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Facilitating small-group work in the classroom

Facilitating small-group work in the classroom

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Facilitating small-group work in the classroom

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- Small group activities are a great way to engage students in the classroom. Often, the activities are designed to capture background knowledge, recall what students have reviewed before a class, and build on content you just shared via lecture. When we think about small group activities, first, we have to pick the best activities for what we want students to do, how much time is available, and how many students should be in each group. Exercises related to learning outcomes can help students in multiple ways, which I'll mention in a minute. With, or without technology, small group activities can be as short as three minutes, or as long as 20 minutes or more. Typically, small group activities involve two to four students. In the movie on active learning, I discussed strategies for different levels of access to technology. If not many students have technology, it can be as simple as showing a video that they discuss after. Basically, you supply the technology. If a quarter or more of…

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