Work together at school. practical advice for the teachers

Abstract

Team working is a key element in a learning course in the classroom. The aim of this paper is to motivate teachers to propose, more frequently, activities in cooperative learning. In this perspective, there are not only “social” benefits by team working, but also the gain of individual students in term of learning. A key aspect of team working is that it is as effective as it is applied by all teachers, even though with different ways, related to the specific school subject (and the topics discussed, working times ...).