Collaborative Groups
Why is it important for teachers to make groups visibly random?
So the students can perceive & believe they are really random.
VNP
Vertical Non-permanent Surface
What message does desks in rows send?
Thinking needs to be organized--but it is actually messy!
How can you make sure the students still know they have been heard?
Smile/look at them before walking away
How can we make homework a thinking activity?
Call it check-your-understanding, don't mark it, provide answers (or worked solutions)
Share your experience with random grouping or choose a volunteer to share
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing!
What does it mean to defront the classroom?
Desks are facing different directions.
Proximity, Stop-Thinking, & Keep-Thinking
Has anyone tried the micro-moves? Have you seen any differences?
Benefits of random grouping.
Willingness to share, increased knowledge mobility, elimination of social barriers, increased enthusiasm for math, reduced social stress
What do you do to keep students on task during this time?
Thank you!
Share a success with rearranging your classroom.
Awesome!
What could be a response to a proximity question?
Isnt that interesting? Why do you think that is? Are you sure? Does that make sense? Are you asking me or telling em? Why don't you try something else?
What are the 4 basic student behaviors when it comes to homework?
Didn't do it, cheated, got help, tried it on their own