Collaborative Learning
Working together to solve problems and complete projects deepens students’ learning and builds collaborative skills. Learn how to design activities to help develop these skills.
How STEM Projects Support Belonging in Middle School
When students engage in hands-on, collaborative problem-solving, they see themselves as essential to their classroom community.901Your content has been saved!
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Using an improv exercise to practice the parts of a story gets ideas flowing for students—and helps them add structure to their writing.Activating Learning by Milling to Music
When students pretend they’re at a fancy party making small talk, a simple brainstorm for writing ideas becomes more lively, more cooperative—and more effective.464.8kYour content has been saved!
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Improv in the Classroom
A collection of our popular articles and videos about how theater games and improvisation can spark creativity, build relationships, and boost academics and executive function skills alike.115.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Teachers and students use this classic learning strategy often. To keep it from getting stale, try these tweaks.
22 Powerful Closure Activities
Quick activities that can be used to check for understanding or emphasize key information at the end of a lesson.1.1MYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How Classroom Jobs for Teens Instill Responsibility
When middle and high school students take ownership of tasks in their classroom regularly, they build a culture of teamwork and support.60-Second Strategy: Whiteboard Relay
The team competition is fierce in this informal assessment activity, in which students have to work together to win.159.1kYour content has been saved!
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Designating a meaningful role for each group member helps students reach their potential both individually and collectively.Strategies for Maximizing Google Docs in Middle and High School
This common tool that you use every day can facilitate student collaboration and engagement in learning.5.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review
This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks.314.7kYour content has been saved!
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Student-Centered Learning: It Starts With the Teacher
Teachers encourage student-centered learning by allowing students to share in decisions, believing in their capacity to lead, and remembering how it feels to learn.481.3kYour content has been saved!
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Teachers can increase participation in student-led dialogues such as Socratic seminars by addressing common sources of anxiety.8.7kYour content has been saved!
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Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
Six factors to consider in designing lessons to help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively.443.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.10 Community-Building Icebreakers
These engaging activities can help both students and staff get to know each other better.11.1kYour content has been saved!
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