Collaboration Strategies

STOP! Collaborate!

And Listen...

Do you have a fisheye classroom?

The Toolbox

The Non-volunteers

The Big Idea...

When you get nothing but crickets

Unlock strategies for sparking lively discussions and cultivating collaborative spaces where every voice matters and every idea thrives!

Talk about it!

Breakout!

Speaking & Listening Techniques

Collaborate!

The Non-Volunteers

Gamification

Wheel of Names

Popsicle Sticks

Lifeline? Phone a Friend? 50:50?

Spinning wheel for name randomizer

Chrome extension for a name randomizer

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Think-Pair-Share

Who's there?!

Non-verbal participation

The Little Strategy That Could

Annonymous participation tools

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Talk About it!

Show & Tell

Talk Moves

Silly Starters

Sentence starters to frame discussions

Good icebreakers to start discussions off on the right foot

Timed challenges that encourage students to get on camera

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Chat Stations

Bite sized discussions

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Collaborate!

Relay Race

Microsoft Suite

Dot Storming

Some friendly competition...

Use the whole suite to provide live links for group work.

Easy, no sign up required, mind mapping tool

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Affinity Mapping

Gallery Walks

Organizing thoughts into themes

Same idea as Chat Stations but with visuals/graphics

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Virtual Gallery Walks

Create a slide show with various images and reflective questions (ones that generate further discussion). They works best for pre-reading or post-reading assignments.Set a timer for students to analyze each image and respond, then move on to the next slide. This can be done in small groups or as a whole class. Check out these 10 ideas for virtual gallery walks! -->

Microsoft Suite

Live Workspace

You can use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Forms to see real time collaboration taking place in your classroom! TIP: Be sure to refresh your window every few minutes to ensure you see the latest updates of student work.

• Powerpoint for Chat Stations
• Word for analyzing an article (use the comment feature to guide reflections/discussion)
• Forms for relay races

Talk Moves

Add On"I would like to add on to what ___ said"Reasoning"I agree because _____"" I disagree because _____""This is true because _____""Why do you think that?" Repeating"I heard you say____" Revoicing"What I think you said was____"

Anonymous Participation

Offering students the opportunity to share a thought or response anonymously offers a "low-stakes" way to encourage more discussion with a lot less anxiety! Try these tools out... 1. Mentimeter 2. Microsoft Forms 3. Zoom polls

Show and Tell Challenge

This is a great strategy to get students on camera, moving around, & excited to share what they've got. Be sure to give a time limit. Then call on students to share their response. Note: Focus Mode can help encourage more students to get on camera.

You've got 15 seconds to...

• Find something near you that makes you smile

You've got 30 seconds to...

• Draw your biggest revelation of the week

Affinity Mapping

Give students a broad question likely to result in lots of different ideas such as "What were the impacts of the Great Depression". Students write ideas on post-it notes (1 idea per note) and place them on a "wall" (Jamboard is great for this). Once ideas have been generated, have students begin grouping them into simillr categories, then label the categories and discuss why the ideas fit within them, how they relate to each other, and so on.Click here for Jamboard ideas -->

Non-Verbal Participation

Chat Waterfall - ask a question, give a countdown, 3-2-1, everyone sends a response in the chat at once. Emoji - ask students to send their favorite emoji. Provide a check in emoji chart to gauge understanding (see image). Zoom tools - use "stamps" or thumbs up/hand raising to check for engagement. Drawing - allow students to annotate on your screen or use a platform like Nearpod to let them draw an answer.

Chat Stations

Create a list of questions. Each question will be a "station". Organize students into breakout rooms and provide them with a worksheet to capture their group's responses. Set a timer for each question. Use the messagining tool to signal to each breakout group when it is time to move on. Bring the whole class back, then go through each station. Calling on a new member of a group each time.