Strategies for Facilitating a Group Setting To keep students focused during group work, you sometimes have to push them in the right direction. The following activity should keep the groups engaged and motivated. 1. You will need to develop a worksheet with 5 to 10 questions depending on the length of your session, and difficulty of the questions ( Don’t try to make extra long worksheets, and never rush through examples. Remember you can always carry a worksheet over to the next session). 2. E­mail out the worksheet to all your students the day before your session and/or print out a few copies to bring to the session. 3. If you have movable desks and you have already set up groups for students, then place a copy of the worksheet in each group. Circle a question or two for that group to be responsible for. 4. When the group work begins, explain that a member(s) will have to come up to the board near the end of the session to answer and explain their assigned question(s) to their peers. 5. Encourage the students to complete all the questions on the worksheet, and walk around the room to make sure all groups understand. 6. Check each group’s assigned problems before going over the worksheet. This will give the students confidence when they go up to the board to explain their assigned question(s). 7. If possible, project the worksheet on the board, and have different colored chalk/dry erase markers available. Tell the students to underline important parts within the problem on the board, and to take advantage of the different colors for clear explanations. 8. Be sure to pay attention to the students as they explain their questions, so you can add any additionally information that may be helpful.