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From the National Institute for Science Education

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/CL/

Description: Provides information geared toward group work and activities. 

• Techniques: Includes how to prepare students for collaborative work, how to form groups, roles that group members can have, dynamics of groups, as well as numerous collaborative learning structures (Think-Pair-Share, Roundtable/Brainstorming, Jigsaw, etc.).
• More Info: Articles and resources addressing: Does collaborative learning work? Why does it work?
• Stories: Written by practioners of collaborative learning, in both large and small classrooms, across multiple disciplines
• FAQ: Frequently asked questions by those who are apprehensive about implementing CL into their classrooms

Team-Based Learning from the University of Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/pii/teamlearning/index.htm

Description: Emphasizes building a “team” mentality with groups. 

• Getting started: Information on how to implement team-based learning and how this type of teaching is effective
• Video demonstrations: Videos of team-based learning in action
• Successful TBL courses: Courses that have implemented TBL across various disciplines
• FAQ: Frequently asked questions by those who are apprehensive about implementing TBL and from those who are new to TBL

Concept to Classroom

Workshop: Cooperative and Collaborative Learning

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/coopcollab/index.html

Description: Self-paced workshop designed to introduce cooperative and collaborative learning to educators.  Provides explanations of what collaborative learning is and how it differs from traditional teaching approaches, also the benefits of cooperative and collaborative learning.  Videos demonstrate collaborative learning techniques in various classrooms as well as provide feedback and perspectives from the students in the classrooms.  The exploration tab gives tips, guides and strategies to implement cooperative and collaborative learning and how to assess student progress.  Under the implementation tab, step-by-step lesson planning with tips are provided.