How does it fit?

Application: When and where can it be used? This routine is part of an overall decision-making process that begins with the generation of options, choices, or alternatives for solving the problem or satisfying the needs of a situation. Once options are identified, they need to be evaluated in order to make a choice. Use this routine whenever students need to make a thoughtful and reasoned decision: the choice of a final project; direction for an investigation; making a group or whole-class decision on how to allocate time, money, or resources; electing a group leader or spokesman; choosing among possible classes, and so on.