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Enhancing Learning Through Effective Group Work Strategies

Discover the benefits of group work in class, steps for running successful sessions, and design collaborative lessons. Understand when and how to incorporate group work into your teaching approach for optimal student engagement and learning outcomes.

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Enhancing Learning Through Effective Group Work Strategies

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  1. Group Work Incorporating Group Work into your lessons

  2. Key Focus Question: • What is Group Work? • How can I use Group Work in my classroom?

  3. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this session, you will be able to… • Understand the benefits of using group work in class • summarize the steps teachers must take in order to run an effective group work session in his/her class • Design a lesson involving group work for your student body

  4. What is Group Work? • Students collaborate with each other by sharing ideas, communicating, and making decisions. • Students can both teach others and learn from each other • A powerful tool for teaching when used properly!

  5. When to use it: Anytime! • Start of the lesson • Find out prior knowledge • During the lesson • Sharing ideas, peer teaching • End of the lesson • For students to make own conclusions about what they’ve learned

  6. Preparing the Lesson: • Have a clear objective (Learning Outcome) for the activity • Be flexible with the amount of time you give the groups

  7. Creating the Groups • Keep the LO in mind – what are you trying to have the students achieve during this lesson, what’s the best way to get there? • Manageable quantity of groups • Keep groups small - each member is an active participant in the activity • Give each individual a job • Ex: organizer, recorder, spokesperson, researcher, etc.

  8. Creating the Groups Teacher-Created Student-Created • Controlled environment • Assign appropriate task to students’ ability • Lack full collaboration • Incentivized to perform well • Collaborate closely • Off-task behavior/management

  9. Introducing Group Work • Share the learning outcome • Explicitly explain the expectation • Discuss independent roles • Discuss importance of collaboration • Share group assignments at the veryend

  10. Managing Group Work • check up on each group • Resist temptation to get involved – let the group struggle together! • clarify instructions • Provide feedback

  11. Assessing Group Work • Assessment should reflect the Learning Outcome • Whole Group vs Individual

  12. Thank You! Group Work

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