This online course was developed to assist educators in implementing effective small group instructional strategies in the classroom. There are numerous benefits when small group instruction is implemented well. Students are given opportunities to discover commonalities, strengths and weakness, as well as ways to help each other. The teacher has more time to meet the needs of the most challenging students who may require greater teacher guidance while giving high achievers time to work independe

This online course was developed to assist educators in implementing effective small group instructional strategies in the classroom. There are numerous benefits when small group instruction is implemented well. Students are given opportunities to discover commonalities, strengths and weakness, as well as ways to help each other. The teacher has more time to meet the needs of the most challenging students who may require greater teacher guidance while giving high achievers time to work independently at a pace that promotes active learning. By the end of this course, participants will be able to implement small group instructional strategies that meet the cognitive and non-cognitive needs of their students.