Using Group Work To Improve Student Learning
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Course Summary
Course Content
Getting Started
01.
Introduction
02.
Background to group work
03.
Set some learning goals
Group Work Essentials
04.
Why is group work important?
05.
What are the benefits of group work to students?
06.
What are the benefits of group work to teachers?
07.
Group work in the Australian Curriculum
Getting The Most out Of Group Work
08.
Practicing good group work
09.
Choosing the right task
10.
Preparing students for working in groups
11.
Creating group work guidelines
12.
Encourage communication
13.
Stretching students
14.
Assessing group work
15.
Other strategies for addressing unequal participation
16.
Teaching tips
17.
Quick check-in
Your Teaching
18.
Cool lesson plans
Reflection
19.
Taxonomy of learning
20.
Suggestions for collaboration
21.
Congratulations
Course Writer
Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.
Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech startup and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!