The teacher has established Teacher has established Teacher has no Strategy was called for but routines for student grouping routines for student established routines for not exhibited. and student interaction in grouping and student student grouping and groups and students interaction in groups. student interaction in demonstrate an understanding groups. of those routines. Students demonstrate an Students demonstrate an Students understand Students do not understanding about understanding about expectations about demonstrate an expectations for appropriate expectations about appropriate behavior. understanding of behavior in groups (respect appropriate behavior in expectations about opinions of others, add their groups. appropriate behavior in perspective to discussions, ask groups. and answer questions. Element 15: Organizing Students to Practice and Deepen Knowledge *The teacher uses grouping in ways that facilitate practicing and deepening knowledge. Teacher Evidence Student Evidence Teacher organizes students into groups with the Students explain how the group work supports their expressed idea of deepening their knowledge of learning. informational content. Teacher organizes students into groups with the While in groups, students interact in explicit ways (such as expressed idea of practicing a skill, strategy, or process. asking each other questions or obtaining peer feedback) to deepen their knowledge of informational content or practice a skill, strategy, or process. Innovating Applying Developing Not Using Organizes students into Organizes students into Uses strategy incorrectly or Strategy was called for but groups to practice and groups to practice and with parts missing. not exhibited. deepen their knowledge deepen their knowledge. and monitors the extent to which the group work extends their knowledge. Adapts and creates new Organizes students into Organizes students into Strategy was called for but strategies for unique small groups to facilitate small groups to facilitate not exhibited. student needs and the processing of new the processing of new situations. knowledge and monitors knowledge. group processing. Element 17: Helping Students Examine Similarities and Differences.
The teacher has established routines for student grouping and student interaction in groups and students demonstrate an understanding of those routines. Teacher has established routines for student grouping and student interaction in groups. Teacher has no established routines for student grouping and student interaction in groups. Strategy was called for but not exhibited. Students demonstrate an understanding about expectations for appropriate behavior in groups (respect opinions of others, add their perspective to discussions, ask and answer questions. Students demonstrate an understanding about expectations about appropriate behavior in groups. Students understand expectations about appropriate behavior. Students do not demonstrate an understanding of expectations about appropriate behavior in groups. Element 15: Organizing Students to Practice and Deepen Knowledge *The teacher uses grouping in ways that facilitate practicing and deepening knowledge. Teacher Evidence Student Evidence Teacher organizes students into groups with the expressed idea of deepening their knowledge of informational content. Students explain how the group work supports their learning. Teacher organizes students into groups with the expressed idea of practicing a skill, strategy, or process. While in groups, students interact in explicit ways (such as asking each other questions or obtaining peer feedback) to deepen their knowledge of informational content or practice a skill, strategy, or process. Innovating Applying Developing Not Using Organizes students into groups to practice and deepen their knowledge and monitors the extent to which the group work extends their knowledge. Organizes students into groups to practice and deepen their knowledge. Uses strategy incorrectly or with parts missing. Strategy was called for but not exhibited. Adapts and creates new strategies for unique student needs and situations. Organizes students into small groups to facilitate the processing of new knowledge and monitors group processing. Organizes students into small groups to facilitate the processing of new knowledge. Strategy was called for but not exhibited. Element 17: Helping Students Examine Similarities and Differences.