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2a. Creates Opportunities for Joint Activity
- Provides discussion topic or collaborative activity (tangible or intangible)
- Provides materials for joint product
- Encourages peer assistance in small groups
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Teacher does not structure discussion or collaborative activity. |
The teacher provides talk opportunities and scaffolds joint products from the discussion but rarely encourages peer assistance. |
The teacher consistently provides talk opportunities, scaffolds joint products from the discussion, and encourages peer assistance. |
2b. Orients to Others’ Ideas
- Asks to respond to another’s idea
- Assists connections to peer contributions
- Emphasizes multiple views
- Encourages elaboration on another’s ideas
- Fosters shared ownership of ideas and wondering
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The teacher rarely orients students to one another’s ideas. |
The teacher sometimes asks students to respond to and elaborate on another’s idea OR assists connections to peer contributions. |
The teacher consistently asks students to respond to and elaborate on another’s idea AND assists connections to peer contributions. |
2c. Positions Self as Learner
- Observes, listens, and participates
- Restates or summarizes gained insights
- Models a desire to learn from other sources
- Seeks to learn from & with students
- Acknowledges student expertise
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The teacher does not seek to learn from and with students. |
The teacher sometimes seeks to learn from and with students but rarely acknowledges insights gained from them. |
The teacher consistently seeks to learn from and with students and acknowledges insights and new knowledge gained from them. |
2d. Integrates Student Contributions
- Responds to ideas generated by students
- Links student ideas to focus of discussion
- Provides opportunity to consider alternatives to their ideas
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Teacher rarely integrates student contributions in conversations. |
The teacher sometimes integrates student contributions in classroom conversations. |
The teacher regularly integrates student contributions in classroom conversations. |
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2e. Construct Ideas Together
- Provide one another feedback
- Build on one another’s contributions
- Negotiate to arrive at shared understanding
- Respectfully acknowledging differing views
- Accepting multiple perspectives
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Students rarely construct ideas together. |
Students sometimes coordinate to construct ideas together but rarely provide one another feedback OR negotiate to arrive at a shared understanding. |
Students often coordinate to construct ideas together, provide one another feedback, accept others’ perspectives AND negotiate to arrive at a shared understanding. |
2f. Share Ownership
- Take turns talking to explore ideas together
- Pause to observe and listen and make space for peers who haven’t shared
- Delegate responsibilities without the teacher’s direction
- Ask a peer for guidance or clarification
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Students rarely take turns talking together to explore ideas. |
Students sometimes talk to explore ideas together but rarely divide responsibilities, listen closely to each other or ask for peer guidance or clarification. |
Students consistently take turns talking to explore ideas together. Often they divide responsibilities, listen closely to each other, or ask for peer guidance or clarification. |