Collaborative & Cooperative Activities

Ry is an ELA teacher. Which of the following suggestions would NOT help Ry create the conditions with her learners?

• Arrange the desks in a circle or into groups

• Give points for every time a student talks to another student

• Do some team building and get to know your activities

• Ensure students' identities are highlighted and celebrated

Collaboration skills need to be explicitly taught and practiced before students engage in complex group work.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a collaborative or cooperative skill?

• Active Listening

• Asking Questions

• Being Accountable and responsible for the work

• Being in Charge

Collaboration only happens when students are working together to produce something

• True

• False

Which of the following activities is NOT Collaborative or Cooperative?

• Student sharing their answer with a peer

• Student discussing a text

• Student Sharing their work

• All of the listed activities can be done in a collaborative or cooperative way