Communication Traditional Approach Exploring Inquiry Transitioning to Practicing Inquiry Inquiry Teacher rarely allows Teacher occasionally Teacher frequently Teacher consistently student to share allows students to expects students to expects students to information with each share information with share information with share information with other through each other through each other through each other through discussions small group small group small group and dialogue. discussions and discussions and discussions and dialogue. dialogue. dialogue. Teacher speaks Teacher usually Teacher frequently Teacher effectively mainly from the front speaks from the front moves about the room moves about the of the room. of the room and speaking from different room, speaking from occasionally moves areas. different areas to about. monitor and enhance learning. Teacher Teacher occasionally Teacher frequently Teacher consistently communicates by communicates to communicates to communicates to standing above or over students by kneeling students by kneeling students by kneeling students. by or sitting on a by or sitting on a by or sitting on a student seat to make student seat to make student seat to make eye level contact. eye level. eye level contact. Teacher provides little Teacher provides Teacher provides Teacher provides positive reinforcement. occasional positive frequent positive frequent and equitable reinforcement. reinforcement. positive reinforcement. Communication is Communication is Communication is Communication mostly from teacher to usually from teacher to occasionally from effectively varies from student and rarely student by teacher to student but teacher to student and from student to occasionally from frequently from from student to student. student to student. student to student. student according to the situation. Engagement of Students Teacher engages Teacher engages Teacher engages Teacher engages students through oral students through oral students through students through questioning and discussion and open-ended open-ended discussion. questions. discussions and discussions, investigations. investigations, and reflections. Students are mostly Students are Students are mostly Students are passive but teacher occasionally active; active; teacher uses consistently active; uses some hands-on teacher uses hands-on hands-on activities but teacher use hands-on activities. activities but attempts attempts open-ended and minds-on activities some open-ended investigations and that encourage investigations. encourages student explorations. initiated investigations and explorations. Teacher rarely solicits Teacher occasionally Teacher frequently Teacher frequently information from the solicits information solicits information and effectively solicits students. from the students. from the students. information from the students. Classroom Organization Traditional Approach Exploring Inquiry Transitioning to Practicing Inquiry Inquiry Student desks are Student desks are Student desks are Teacher and students
Communication Traditional Approach Exploring Inquiry Transitioning to Inquiry Practicing Inquiry Teacher rarely allows student to share information with each other through discussions and dialogue. Teacher occasionally allows students to share information with each other through small group discussions and dialogue. Teacher frequently expects students to share information with each other through small group discussions and dialogue. Teacher consistently expects students to share information with each other through small group discussions and dialogue. Teacher speaks mainly from the front of the room. Teacher usually speaks from the front of the room and occasionally moves about. Teacher frequently moves about the room speaking from different areas. Teacher effectively moves about the room, speaking from different areas to monitor and enhance learning. Teacher communicates by standing above or over students. Teacher occasionally communicates to students by kneeling by or sitting on a student seat to make eye level contact. Teacher frequently communicates to students by kneeling by or sitting on a student seat to make eye level. Teacher consistently communicates to students by kneeling by or sitting on a student seat to make eye level contact. Teacher provides little positive reinforcement. Teacher provides occasional positive reinforcement. Teacher provides frequent positive reinforcement. Teacher provides frequent and equitable positive reinforcement. Communication is mostly from teacher to student and rarely from student to student. Communication is usually from teacher to student by occasionally from student to student. Communication is occasionally from teacher to student but frequently from student to student. Communication effectively varies from teacher to student and from student to student according to the situation. Engagement of Students Teacher engages students through oral questioning and discussion. Teacher engages students through oral discussion and questions. Teacher engages students through open-ended discussions and investigations. Teacher engages students through open-ended discussions, investigations, and reflections. Students are mostly passive but teacher uses some hands-on activities. Students are occasionally active; teacher uses hands-on activities but attempts some open-ended investigations. Students are mostly active; teacher uses hands-on activities but attempts open-ended investigations and encourages explorations. Students are consistently active; teacher use hands-on and minds-on activities that encourage student initiated investigations and explorations. Teacher rarely solicits information from the students. Teacher occasionally solicits information from the students. Teacher frequently solicits information from the students. Teacher frequently and effectively solicits information from the students. Classroom Organization Traditional Approach Exploring Inquiry Transitioning to Inquiry Practicing Inquiry Student desks are Student desks are Student desks are Teacher and students
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