{"id":3485,"date":"2013-10-11T04:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T04:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2014-03-14T03:01:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T03:01:30","slug":"working-in-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/10\/11\/working-in-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Working in groups can be both the most challenging and the most rewarding classroom interaction for learners and teachers. In this issue, our bloggers explore ways to make groupwork a worthwhile experience for all.  The posts look at how sometimes group collaboration creates a rich language learning environment, and how at other times the same richness comes from creating a space for silence and individual work. We\u2019ll also examine practical ways to move away from teaching to groups and instead move towards facilitating the group process.<br \/>\n&#8211; Josette LeBlanc \/ Guest Editor<\/p>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/10\/11\/working-with-groups-chuck-sandy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Sandy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Chuck-Sandy192-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Chuck Sandy<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/10\/11\/working-with-groups-josette-leblanc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Josette-Leblanc1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Josette Leblanc\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Josette-Leblanc1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Josette-Leblanc1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Josette-Leblanc1-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Josette Leblanc<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/2013\/10\/11\/working-in-groups-rose-bard\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Bard\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/itdi.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROSeprofile.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>Rose Bard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Chuck, Josette, Rose and other iTDi Associates, Mentors, and Faculty by joining iTDi Community. <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">Sign Up For A Free iTDi Account<\/a> to create your profile and get immediate access to our social forums and trial lessons from our <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/courseEFT.php\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">English For Teachers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/itdi.pro\/itdihome\/catalog\/module1-TD.php\" style=\"font-weight:bold\">Teacher Development<\/a> courses.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;line-height:2em\">Like what we do? 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