Plan opportunities for students to collaborate
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Collaborative writing tools
Collaborative writing tools
Kieran Moriarty, a teacher at Parkvale Primary School, talks about how his class use Google Docs to write.
What is tuakana-teina?
What is tuakana-teina?
The concept of a tuakana–teina relationship.
The tuakana–teina relationship, an integral part of traditional Māori society, provides a model for buddy systems. An older or more expert tuakana (brother, sister or cousin) helps and guides a younger or less expert teina (originally a younger sibling or cousin of the same gender).
In a learning environment that recognises the value of ako, the tuakana–teina roles may be reversed at any time. For example, the student who yesterday was the expert on te wā and explained the lunar calendar may need to learn from her classmate today about how manaakitanga (hospitality) is practised by the local hapū.
Tuakana-teina in a primary school
Tuakana-teina in a primary school
Using a tuakana-teina approach, the older or more expert tuakana helps and guides the younger or less expert teina.
Offer leadership roles
Offer leadership roles
Identify an activity that a student is good at and enjoys and use this as the basis for a group activity that the student can lead or contribute to.
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Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Encourage teamwork through PE
Encourage teamwork through PE
Social skills and collaborative teamwork are benefits of a balanced physical education programme.
- Select games that only succeed when a whole team works together, for example, Ants on a log.
- Organise peer-to-peer support groups or buddies to ensure students needing extra support understand the game rules and their role in the team.
- Explain behavioral expectations from the beginning with visual supports such as pictures, diagrams, and a clear timetable of events.
Useful resources
Useful resources
20 Collaborative learning tips and strategies for teachers
This is a list of ways to include best practices for collaborative learning in the classroom.
Publisher: TeachThought
Effective learning in classrooms
Read time: 302 min
This book is about learning in classrooms, what makes learning effective, and how it may be promoted in classrooms. Chapter seven outlines collaboration and effective learning.
Publisher: Paul Chapman Publishing
Teaching strategies for inclusive classrooms part 1: Cooperative learning
Read time: 3 min
Information to support setting up a successful cooperative learning programme in your classroom.
Download PDF (3.2 MB)
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