The topic that I would most like to implement in my classroom would be that of “team planning.” This idea would help out my daily classroom activities tremendously. In most cases, I allow students to choose their own groups for classroom projects. Many times, students who are “friends” do not work well together. As the instructor I should try to pair students based on each student’s strengths and weaknesses.
I should also “assess not just their content (the group), but how they are working together.” (p. 80) Group chemistry can make or break a project. If the group members cannot get along and work together to achieve a common goal, the project will never be completed. We as teachers need to make sure that “no students have an excuse not to perform,” ( p. 81) when placed in a group. I will take the information learned from the text and apply it to my own classroom. I will definitely consider the information when forming groups for my classes next project.
Boss, S., & Krauss, J. (2007). Reinventing project-based learning. Washington,D.C.:International Society for Technology in Education.
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So true! At my school 2 years ago we had what we called Team Time in the afternoons. During team time students would be homogenously grouped throughout the grade-level based on an area students needed to improve upon. Many teachers did group work during this time and to ensure that each member did their part for a book study, for instance, teachers developed "jobs" with mini rubrics to ensure each worker did their part.
ReplyDeleteDr. Cao's ed psych class gives clear and practical guidelines for grouping students and assigning them specific roles. If we want students to succeed, then we need to create an environment that will foster success. Careful grouping is an essential component of good group work.
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