Group Work
CORP Groups
The EarlyEdU model uses Communities of Reflection and Practice (CORP), which are small groups of participants who give and receive feedback and provide encouragement to one another throughout the duration of a course. CORP groups are intended to inspire growth and productive dialogue within a tight-knit circle of peers who can support each other on their learning journeys.
Refer to the Video and CORP Reflection Guide in this book for tips on how to give meaningful, productive feedback to peers.
Learning Lab
Reflect on the following:
- Think about the best group in which you have participated, either in discussion or another endeavor. What made it satisfying?
- Think about the worst group in which you have participated, either in discussion or in another endeavor. What made it unsatisfactory?
- For each of the positive characteristics you identified, suggest two things you could do to ensure that these characteristics are present in group work.
- For each of the negative characteristics you identified, suggest two things you could do to ensure that these characteristics are not present in group work.