Teacher Group Maker 2.7.0

Key Function

The Teacher Group Maker app facilitates the swift formation of small student groups for cooperative assignments, enhancing collaborative educational experiences.

How It Works

To create peer groups, the teacher selects a class and specifies the desired group size, such as 2, 3, or 4 students. The application then automatically organizes the students into small groups, displaying their names on the device screen.

Notes

• Groups are generated in a random order.
• The initial step involves entering the names of both the classes and students into the application.

Discussion: Importance of Cooperative Groups

Grouping students for collaborative work represents an innovative educational strategy. Through joint engagement in various tasks, students not only enhance their subject knowledge but also develop essential communication skills and collaborative learning experiences. Research indicates that foundational knowledge and skills are often established through interpersonal communication before evolving into individual expertise.

Different criteria can be employed to form cooperative groups. A common method is random selection, allowing students to work with a diverse array of peers. For instance, the teacher may ask students to call out numbers sequentially from 1 to 3, subsequently grouping those who called '1' together, those who called '2' together, and so forth.

Alternatively, groups can be formed based on similar or contrasting levels of proficiency in a subject (such as programming or languages), or shared first language characteristics. The optimal size for these small groups typically ranges from 2 to 4 participants, although larger group sizes may be necessary depending on the complexity of the tasks at hand.

Implementing more intricate criteria for group formation requires additional preparation time to assess student levels of understanding and to facilitate the grouping process effectively.

The Teacher Group Maker app streamlines this routine task, enabling educators to establish small groups within mere seconds through a randomized selection process.

At the beginning of each term, teachers can input class and student names into the application, allowing for quick and flexible group formation during lessons.

Conclusion

The Teacher Group Maker app represents a significant advancement in educational technology aimed at fostering collaborative learning environments.

Target Audience

This application is intended for educators at schools, colleges, and universities.

Acknowledgment

The developer dedicates this application to teachers at Mt. Hood Community College (Gresham, OR), where I had the pleasure of participating in Swift programming classes utilizing a curriculum graciously provided by Apple Inc.

Privacy Policy

This application does not collect any user data or records. All user information is securely stored on the device and is not transmitted elsewhere.

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out via email at [email protected].