Vibrancy
Vibrancy: activity and level of engagement
Vibrancy refers to the classroom dynamics and the level of student engagement.
V1: Communicates passion for the discipline
V1.1: Shared current developments in the discipline
V1.2: Projected genuine enthusiasm about the discipline
V1.3: Provided opportunities for students to share their interests, knowledge, and ideas related to the field
V2: Uses active learning to engage students
V2.1: Addresses student questions and comments
V2.3: Synthesizes group work at conclusion of collaborative activity
V2.4: Develops student learning through active participation in lesson activities
V3: Promotes healthy and productive dynamics between students
V3.1: Encouraged students to answer each other’s questions
V3.2: Encouraged groups to ensure that all students have an opportunity to speak and are listened to
V3.3: Enforced respectful behavior and kindness between students
V3.4 Facilitated effective group work through assignment of roles and group selection
V3.5: Intervened as necessary to hold class to pre-agreed-upon community norms.
V4: Stimulates a high level of student engagement
Using active learning techniques, ask questions to students, with verbal answers and/or show a number with their fingers. Frequently invite questions from students and facilitate in-class discussions.
V4.1: Provided varied opportunities for students to apply newly learned content
V4.2: Adopted strategies and activities that captivate disengaged students
V4.3: Gave students recurring opportunities to engage with other students in small groups or as a whole class
V5: Promotes the growth of motivated and deep learners
V5.2: Promoted critical thinking through comprehensive exploration of assumptions and socio-cultural context in models and paradigms before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
V5.3: Asked students to generate their own explanations and justify their thinking
V5.4: Promoted students’ reflection on their own learning or performance
