I was recently reading the September/October 2022 issue of "Science & Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the Methods and Strategies column, written by Kathleen Easley and Jamie Lehto. They wrote a column entitled, "Let's Work Together."

In this column, they addressed five research-based strategies that support successful collaboration:

1. Establishing a culture of collaboration

2. Setting clear expectations

3. "Making the rounds"

4. Class conversations

5. Mediating conflict