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OVERVIEW: SMALL-GROUP LEARNING

Working as a Team

1. Take a Position In your group, discuss the following question:
   “Those who do not remember the past are condemned
   to repeat it.” – George Santayana
   As you take turns sharing your positions, be sure to provide reasons for
   your choice. After all group members have shared, discuss some of the
   connections among the issues that were presented.


2. List Your Rules As a group, decide on the rules that you will follow
   as you work together. Two samples are provided. Add two more of your
   own. As you work together, you may add or revise rules based on your
   experience together.
   • Build on the comments of others to enhance discussion.
   • Share ideas in a constructive manner.

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3. Apply the Rules Practice working as a group. Share what you have
   learned about ways that our attitudes towards the past and future shape
   our actions. Make sure each person in the group contributes. Take notes
   on and be prepared to share with the class one thing that you heard from
   another member of your group.


4. Name Your Group Choose a name that reflects the unit topic.

Our group’s name:

5. Create a Communication Plan Decide how you want to communicate
   with one another. For example, you might use email, an online bulletin
   board, or a collaborative annotation tool.

Our group’s decision:

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OVERVIEW

Forming Groups You may wish to form

groups for Small-Group Learning so that each

consists of students with different learning

abilities. Some students may be adept at

organizing information whereas other may have

strengths related to generating or synthesizing

information. A good mix of abilities can make

the experience of Small-Group Learning dynamic

and productive.

FACILITATING SMALL-GROUP LEARNING

Accountable Talk

Remind students that groups should

communicate politely. You can post these

Accountable Talk suggestions and encourage

students to add their own. Students should:

Remember to... Ask clarifying questions.

Which sounds like...

Can you please repeat what you said?

Would you give me an example?

I think you said _____. Did I understand you

correctly?

Remember to... Explain your thinking.

Which sounds like...

I believe _____ is true because _____.

I feel _____ because _____.

Remember to... Build on the ideas of others.

Which sounds like...

When _____ said _____, it made me think

of _____.

SMALL-GROUP LEARNING

Working as a Team

1. Take a Position Remind groups to let all
   members share their responses. You may wish
   to set a time limit for this discussion.


2. List Your Rules You may want to have groups
   share their lists and create a master list that all
   groups can use.


3. Apply the Rules As you circulate among the
   groups, ensure that students are staying on
   task. Consider a short time limit for this step.


4. Name Your Group If students have trouble
   coming up with a name, suggest that they
   think of something related to the unit topic.


5. Create a Communication Plan Encourage
   groups to include agreed-upon times during
   the day to share ideas. They should also record
   and share their communications.

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