Learning environment is arranged in all classes to foster attentiveness, collaboration, and interaction.

District adopted  program is implemented fully as designed with all materials and lessons.

Students use digital tools or multimedia resources to collaborate, create, produce, publish, integrate, or evaluate content.

Teacher communicates high expectations for student success as evidenced by sufficient support

Lessons are paced and structured to keep all students engaged throughout the learning.

Students are engaged in flexible groups. (At least 15 minutes of small group instruction)

Frequent checks for understanding with appropriate adjustments made to instruction.

Goals/objectives are communicated beyond being

posted and referred to by teachers or students as they voice their understanding of learning goals.

Lesson tasks require productive struggle, problem-solving, or reasoning aligned to standards.

Teachers’ or students’ written and/or spoken discourse uses domain specific vocabulary.

Students read and articulate their understanding of complex text and/or concepts. (Using a reading comprehension strategy or math problem solving strategy)

Students respond to and/or use higher-order questions in classroom discourse.