Grouping Without Fear: Small Group Instruction in the Classroom

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Imagine this vibrant learning scene: groups of students, working busily to accomplish tasks within their groups, all listening and engaging together. That is the utopia of small group learning. However, it takes more than arranging a few desks and handing out instructions for this ideal learning situation to occur. Planning and strategy are necessary. In this course, you will learn how to set up groups for success and how to assess their effectiveness.

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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

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396 reviews for Grouping Without Fear: Small Group Instruction in the Classroom

  1. Traci – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas for grouping!

  2. Crystal – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –

    The presenter did a good job of laying out the construction and application of small groups and how to include GT students within a group construct.

  3. Jill – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a wonderful course that gave great information on effective grouping methods!

  4. Myra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It was a good course for those who do not have a good grasp on small groups.

  5. Chandra – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –

    I really like how she took us through the process step by step. Here slideshow was helpful too. I do wish that we had access to the handout that she referenced throughout the presentation.

  6. Claudia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  7. Chelsea – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought this training was great. I learned a lot about how to make small groups with GT studnets more effective.

  8. Jennifer – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    As a kindergarten teacher, most of our day is spent in small groups. I found the tips for explicit instruction for how to work in groups helpful.

  9. Nelda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    very informative great examples on grouping students in the classroom

  10. colette – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course gives new ideas on how to make small groups.

  11. ZANDRA – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked how we can create and utilize small groups to teach our children and make our classroom a better place to learn.

  12. Melissa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Lisa uncovers some not-so-obvious ideas about using collaborative groupings. A solid introduction to using small-group instruction.

  13. Beth – LA VEGA ISD (verified owner) –

    Good introduction to the basics of grouping.

  14. Becky – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –

    great ideas

  15. Robin – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    It had a lot of good specific ideas.

  16. Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    very informative

  17. Makynna – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought it was very beneficial and offered great insight into effective small group instruction.

  18. Ana Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    A very good course with fresh ideas on grouping students.

  19. Jennifer – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas!

  20. Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome. We should get a class like this our first year before we get our class.

  21. Jamie – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided great points on how to help guide students in having meaningful small group conversations. This is a great resource.

  22. Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a good course for someone who has never used grouping inside the classroom for small group instruction.

  23. Jennifer – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    5- thank you for the wonderful ideas

  24. SANDRA ANNETTE – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a very informative course.

  25. Manuela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  26. Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good ideas about how to group students for projects.

  27. Teodora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  28. Lucinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a very helpful course on small grouping. All of the ideas presented are of great help in deciding how to group students in the classroom, student and group responsibilities, and what the expectations are for the group.

  29. Terry – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    great

  30. Susan – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    The course provided excellent group teaching points I had never thought of like the jigsaw aspect of hybrid grouping, the steps of working in groups to teach.

  31. Diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good training. She talked about different strategies on how to group students in the classroom.

  32. Summer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This course gave great suggestions for grouping students, while giving important details to teach when using grouping in a classroom.

  33. Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Good presentation, felt more aimed for for upper grades and MS/HS students but a lot of good ideas.

  34. Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good ideas of how to group students and the steps that will lead to an effective small group instruction.

  35. Teena – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting course. Discusses skills that need to be taught so students can work together in small groups effectively and provides suggestions to make groupings more effective.

  36. Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informational course

  37. Jodi – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I like the ideas on how to form good working groups in the classroom

  38. Maricela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Good information

  39. Ashley – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a very well articulated presentation on how to utilize groups in the classroom with Gifted students.

  40. Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Yes i would

  41. Jeanette – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    I learned some good group strategies.

  42. Heather – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Informative and easy to listen to

  43. Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Yes I think if was very helpful.

  44. Carrie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    This course had some tidbits of knowledge you can use throughout all classes.

  45. Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course

  46. Maria del Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    awesome

  47. kelly – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    This was awesome. I’ve always felt that whole group and small group could work together. Some teachers do only one or the other, and I have always done both depending on my students’ needs.. So this training gave me more ideas and practices that will really help me next year.

  48. Kathryn – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Although this seems like things you should know it is a great refresher course and how you should be grouping your students in order for them to be successful.

  49. Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Nice

  50. Shannon – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –

    This training had a lot of good ideas for small groups.

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