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25.2.13

Using The Power Of The Pair To Enhance Active Learning

Students working together to help each other learn.

"I remember when I first figured out the "power of the pair". I had walked onto our school library and the noise was way above what I would expect. I asked our librarian how it could be like that and she told me it wasn't 'noise' – that if I listened closely it was 'learning'. As I looked around the room it was evident. Students were working together to help each other in learn. For me the 'pair' is now one of my most powerful tools. I use it in all my foreign language classes and see it increasingly used in other disciplines. Here's a few reasons why..."

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