to move between in person and remote questions? Both Tonja and I worked with separate groups of students. Her group focused on changing improper fractions to mixed numbers and my group worked on adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

Teaching 216

Teaching Teachers Students Math 216

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

You can also check students’ understanding by having them answer follow-up questions on paper or an Edmodo Quiz. with low-stakes opinion questions such as, “Hot dogs or Hamburgers?” question as an Edmodo Note or Poll, and students reply with their preference and discuss with classmates in the post comments. What did you learn?

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Partner Introductions: I begin our first class with introductions where I will introduce myself and then have students partner up and ask each other a series of questions that I have placed on the overhead. These questions range from their majors to the current shows they are watching. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2020

Quillionz is an online application that automatically and quickly generates reading comprehension questions from any passage of text that you provide. It does this by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms–the first to do this–to simplify and target the process of question creation.

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Students Critical Thinking Intelligence Questions 158

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. one question they had for others who read the same chapter.

Instructors 163

Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 163

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

After the first class ends, I like to ask my students to complete one additional task to round out “preview day,” which is to answer several questions in the learning management system. These questions reside in a discussion board so all students can see responses.

Syllabus 124

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

My rationale was that I provided feedback throughout the year on their work, and now it is time that they do likewise for me. The form questions began with the basic information such as student ID and class period. I then used the form responses gathered on a spreadsheet to analyze the data from these responses.

Evaluation 155

Evaluation Feedback Curriculum Assignments 155

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Sometimes my students and I play detective and find hidden errors in my Morning Message; we share strategies for solving math problems mentally; we even respond to inferential questions related to the novels we read. Rather it’s about giving each group a unique task, designed especially for their skill-level and need.

Learning 167

Learning Math Writing Art 167

Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

I can show respect during group work by listening and taking turns. Here are a few ideas that work really well in classrooms. Exit tickets: A few targeted questions at the end of a lesson can tell you a lot about what sank in and what still needs work. I can solve multi-step math problems using equations.

Learning Outcomes 75

Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 75

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

You can pose a question for a future column here. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes. As I’ve been thinking about this issue, I keep coming back to two key questions: What can we discover about the relationship between class size and student learning?

Learning 163

Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

After the first class ends, I like to ask my students to complete one additional task to round out “preview day,” which is to answer several questions in the learning management system. These questions reside in a discussion board so all students can see responses.

Syllabus 110

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 110

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

If creating fascinating lesson plans and delivering them to a highly engaged group of kids was what teaching was really like, teaching would be a whole lot easier than it actually is. We all see students in television shows and movies sitting in neat little rows, listening attentively to the teacher, and answering questions.

Attention 130

Attention Quizzes Group work Participation 130

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Principle 3: Small group work is ideal. Good workshops involve discussion, and discussion is most fruitful in groups of 3-4 members. In smaller groups, every person has the opportunity to express an opinion, and it is far more difficult to remain silent and uninvolved. The best questions need crafting and design.

Lecturing 94

Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 94

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study. site , where questions are pre-created. We have used these games to develop APA style expertise and program knowledge.

Activities 110

Activities Instructors Participation Questions 110