Teaching and Grading Group Assignments. There are many reasons for having students work on short- or long-term projects together. But there are also many questions: How do you start using teams? What is the role of the teacher? How do you grade group work? This article gives you some pointers, and two upcoming CTE workshops will provide opportunities to learn more about this important topic: Designing Effective Student Teams and Team Assignments and Moving from Problems to Solutions in Team Situations.