COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

If we foster an environment where students proactively demonstrate positive social interactions and conflict-resolution skills and assist students in developing listening and expressive skills, they will collaborate and communicate effectively.

I CAN COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

I can engage others in meaningful conversations while respecting multiple perspectives.

Grades PreK-2: I can share my ideas with help and show that I respect others.

Grades 3-5: I can demonstrate respectful behavior by actively listening to others and asking questions to get everyone involved.

Grades 6-8: I can contribute to discussions with my peers/teachers about a variety of topics, respecting differing viewpoints, actively listening to                                 others, and responding thoughtfully as I apply new knowledge to my thinking.

Grades 9-12: I can initiate discussions with my peers and teachers about a variety of topics, respecting differing viewpoints, actively listening to others, and responding thoughtfully with peer-reviewed evidence that is free of bias.

I can seek, accept, and apply actionable feedback.

Grades PreK-2: I can ask an adult or my classmates for help and try a new way to complete the task.

Grades 3-5: I can use feedback to improve my own learning and help others improve their learning. 

Grades 6-8: I can use rubrics, peer editing, conferences, and other feedback to revise my work and increase my learning.

Grades 9-12: I can give and receive actionable and relevant feedback with openness to be able to determine meaningful revisions for success. 

I can lead group progress through active listening, questioning, and giving advice.

Grades PreK-2: I can listen to my classmates and share my ideas with them.

Grades 3-5: I can participate in class by using my active listening skills, offering feedback, asking questions, and supporting my peers.

Grades 6-8: I can participate in collaborative conversations by actively listening, formulating questions, making connected comments and                           providing various types of feedback to my peers. 

Grades 9-12: I can show initiative in prompting group discourse and fostering collaboration among others, providing actionable feedback, and                                         working with others to solve problems and/or design products.

I can express ideas in a variety of ways, according to context, purpose, and audience.

Grades PreK-2: I can come up with ideas and share them with others in a way they can understand.

Grades 3-5: I can effectively share my thinking in a variety of ways, including verbal explanations, drawings, models, or written essays depending                           on the purpose and audience.

Grades 6-8: I can express my thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing, in order to defend my perspective. I can do this via essays,                                                      performance-based projects, whole group, and/or small group discussions.

Grades 9-12: I can communicate and express my understanding in an authentic, respectful and relevant way, using the most effective mode of                                       expression.

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