Collaborative Learning
The Costs of Collaboration
Uncover the hidden costs of collaboration: autonomy, time, and trust. Learn why these trade-offs can yield invaluable returns like innovation and synergy.
Read MoreThe 5 Dysfunctions That Stifle Student Collaboration: Part 1
5 Student Team Dysfunctions that impacts 21st-Century skills in classrooms and generates group work drama.
Read MoreAgile Student Teams: The Secret To Make Groupwork Work
Developing effective teaming skills is a critical requirement for future readiness. In the world of complex challenges, real teams are the key to success, not just groups. Thus, one of the central objectives of an Agile Classroom is to enhance students’ ability to learn and work in real teams. When it comes to working collaboratively,…
Read MoreScaffolding Student Collaboration in an Agile Classroom
Agile learners hone their ability to solve increasingly complex challenges. The more complex the challenge, the more collaboration with a cognitively diverse group is required. An objective of Agile Education is to build students’ capacity for collaboration. In order to do so, the following principles of collaboration are held: The Spectrum of Collaboration is also…
Read MoreThe Check-In: A Classroom Routine For Focus, Accountability, and Progress
What If… Overview These are some benefits of “The Check-In Routine,” the third Self-Directed Learning Routine in the Learning Sprint. It makes progress toward the learning goals visible. The visibility evokes conversations and grows students’ capacity to self-monitor, adapt, and seek support. The Check-In Routine is short and frequent. It is typically scheduled at the…
Read MoreElement 5: The Journey
There are 5 Elements to an Agile Classroom. This post will describe the Fifth Element, ‘The Journey’.Growing an Agile Classroom where students are learning iteratively in self is a journey. In any journey, it is useful to have a map. Just as map uses the degrees of latitude and longitude, an Agile Classroom uses the…
Read MoreElement 3: Collaboration
There are 5 Elements to an Agile Classroom. This post will describe the third element, Collaboration. Collaboration is the process in which learners work together in achieving their goals. Collaboration can be viewed as type of scaffolding in itself, as learners support one another towards deeper knowledge. As learning challenges grow more complex, the more…
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