Collaboration

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 * How will you facilitate an authentic collaborative learning experience to promote deeper student engagement with content skills and concepts?
 * I will facilitate an authentic collaborative learning experience by first grouping students based on ability levels. Students grouped in this manner will be more likely to work in a collaborative matter. In each of the three lessons students will work to understand how to measure objects. They will be given a open ended problem with a variety of materials to experiment with and come to a common agreement on how to solve the problem presented to them. This will provide students with a self directed learning experience along with a collaborative learning experience which will in turn create a deeper student understanding of the content and skills being introduced.
 * As members of collaborative groups, how will you support students’ efforts to identify solutions to the problem you are using as the framework for your PBL instructional unit?
 * Students will be able to interact with technology resources and various manipulatives working to solve the problem presented to them. I will support the students' efforts by being involved in their exploration process along with guiding them in the right direction. I will do this by asking questions and providing advice.
 * What criteria will you use to assign learners to collaborative groups, including a rationale? What will be the size of the collaborative groups you will include in your unit?
 * I will assign collaborative groups based on the pre- test given on measurement. If students missed 1-2 questions they may be grouped together, if they missed 3-4 questions they may be grouped together, etc. The collaborative groups will be no more than 3 students.
 * Which digital tools and websites are you considering for collaboration in your unit?
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I am considering using my SMART table for one collaborative group and the other groups will have access to a computer and the websites [],
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">How will you assess participation of the students in their collaborative groups?
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I plan to assess the students participation by using a rubric and observing them throughout the course of the unit.