Ever dream of teaching students who are so engaged that they
don’t notice when class ends? Would you believe that students
laugh, give high fives, and genuinely have fun while taking an
exam? Join Dr. Madson to learn how team-based learning can
transform these images into regular occurrences in your
classroom. Team-based learning (Michaelsen, Knight, & Fink,
2002) is a teaching paradigm in which students are assigned to
permanent teams and students' grades are based on their
performance on individual and team tasks. Students are held
accountable for completing reading assignments using short,
multiple-choice quizzes that students complete as an individual
and as a team. A variety of in-class activities get students
talking to their teammates about class material, resolving
differences in their understanding, and applying their knowledge
to authentic tasks. Teammates are held accountable for
contributing positively to team performance via peer evaluations
that become part of students’ final grades. If you are