Course Overview

Incorporating regular collaborative learning opportunities into your lessons is an important part of a strong lesson cycle. But choosing a model that always promotes student discussion at high levels can be an arduous task for any busy teacher. This course presents 6 common models along with accompanying student resources, to help you plan low-prep methods for collaboration that still support student learning at high levels. You will apply these ideas to an implementation process through an action plan design, resource development and analysis of research to view applicability in the classroom. A final implementation plan will allow you to showcase how you plan to specifically implement course ideas into a current or future classroom.

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At a Glance

Approximately 15 hours
Access Time: 365 days
1 PDU
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$210
No additional materials required

Program Highlights

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Course Objectives

  • Define what Collaborative Learning is & understand how it can improve learning, peer engagement, & academic/ social development
  • The six most common collaborative learning models to use in the classroom
  • How to structure, plan, assess, & hold students accountable while implementing collaborative learning
  • Design an action plan for a future classroom
  • Design a supporting resource that helps support a collaborative model and then plan for implementation of the resource alongside the action plan
  • Analyze research that supports the use of collaborative learning methods, discourse, and group assessment, and examine how the research impacts the classroom

Course Topics

  • What is Collaborative Learning?
  • Low Prep Common Collaborative Learning Models
  • Structuring and Assessing Collaboration

 

Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.