collaboration

- T/W/P/S is the most common type of communication and can be done to answer a question, do test corrections, make a prediction, or anything that the teacher sees fit. - Students collaborate through note taking almost everyday in my class. Things such as clock buddies to partner up students in different ways works best and give studetns some control of who they collaborate with. - Science has many labs to complete which again is always done with a partner or in a small group. Results or data need to collected and evaluated together which is collaboration. Also completing some engineering design projects in small grooups leds students to collaborate together,. For the most part collaboration is successful...I think the times it is not is when the students don't find value in the project or problem they are collaborating on.
 * 1) What is collaboration? Collaboration is when 1 or more people work together to solve a problem, answer a question, or complete a project.
 * 2) What are 3 ways in which students collaborate in your classroom and are they successful?