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Collaborative Learning Chatboard

Welcome to the Collaborative Learning Chatboard!

by Bob Reap (Teachers.Net)

Jun 21, 2011

Welcome to the Collaborative Learning Chatboard. This chatboard is for teachers to discuss Collaborative Learning/Cooperative Learning in the classroom - collaborative games, lesson plans, strategies and exercises for teaching collaborative learning.

Wikipedia defines collaborative learning as:

...an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences. Students must work in groups to complete tasks collectively. Unlike individual learning, students learning cooperatively capitalize on one another's resources and skills (asking one another for information, evaluating one another's ideas, monitoring one another's work, etc.). Furthermore, the teacher's role changes from giving information to facilitating students' learning. Everyone succeeds when the group succeeds.

Make the most out of your collaborative learning and cooperative learning exercises and lessons by collaborating and sharing strategies, approaches, and lesson ...See More

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Pat On 6/22/11, JB wrote: > One thing I have found is to allow the students two-three minutes of > just talk before starting the group work and then giving them an > agenda of what needs to be done.

I agree. I remember when I was in my math practicum the instructor told us to give the students a chance to play with the manipulatives o...See More

Jun 22, 2011

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Rin Sorry for the previous posts, I hit return in the wrong place. I was wondering what type of situation/problems you have them work on. Could you give an example?

>>> >>> I have found letting my students help each other solve >>> situation/problems with each other has helped to foster a sense of >>> famil...See More

Jun 22, 2011

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semarion Collaborative learning is a great tool especiall in the special education classroom. Taking a student from the place where they are academically to the place where they need to be by using the skills of the students themselves. This is a great tool to expiditate academic development in more of a hands on type experience. There is a time for instruc...See MoreCollaborative learning is a great tool especiall in the special education classroom. Taking a student from the place where they are academically to the place where they need to be by using the skills of the students themselves. This is a great tool to expiditate academic development in more of a hands on type experience. There is a time for instructing new skills but this technique can be used very effectively to reinforce strategies which have been taught and allow the student to internalize the strategies, to make them their own. On 6/22/11, sportsmama wrote: > This has been a weak area of my teaching tricks. I see the > benefits of cooperative learning but I just can't seem to get my > middle schoolers to "learn". They just seem to want to > socialize. Perhaps it is because they have not been placed in > group work for awhile - - don't know. I am looking forward to > reading ideas that have worked for others. Please share your > secrets!!!!! > > On 6/21/11, Stellaluna wrote: >> Looking forward to reading the posts here..... thanks Bob! :) >> >> >> >> On 6/21/11, Bob Reap (Teachers.Net) wrote: >>> Welcome to the Collaborative Learning Chatboard. This >>> chatboard is for teachers to discuss Collaborative >>> Learning/Cooperative Learning in the classroom - >>> collaborative games, lesson plans, strategies and exercises >>> for teaching collaborative learning. >>> >>> Wikipedia defines collaborative learning as: >>> >>> ...an approach to organizing classroom activities into >>> academic and social learning experiences. Students must >>> work in groups to complete tasks collectively. Unlike >>> individual learning, students learning cooperatively >>> capitalize on one another's resources and skills (asking one >>> another for information, evaluating one another's ideas, >>> monitoring one another's work, etc.). Furthermore, the >>> teacher's role changes from giving information to >>> facilitating students' learning. Everyone succeeds when the >>> group succeeds. >>> >>> Make the most out of your collaborative learning and >>> cooperative learning exercises and lessons by collaborating >>> and sharing strategies, approaches, and lesson plans, and >>> just by networking, with other teachers using collaborative >>> learning in the classroom. >>> >>> Bookmark this resource and contribute often!

Jun 22, 2011

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disney cathy K(ret) Hi Bob, Although retired I enjoy reading the posts about this interesting subject. DC > > On 6/21/11, Bob Reap (Teachers.Net) wrote: >> Welcome to the Collaborative Learning Chatboard. This >> chatboard is for teachers to discuss Collaborative >> Learning/Cooperative Learning in the classroom - >> collaborative games, ...See More

Jun 22, 2011

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Ms. S. Love using collaborative learning in my classroom! It gives the kids a chance to take on leaderships roles with their peers. Looking forward to new ideas!!

Jun 22, 2011

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