Common Instructional Framework (CIF)
Common Instructional Framework Resources
Overview
Collaborative Group Work
Learning as Collaboration article from University Park Campus School (Worcester, MA)
Creating Effective Group Norms Handout
Collaboration Cube Template
Collaborative Group Work Monitoring Tool for teachers
Literacy Groups
Questioning
Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say, by Steven C. Reinhart
Using Powerful Questions in Classroom Discussion, by Peter Weyler from University Park Campus School
Classroom Talk
Classroom Talk Levels, from Secondary Lenses on Learning
Discussion Protocols, by EdutopiaCollaborative Protocols Website: School Reform Initiative
Writing to Learn
Writing for Learning, by Peter Elbow
Writing to Learn, by Barbara Bretcko
Scaffolding