Organize


 * Organize into Support Teams**


 * **TEACHER COLLABORATIVE GROUPS****:**As the project work begins, there might be teachers in the group who could work more closely with a fellow teacher to help them along the way. This support can come in many forms. It may be technical support, perhaps with a specific computer application(consult the BCT Yellow pages), classroom specific support, such as strategies you use with the students, or simply moral support and encouragement.


 * **TEACHER/STUDENT COLLABORATIVE GROUPS IN THE CLASSROOM:**As the project becomes more clearly defined and the tasks that need to be completed are identified and recorded, the groups need to be encouraged to identify partners or small sub-groups who can work together to complete the different aspects of the project. Of course, the degree to which this is necessary will depend on the nature and the size of the project.


 * **STRATEGIES:** Based on his or her knowledge of the students in the class, the teacher can encourage students to work with people with whom they work well. Visiting the different groups as they are working together allows the teacher to monitor how the students are relating with each other. Spending some time encouraging them to do so is important at this stage in the project as the more the students can encourage and support each other the more likely they are to contribute positively to the completion of the project. Also allowing students the opportunity to work on areas of the project that are of interest to them.


 * **EXAMPLES OF WHEN/HOW YOU WOULD USE THIS:** As noted above, depending on the nature of the project, there will be considerable variation in the degree to which working with partners or sub-groups will be required. Moreover, the level of skill of the group members will also determine the extent to which sharing the tasks among group members is a realistic strategy.

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