Description
To group or not to group? That is a question faced each day by educators as administrators continue to encourage small group learning in the classroom. Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., discusses whether small groups are always necessary and, when they are used, how to effectively group students and how to support the group process.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- The different types of grouping
- How to determine if groups are appropriate for a specific lesson
- The skills students need to operate effectively in groups
- Roles and resources for group work
- How to encourage team identity
- Assessment tools for group learning
Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great. Liked the strategies and extra thinking about GT kiddos.
Victoria – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. Lots of great tips when grouping students.
Gracie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas even for early childhood grades
Shannon – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas for how to group students.
Anne – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It helpful in helping set up groups and understanding that group dynamics need to be addressed before grading occurs.
Jennifer – ASHLAND CITY (verified owner) –
Not a lot of necessarily new information but definitely a lot of necessary information to serve as a great reminder!
Chryssa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course has taught me so many things to consider before placing students in small groups. I got some great ideas on the roles of students in small groups and how to divide the students.
Marisol – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
It a great course. Other ways to group students.
Angie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Valuable information that I look forward to trying in my own classroom.
Jillian – VALLEY VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
This would be a great course for anyone who has never run small group instruction before. It is also a nice refresher for those of us who do currently.
Kimberly – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
good
Claudia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was great to learn about other methods of grouping.
Marla – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I loved this. It was like a refresher for my toolbox.
Emily – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative in how to group students.
Rene – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned some new ideas regarding grouping.
Lisa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and reasoning behind those ideas. Very useful information.
Erin – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Even though I have been teaching for 15 years and using small groups for the majority of that time, I still learned new things from this course. It reminded me of the importance of teaching students how to work in groups before expecting them to do so successfully. I also gained great ideas for how to group my kids that I had not thought of before.
Connie – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas. Thank you for showing examples.
Martha – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Suzanne – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was pretty good.
Amanda – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –
Great ideas for grouping students.
Melissa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Excited to implement these ideas in my classroom. I appreciate how Lisa gives reasoning/research behind the different styles of grouping. I also love the examples and printables she shares.
Rochelle – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great training I think for all teachers, because we thought that when we put kids in group we are already giving them the chance to do collaboratively, not knowing that there are also principles to bear in mind when we group them.
Kimberly – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
The teacher informs us of great group management strategies.
Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Provided with base in how to form small groups
Diane – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a very informational course.
Jennifer – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course. It was interesting and a lot of good take-aways!
caroline – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it. Very good information that I can use.
April – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It was very informative and gave me a lot of insight on things that are not beneficial for gifted students like being used as tutors.
Beth – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Please note that the correct answer for the last question about a CASUAL cluster was not listed. I chose “none of the above” and that answer was marked incorrect. However, in the presentation, a cluster ( definition of a cluster was what was considered correct) is different from a CASUAL cluster. According to the presentation, a casual cluster is when (for ex.) I take 2 GT students from my class and let them work with a few GT from another class. That answer was not provided- and that is what a CASUAL cluster is according to this presentation.
Jennifer – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
Provides useful information to use when considering grouping
Anna – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed it
Arianne – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas to use with all students and the steps to begin.
Melinda – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
Presenter was knowledgeable on subject and gave practical ideas that will be helpful in the classroom.
Courtney – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning new strategies to incorporate in the classroom when using small groups.
Cynthia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed. Thanks.
Santos – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Good session
Harold – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great PD which allows for self reflection and correction
Stacie – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
4 Stars
dianna – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative.
Suma – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This is one of the best courses I’ve taken that discusses the topic of grouping. I highly recommend it.
Judy – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Norma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
A great topic
Dee Dee – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course explained very well how to utilized practice to effectively group gifted students.
al – LA VEGA ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information about grouping.
Heidi – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
Griselda C. – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the different approaches that were given to group students.
Amarilis – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!!
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I give this course 4 stars. This course has excellent information on small group instruction.
Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative