In our classroom, a lot of the thinking and learning happens in random groups of three at vertical whiteboards.

A. Only one marker per group. Share the marker (every few minutes or problem).

C B. It's okay to erase mistakes, but don't erase someone else's work without permission.

C. Three roles: Write | Talker | Observer

D. The person writing cannot write any of their own ideas.

E. Groups are responsible for the learning of every member of the group.

An ice cream shop has ten flavors of ice cream. How many different two-scoop ice cream cones can you make?

One answer when order matters (i.e. cv is different from vc)

One answer when order does not matter (i.e. cv is the same as vc)

A 3 x 3 x 3 cube is made up of 27 individual (small) cubes. If I dip it in pink paint, how many individual (small) cubes now have pink paint on 3 sides, 2 sides, 1 side, and 0 sides?

When you're working on the whiteboards in random groups, you want to be in the right column of our rubric.