July 9, 2014
Posted in How-to Tips and Tools
This resource list will help teachers enhance their skill in building student competency for collaboration in PBL. Have your own collaboration resources? Post them in the comments below!
Background
- PBL for 21st Century Success by Buck Institute for Education/Suzie Boss (BIE book--available for download in Kindle version)
- Research Supports Collaborative Learning (Edutopia article)
- World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others (Edutopia article)
- Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age (Edutopia video--9:00 mins)
- G-R-O-U-P W-O-R-K Doesn't Spell Collaboration (Education Week article)
Teaching Strategies
Elementary
- Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply (Edutopia article)
- Using U-P-S to Collaborate and Solve Problems (Teaching Channel video--6:30 mins)
- Collaborative Work: Skill Instruction (LiteracyTA resources)
Middle/High School
- The Power of Collaborative Learning (Edutopia video--9:00 mins)
- Five Tips for Building Strong Collaborative Learning (Edutopia article)
- Your Team is a Gift! (Tech4Learning blog)
Conflict-Resolution
- Six Thinking Hats (MindTools)
- Resolving Conflicts (Discovery Education)
- Working with Strong Emotions in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Students (CRIS)
- Group Projects: A Conflict Resolution Guide for Students (CRIS)
Assessment
- How to Use the 4C's Rubrics (BIE blog post)
- Collaboration Rubrics (BIE resources)