4.1.S.1 Students will work effectively and respectfully in diverse groups by sharing responsibility for collaborative work and recognizing individual contributions made by each group member. 

• Students work respectfully in diverse groups, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

• Students develop norms or group rules to follow that facilitate effective discussion and fair contributions. 

• Students value each other’s contributions to the group and respect each individual opinion.

• Students are responsible for a portion of a collaborative project.

• Students engage in a range of collaborative discussions in one-on-one settings, large or small groups, and teacher-led.

• Teachers define expectations for working respectfully with peers.

• Teachers assign each person a role in the group and define the expectations of that role. 

• Teachers provide a structure or rubric for a collaborative project that includes being graded on the portion the student was responsible for. 

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to collaborate.

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as they work collaboratively.

When students struggle with sharing responsibility or following roles in the group, the teacher can…

• have students act out what each role looks like and act out or role model what it does not look like.

• allow struggling groups or individual students to observe a functional or successful group. 

When students argue or disagreements occur, teachers can…

• provide coping strategies such as compromise, taking turns, and active listening.

• review norms or group rules and provide a time and place to discuss where the breakdown in communication occurred.

• Active Listening: the active pursuit of what another person is saying and feeling as a way to improve mutual understanding. Active listening involves hearing content, listening for tone, observing body language, paraphrasing, summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and reflecting. 

• Collaborative Discussions: discussions that provide opportunities for speakers and listeners to use dialogue and interaction to raise issues, explore ideas, make claims, and discover differences.  

• 4.1.L.1: Actively listen

• 4.1.S.2: Collaborative discussions