17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work (Part of the T&L Series)

COST:
$50 Non Series registrants

Free if your school is a registered for the series.  Please reach out to your school contact for the promo code.

Schools Registered for the T&L Series:
Solebury School
George School
Westtown School
Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School
The Agnes Irwin School
Lancaster Country Day School
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
The Janus School
Winchester Thurston School
St. Peter's School
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy
Germantown Academy
William Penn Charter School
Sanford School
Shady Side Academy
St. Edmund's Academy
Scranton Preparatory School
Villa Maria Academy High School
Friends' Central School

Act 48 Credits are available for this program. 

SESSION DETAILS & SPEAKER BIO

Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 3:45-5pm
17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work
This webinar is designed for educators who believe in collaborative learning but want it to work better, feel lighter, and produce stronger learning.

Group work is research backed. It is also one of the first things teachers abandon when it feels messy. In this practical, fast paced webinar, we zoom in on the small instructional moves that quietly determine whether group work thrives or falls apart. Based on classroom observations of thousands of teachers, this session highlights 17 common approaches to group work that often underdeliver and the subtle tweaks that dramatically improve student engagement, accountability, and learning.

Rather than adding new programs or structures, these tweaks focus on how teachers group students, give directions, assign roles, respond during collaboration, and design learning tasks. Many of the shifts are deceptively simple. A change in timing. A shift in language. A decision to step back instead of stepping in.

Participants will:

• Identify common group work habits that unintentionally limit student thinking
• Learn 17 high leverage tweaks that strengthen collaboration without increasing workload
• Explore how small shifts in teacher talk and task design elevate student confidence and independence
• Leave with immediately applicable ideas that work across grade levels and content areas

For those who want to carry the work into classrooms and teams, discounted copies of Hacking Group Work are available for educators and schools. Reach out at email@conniehamilton.org or use this form to get started.

Meet the Presenter: Connie Hamilton, Ed.S
Connie Hamilton, Ed.S., is an author, speaker, and education consultant who helps educators strengthen student thinking and engagement through practical, classroom ready strategies. She is the author of seven books including Hacking Questions, Hacking Group Work, and her next book, Hacking Productive Struggle, is set for release in Spring 2027. She partners with schools and districts to turn strong ideas into clear, actionable practice, helping teachers step back so students can step up and take ownership of their learning.