Collaboration & Group Learning

No matter where, what, or whom one teaches, creating a learning community is essential to promoting learning at home, school, and the work place. In order to live, learn, and work together effectively, we need to be able to listen to one another, to work together to identify and solve problems, and to acknowledge and respect diverse points of view.

Resources

Video
The City of Reggio: Boys
Published: 2001
A 9-minute narrated powerpoint that shares the story of a small group of boys in Reggio Emilia creating a map of their city. The story can be shared this with staff or family... Read more
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The City of Reggio: Girls and Boys
Published: 2001
The story of a small group of girls and boys creating a map: The focus of this fragment is the city: its forms, its relations, its transformations, and its identity, which... Read more
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Examples of documentation shared back with learners
Published: 2001
Making visible images of learning and being together in a group is a way to foster group identity and learning. This type of documentation promotes conversation or deepens... Read more
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Examples of documentation that is shared more widely
Published: 2001
Documentation is an act of communication; it makes public a conversation about what we value. When preparing documentation to stand on its own, documenters need to provide... Read more
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Examples of documentation to aid teachers' own reflections
Published: 2001
Documentation collected for this purpose helps teachers stay close to students' learning and interests by enabling them to revisit a learning experience. It leads teachers to... Read more