Foreign language
All levels
Spring Branch ISD
Classroom Instruction
Should See/Hear / Might See/Hear / Shouldn’t See/Hear· Connections and relevancy prior or during learning
· Evidence of DDI lesson and congruency
· 50% or more of time in target language
· Discussion around objective
· Work differentiated to match student needs
· Reading, writing, listening or speaking skills
· Relations to other disciplines
· Students work in various sized groups
· Student journals, portfolios, projects
· Evidence of TEKS
In classroom:
Diagrams, charts, visuals,
student samples, readily available resources / · Students using technology
· Essential questions and student initiative
· Culture relating to emotional growth and/or other disciplines
· Creative participation and cooperative learning
· Recording or listening to target language
· Occasional note-taking or practice with examples
· Various reinforcements of a concept / · Teacher lecture or teacher-led discussions
· Passive students/ no input
· Whole group instruction as primary instruction
· No examples of student work
· Extended written exercises
· Students doing other work or not working
· Textbook or work sheet only approach
· Sarcasm or any put-downs
· Lack of student engagement
Foreign language
All levels
Spring Branch ISD
Classroom Instruction
Focus/Objective 10-15min.*· Classroom routines understood & followed
S / · Interesting, engaging warm-up
E / · Connections to prior learning
E / · Objective clearly delineated
Direction Instruction 30-45 min.*
D / · Short lesson/explanation
O / · Check for understanding Bridges between
· Spiral to higher-order questioning core subjects/
T / · Teacher as facilitator emotional growth/
A / · Practice/collaborate in groups culture
L / · Reinforce with reading, speaking, writing, listening
K / · Frequent use of resources
Closure: 5-10 min.*
T / · Various strategies for transfer
R / · Journaling
A / · Summarizing
N / · Dialogues
S / · Establish relevance to real world
F / · Assessment
E / *Suggested times are flexible, relative and fluid, based on length of class periods (45-70-90 min).
R / Activities change every 15 -25 minutes to maximize retention.