Academy School District Twenty Students will be information literate and use instructional technology when they…
 
Standard 9 - …participate effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of second grade…
a. Work on projects or assignments in groups
b. Listen respectfully to others
c. Understand specific task(s) and responsibility(ies) of each student
d. Share materials and resources with others
e. Develop and present a group product
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of fifth grade…
a. Work on projects and assignments in groups
b. Listen respectfully to others
b. Show respect for others’ points-of-view
c. Share responsibility with group members for planning product and division of labor
c. Collaborate and brainstorm with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information needs
d. Share materials and resources with others
d. Perform assignments of the group
e. Decide with the group how to share accumulated knowledge
e. Communicate ideas in presenting the group product
e. Request feedback from teachers and peers to refine and complete group product
e. Evaluate own contributions to group process and product
f. Evaluate group participation and product for successful completion
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of eighth grade…
a. Work as a group participant to design product, to determine responsibilities, to complete group work and to decide how to share information
b. Listen respectfully to others
b. Show respect for others’ points of view and ideas
c. Share responsibilities with group members for planning and producing a quality product
c. Collaborate and brainstorm with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information needs
d. Share materials and resources with others
e. Develop design for the group product
e. Decide with the group how to share accumulated knowledge
e. Communicate ideas in presenting the group product
f. Evaluate group and individual participation and product for successful completion
g. Use group evaluation to improve content, delivery, and work habits
 
With guidance as needed, by the end of twelfth grade…
a. Work as a group participant to design product, to determine responsibilities, to complete group work and to decide how to share information
b. Listen respectfully to others
b. Respect others’ ideas and acknowledge their contributions
c. Share responsibility with group members for planning and producing a quality product
c. Collaborate and brainstorm with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information needs
d. Share materials and resources with others
d. Share knowledge and information with others
e. Communicate ideas in presenting the group product
f. Evaluate group and individual participation and product for successful completion
g. Reflect on individual and the group work to improve content, delivery, and work habits.