I am interested in learning more about using collaborative learning techniques to teach problem solving skills to seventh and eighth graders. Has anyone had any experience with this technique? If so, it would be great to get some insight on how you implemented this technique, any problems you encountered, and whether or not you felt using this method was worthwhile.
I am also interested in any other non-traditional (i.e. - solving problems on the board and then asking kids to work individually to solve similar problems) ways that anyone may used to help kids succeed at mastering problem solving skills.