At Great Schools Partnership, one of our bedrock approaches is to support professional learning groups for educators. We know that the United States under-invests in effective professional learning, compared to many other countries, and we [...] Read More »
How do you foster good discussions in the classroom? One of the greatest benefits of peers and administrators conducting classroom observations is the opportunity to reflect upon pedagogy. It affords colleagues the chance to come [...] Read More »
This post is the last in our three-part series on group work. You can read the first two parts here and here. Today’s topic: debriefing and reflection. It can be very effective or deadly boring. [...] Read More »
In Part I of this series, we discussed the key things teachers can do to plan for successful group work. In this post, we’re going to focus on how teachers encourage effective group work while students [...] Read More »
Many teachers want successful group opportunities for their students, but wonder how they can make sure that collaborative group work is productive and encourages all students to participate and contribute. In this three-part series, we’ll [...] Read More »
