Collaboration

**Student Collaboration**


 * Each student will have a role in the group. The roles will change each day so each group member works on different tasks; this will help ensure that all students participate. The teacher will have a conversation with the students about being a group slacker or group hog.Students will reflect in their learning journal each day and discuss what was completed. The teacher can read the journal and use them as an assessment tool for participation. Each group member will be responsible for conducting a survey. All group members’ data will be used in the final presentation.


 * Students will be encouraged to work with the group members in completing their PBL unit. Students will not be allowed to come to the teacher with questions until they have work through it as a group. In order for the teacher to intervene and help, the students must prove that they have attempted to solve the problem. The students will need to explain where they have looked for the answer, what their thought process is, any discrepancies among the group, and where they are going next. By doing this, the group can show the teacher, facilitator, they are trying to collaborate and solve this on their own. Students will be encouraged to use all resources available to help understand the material and their project


 *  Students will work in groups of 3-4. The students will be in flexible groups. Each group will consist of a high student, 1-2 medium students, and a lower functioning student. The students will be in flexible groups to provide a balance. The higher student will serve as a leader and bring several ideas to the table.


 *  Students will present their information using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Students will generate graphs from the collected data and use Excel to generate the graphs. Students must present their findings to the town council; they can create a PowerPoint to do so. Students can also use the internet to research restaurants to help decide which one would be the most successful.


 *  Students will complete a group evaluation sheet. The evaluation sheet will require each student to identify the group members and their contributions to the group. The evaluation sheets will be anonymous; only the teacher will see them. They will be use to determine a group participation grade; the teacher holds the right to override group grades. Also, the teacher will use the learning journals to see what students completed each day. This will show the job each student had for the day and what tasks were completed.