Directed Guided Independent/Collaborative

Communicati Communicate students listen to ideas students share their student presentations are compelling and
on Effectively presented to them thinking with the whole enjoyable; they use expression and emphasis
students take notes on class to create an emotional response in the
information presented students share their audience
some students thinking with other students effectively articulate their thoughts
participate in whole class students in pairs or small and ideas in small groups
discussion groups students provide constructive feedback
Students listen to and build
off others ideas

Collaboration Collaborate students work students work together as in addition to proficient practices, groups
Effectively independently a team to produce original demonstrate leadership by thoughtfully
students work on work, solve problems, or organizing and dividing the work, checking on
projects in parallel construct new progress, or providing focus and direction for
(near each other, but not understandings the project.
with each other) students take initiative in
getting tasks organized
and completed

Critical Make Judgments students identify and students analyze and students synthesize and make new
Thinking and Decisions recall knowledge shared evaluate patterns, connections between information or
(Blooms with them evidence, arguments, experiences
Taxonomy) students demonstrate claims and beliefs students reflect critically on their own learning
their comprehension of students interpret experiences and processes (metacognition)
information information and draw
conclusions and construct
feedback in an effective
way

Solve Problems students use known students apply problem students solve unfamiliar problems in
routines and procedures solving to real-life situation unconventional and innovative ways
problem solve
students solve problems
with one
conclusion/correct
answer

Creativity Thinking students think in singular students use idea creation students devise new and innovative ideas or
Creatively or routine ways techniques (such as approaches to learning
students solve problems brainstorming) that
with one correct answer promote divergent thinking

Working students work in familiar students demonstrate students work using multiple modalities
Creatively or routine ways originality and students present their ideas in unique and
inventiveness in work creative ways
students take risks in their
work