collaborative/cooperative learning

Collaborative/cooperative learning is a teaching strategy in which small, heterogeneous groups of students use a variety of learning activities to collectively improve their understanding of a subject. Individuals are responsible for their own learning as well as that of others in the group.

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social, emotional learning in the chemistry classroom puzzle pieces
Social Emotional Learning in the Chemistry Classroom
// Monday, March 12, 2018 • Stephanie O'Brien
As a secondary science teacher, I have contact with my students everyday. Making relationships and learning about all of my students is key to letting them know that I am invested in their success.
Step 1 - acid base speed dating
Acid Base Speed Dating
// Tuesday, February 20, 2018 • Kristen Drury
The unit of acids and bases is difficult for most students in Advanced Placement Chemistry. The variety of various calculations can be overwhelming. I decided it was time to make the pH calculations more exciting.
Argument Driven Inquiry Chemistry cover
Argument Driven Inquiry in Chemistry
// Sunday, February 18, 2018 • Chad Husting
     Something about Ben Mecheam's Blog, "Using Evidence to Determine the Correct Chemical Equation: a Stoichiometric Investigation" really got my interest.
ice melting metal blocks
Break the Ice with Mystery Blocks
// Thursday, February 15, 2018 • Stephanie O'Brien
In an effort to align my lessons with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), I have tried to take the content I have traditionally taught, and shift the design to focus on student engagement with the science and engineering practice
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Classroom Culture - Positive Reinforcement
// Sunday, October 29, 2017 • Chad Husting
    What are we doing to help kids achieve?      Recently there were many entries written about "Classroom Culture".  Here is one more idea that I accidently stumbled on...
Molar Volume of Hydrogen Gas Lab
Molar Volume of Gas - Lab Tip
// Tuesday, October 10, 2017 • mamorgan@me.com
If you read my last blog post you heard discussion of putting together a practical and useful professional development opportunity for chemistry teachers. It is a conference for teachers, by teachers.
Isotope eggs
An Elemental Understanding of Isotopes
// Saturday, September 30, 2017 • Bernadette Harkness
In January of 2017, Chad Hustings wrote a blog post, Isotopes, Nuts, Bolts and Eggs, about an activity some colleagues and I had shared in a workshop at BCCE in 2016.
Literacy Stations
Literacy Stations in the Chemistry Classroom
// Monday, September 25, 2017 • Stephanie O'Brien
Researchers have identified many reasons for the perception of chemistry as a challenging subject. General chemistry introduces more terms and concepts to students than a first-year foreign language class (Rowe, 1983).
Measurement Challenge
That’s What Scientists Do!
// Sunday, September 24, 2017 • Doug Ragan
As I began to prepare my labs for this upcoming year, I decided to put a bit of a twist on a previous density of a block lab I had used in the past entitled the Measurement Challenge that is sold by Flinn Scientific.
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My Research: Unpacking Active Learning
// Thursday, September 21, 2017 • Martina Rau
Collaborative activities are becoming increasingly prevalent in classroom instruction. Often, when instructors start to incorporate collaborative activities in their instruction, they also start “flipping” the classroom.