Teachers effectively launch each activity ensuring students understand the context and what the problem is asking them to do.
The teacher integrates additional structures or supports (e.g., Notice and Wonder, MLR, UDL strategies) when it is evident that not all students understand the context or what the problem is asking them to do.
The teacher groups students in alignment with the intention of the activities.
The teacher poses prompts from the activity launches to support student understanding of the context and what the problem is asking them to do.
The teacher groups students in alignment with the launch guidance.
The teacher poses some of the prompts from the activity launches to students, but may disregard student grouping guidance in the launch.
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The teacher may group students according to the launch, but does not give specific instructions about how to work with peers during the activity.
When launching the activity, the teacher tells the students how to do the problem instead of allowing students to explore how to solve the problem.
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The teacher may ask students to immediately start working on an activity without using prompts from the activity launch to set students up for successful work.
⬜ Indicator not observed
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