Collaboration drives progress in every area of life and industry. From business to politics, collaboration is an in-demand skill that today's students need--so why does the modern education system focus almost exclusively on individual tasks and assessments that leave students unprepared for the collaborative world? Maybe it's because of how difficult group work has been to plan, manage, and assess. In The Collaborative Classroom, Trevor Muir brings to light the dynamic possibilities that occur when students learn to work together. Muir shares how to teach students to do it effectively so that teachers can actually love group work. He shares the tools, techniques, processes, and inspiration developed from his own classroom and from the insights and experience gained from master educators and industry leaders. This book is for you if you want to: Effectively manage collaborative work time; Design the optimal groups; Help students give and receive constructive criticism; Facilitate student-led collaborative class discussions; Empower all students, introverts and extroverts from any grade and any subject area, to purposefully and meaningfully collaborate.

Creating a Collaborative Culture -- Teaching Students to Rely on Themselves and Others -- How to Hold Others Accountable -- Teaching Adaptability -- Assessing Collaboration -- Creating Effective Groups -- Learning to Give and Receive Constructive Criticism -- The Art of Class Discussions -- When Not to Collaborate -- What about the Introverts? -- When We Collaborate.