Group Work Routines
Collaborative learning strategy where a question is asked or a problem is given to students, while in groups of two, who discuss answers before sharing with the whole class
What is Think-Pair-Share?
Collaborative grouping activity in which students are split in jigsaw groups and expert groups
Debates
What is larger groups?
Goal is sharing and not solving
What is group work?
Benefits of Novel Ideas Only
What are students build listening skills and provide students with an opportunity to add ideas to their own?
A tool used for student writing that provides three categories of responses to peers
What is peer response?
Interactive activities
What is small groups?
Consolidating understanding through augmentation
What is productive group work?
Activity where students will similar beliefs on a topic can work together to share ideas and then be challenged by students with a different belief on the topic
What is opinion stations?
Requires that students carefully analyze texts so that they can make an effective case for their position
What is debate?
Projects
What is larger groups?
No accountability or only group accountability
What is group work?
Benefits of Think-Pair-Share
What are it gives students thinking time, students provide more confident answers, and corrections can be made in small groups?
Groups read a common text and are held accountable for work products as individuals and as a group
What is book clubs/literature circles?
Discussions
What is larger or smaller groups?
Clarifying beliefs, values, or ideas
What is group work?
Small groups brainstorm to make lists of their ideas or responses. Later each group will share their ideas with the class. As each group shares their ideas, common ideas are scratched from the list.
What is Novel Ideas Only?
Groups work out a problem or answer a question on chart paper, rotate to charts other groups have made, and then discuss their work while adding their own ideas
What is the carousel routine?
When all students are on the same learning level
What is smaller groups?
Individual understanding