- It breaks up the monotony of doing a worksheet.
- Most questions that students have will be addressed by a peer, freeing up your time to listen to student conversations and comment on how they teach each other.
- Before students are asked to take a risk and share their solutions in their Expert Groups, they get to practice with their first group. This diffuses the stress of getting a question correct or incorrect among four students.
- It gives every student the chance to be an expert and to inform their peers.
- By the time you are reviewing the answer key with the entire class, usually most questions have been resolved, and the class can move on to the next activity.
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