3.1 Implementation Questioning
The teacher used questioning strategies to encourage participation, check on skill development, and facilitate intellectual engagement and productive interaction with students about important science and mathematics content
3.2 Implementation Involvement
The teacher involved all students in the lesson (calling on non-volunteers, facilitating student–student interaction, checking in with hesitant learners, etc.).
3.3 Implementation Modification
The teacher used formative assessment effectively to be aware of the progress of all students and modified the lesson appropriately when formative assessment demonstrated that students did not understand.
An appropriate amount of time was devoted to each part of the lesson.
3.5 Implementation Connections
The instructional strategies and activities used in this lesson clearly connected to students’ prior knowledge and experience.
The teacher’s instructional strategies included safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical implementation of laboratory procedures and/or classroom activities.