How to Teach Students Collaborative Problem Solving Skills

Access Essential Skills Slides Here In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Werner dives into the essential skill of collaborative problem solving. This episode is part of a broader series focusing on the critical skills needed for students' futures. Amanda provides practical strategies for teaching collaborative problem solving in the classroom and emphasizes the importance of teaching these skills explicitly. She discusses the differences between group work and true collaboration, shares classroom scenarios and personal experiences, and offers a step-by-step process to help students effectively work together. Listeners are encouraged to access student-facing slideshows via the Essential Skills Slideshows link in the show notes for ready-to-use classroom materials. 00:00 Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving 02:08 Understanding Collaborative Problem Solving 03:19 Common Classroom Scenarios 04:08 Teaching Collaborative Skills Explicitly 07:29 Key Points for Effective Collaboration 11:19 Classroom Project Example 16:04 Steps for Collaborative Problem Solving 19:02 Addressing Group Work Challenges 28:27 Final Thoughts and Reflection

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How to Teach Students Collaborative Problem Solving Skills is an episode from Empower Students Now by Amanda Werner.

This episode is 33:15 long.

This episode was published on Jan 24, 2026.

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