2. Presenter
Associate Principal, Mercy High School
Adj. Asst. Professor, Madonna University
Apple Distinguished Educator
Twitter: @labcbaker
Blog: Larry’s Opinion Drive-thru*
Slides available at Drive-thru
13. Overcoming “Group Work”Overcoming “Group Work”
ApprehensionsApprehensions
“I Don’t Like Group Work”
“What Do You Want?”
Group Grading?
Is this Rigorous?
“Still Teaching Content?”
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19. Sample Tenth Grade Project Goals
- Students will learn problem solving and
adaptability through devising an actionable
solution to their challenge.
- Students will learn to collaborate on a
multimedia project.
- Students will initiate an action plan which
seeks to influence their peers.
- Students will learn to present orally with
slides and conduct a demonstration at a fair.
- Students will imagine a showcase event and
solution exhibit into being.
24. Establish Shared Doc
I like Google Docs
Distinctive colors
Share with all
members
Share with me
I drop in & out
25. Shared DocResearch
contributions go here
(no links without
commentary)
Group self-assigns
roles
Deadlines are posted
Specific expectations
are noted (i.e each of
us will bring 3 slides)
Share with me
28. The Advantages
of Prompts
✤Insight into the groups
✤Address predetermined outcomes
✤Reward unanticipated outcomes
✤Usually very honest
✤Motivational
✤Versatile in terms of type and number of
devices
29. In Process Prompts
Individual
Individual
✤What kinds of surprises have you encountered in your research?
✤How would your teammates describe your contribution thus far?
✤What can you do to become an effective leader in your group?
✤What skills can you inquire and sharpen through this project?
30. In Process Prompts
insight into GROUP
insight into GROUP
✤How has your team divided roles for this project?
✤What do you see as the groups biggest challenge going forward?
✤How has the group utilized individual talents?
✤Evaluate your group’s success meeting deadlines?
31. What have you learned fromWhat have you learned from
your reseach to date?your reseach to date?
32. What has your role been in the group’sWhat has your role been in the group’s
quest for a solution?quest for a solution?
34. What did you learn aboutWhat did you learn about
technology?technology?
35. Reflection on
Group
Group
✦What did I learn about working with a
group?
✦What did you learn from your
teammates?
✦How did the group make conncections
with other areas of their learning?
36. What were the benefits of takingWhat were the benefits of taking
on this challenge as a group?on this challenge as a group?
38. Slide presentation as a JOURNEY
instead of as a “report”
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39. Presentations as
Assessement
The presentation shall describe your
group’s internal challenges.
The presentation should indicate what you
learned from your challenge.
The presentation should indicate what you
would have changed if you had a “do over”
or more time.
From “Presentation 10
Commandments”: