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Forming Productive Student Groups
On Day 27, Dr. Fisher reminds us that because we want students to talk and interact with their peers, our choices around grouping students are very important.
Dr. Fisher shares an important strategy you can use with your students to intentionally form groups that will encourage more productive class time.
CLASSROOM TASK: REFLECT ON YOUR STUDENT GROUPS
Engage your students in a collaborative learning opportunity and think about group size and composition. Use the indicators 4, 3, 2, and 1 to determine the success your students are having in their groups. How did you form the groups? Are they working?
Reflect on that and think of ways to take your students to the next level.
This journal can be used to reflect on what you have learned as you develop strategies for engaging your students in collaborative conversations.
Use this rubric over the next 6 days to learn about the indicators of success and then assess your students’ group work.
In this video, Dr. Fisher explains in detail how to intentionally form student groups with Alternate Ranking.
Group size and group composition are important considerations if you want to get productive group work from your students.
