Jan 20, 2016 - Students work to help their peer revise his presentation using both warm and cool feedback. The students repeat the teacher's mantra with feeling and understanding.
Jan 20, 2016 - Small-group work is well organized with clearly identified time, posted protocols, and an assignment that requires active participation and active listening. Students are productively engaged in...
Jan 20, 2016 - Small-group work is well organized, with tasks given for each member of the group. The tasks rotate so that every student performs every task at least once.
Jan 20, 2016 - Small-group work is well organized. The teacher is able to check student understanding by asking each child in a triad to participate in the large group sharing.
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher's grouping results in well-organized small group work and students are given a task that requires both active participation and active listening. Students are productively engaged in...
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher's grouping results in well-organized small group work so that students are productively engaged in learning while unsupervised by the teacher. Tasks are given for each member of the...
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher's grouping results in well-organized small group work. Students are ready to report findings, and have slips of paper to support presentations. Teacher is able to check student...
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher uses a variety of formative assessment moments to monitor the progress of individual students. The students self-assess progress and assist each other as necessary.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's feedback to students is timely and based on high quality questions that advance the students' understanding of the process and its foundation.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's feedback to the group of students is timely, using questions and prompts to check for understanding. The feedback enhances student learning.
Jan 20, 2016 - Most of teacher's questions are open in nature and engage students in deeper thinking and further discussion through conversations with each other and in answer to cold calls from the teachers.
Jan 20, 2016 - Most of teacher's questions are open in nature and engage students in deeper thinking and further discussion. The teacher provides the minimal support needed in the form of additional questions...
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's questions are open in nature and challenge students to think and demonstrate reasoning. All students respond to the questions and even advance their own thoughts and questions.
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher's spoken and written language is clear. Content and grammar are accurate. The learning target is clearly posted and uses content-specific language.
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher's spoken and written language is clear. Content and grammar are accurate. Students use content specific vocabulary. Graphic methods are used regularly to enhance content understanding.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher sets high expectations for the student, and persists in seeking new approaches to facilitate her understanding of the concept.
