How do you encourage teamwork among your students?

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Describe your involvement as a facilitator when you divide your students into teams for projects. How do you teach them to work together? Give an example of how you have helped your students be successful in their group projects or empowered them to resolve a conflict by giving them tools to address issues themselves.

"Most students are good at collaborating with their friends. With those they do not know, that can be a different story. For this reason, I plan to ensure that students don't always choose the same partners for group work. I want them to embrace diversity in the classroom, and I will encourage that regularly."

"I incorporate group activities to encourage students to work together and learn how to listen and communicate with each other. When my students come to me with issues about their peers, I challenge them to work things out within the group, looking for ways to compromise and divide work fairly."

"I have my students work together on group projects a great deal. I ask them to choose a new partner every time so that they can get to know every student on their terms. This method seems to be working well for everyone. We have less in-class issues and have seen a decline in instances of bullying."

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"I incorporate group activities in lessons. This encourages my students to work together and whenever they encounter issues, I encourage them to work things out. I also make sure that they have different groupings to promote diversity and inclusion and help develop their social skills."

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Excellent response! You've really given thoughtful consideration into how teamwork can best help your students grow and develop, both academically and socially.

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"I do group work often because it keeps students engaged. I try and create new groups every time because that way students can get to know their peers and this can decrease bullying and create a safe environment. If they have any issues, I encourage them to work it out on their own but I can also facilitate with any issues."

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Great start! Your answer demonstrates your desire and ability to engage students and promote collaboration. Consider adding in other aspects of teamwork like building relationships, improving interpersonal skills, opportunities for self-reflection and peer evaluation, setting expectations, independence, and autonomy, etc. Specific examples will go a long way in your response.

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Excellent response! You've really given thoughtful consideration into how teamwork can best help your students grow and develop, both academically and socially.

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