HALLMARKS of a SpringBoard Math Classroom

SB = SpringBoard Strategies

(R=Reading/P.S.= Problem Solving/ W=Writing/ C=Collaborative)

Teacher Behavior / Observable Evidence
CURRICULUMPLANNING AND DELIVERY / The teacher:
1 / Set high expectations for student performance
S.B. R/C
Questioning the Text
Visualization
Debriefing
2 / Incorporate activities for students to apply new knowledge
S.B. R/W
Graphic Organizer
Marking the Text
RAFT (Role of Writer/Audience/Format/Topic)
3 / Engaged students in planning, monitoring or assessing their learning
S.B. R/W
KWL Chart (Know, Want, Learn)
Self-Editing/Peer Editing
4 / Encouraged students to express their thoughts
S.B. R/W
Read and Think Aloud
PACA (Predicting and Confirming)
Quickwrite
5 / Had students reflect on what they had learned
S.B. W/C
Journal
Debriefing
ACCOMODATIONS FOR DIFFERENCIATED LEARNING / The teacher…
6 / Provide opportunities for independent or group learning to promote depth in understanding content
S.B. R/W/C
Role Play
Quickwrite
Think-Pair-Share
Group Presentation
7 / Accommodated individual or subgroup differences
S.B. R/W/C
Visualization
RAFT (Role of Writer/Audience/Format/Topic)
Jigsaw
8 / Encouraged multiple interpretations of events and situations
S.B.R/P.S.
Role Play
Summarizing/Paraphasing/Retelling
Act Out the Problem
9 / Allowed students to discover key ideas individually through structured activities and/or questions
S.B. R/W/P.S.
Graphic Organizer
Draw a Sketch
Group Presentation
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES / The teacher…
10 / Employed brainstorming techniques
S.B. P.S.
Act Out the Problem
Draw a Sketch
Guess and Check
Identify a Subtask
Look for a Pattern
11 / Engaged students in problem identification and definition
S.B. P.S.
Look for a Pattern
Make a Table or Organized List
Simplify the Problem
12 / Engaged students in solution-finding activities and comprehensive solution articulation
S.B. P.S.
Identify A Subtask
Work Backward
Write a Number Sentence
CRITICAL THINKING STRATEGIES / The teacher…
13 / Encouraged students to judge or evaluate situations, problems, issues
S.B. R/W/P.S.
Summarizing/Paraphrasing/Retelling
Self-Editing/Peer Editing
PACA (Predicting and Confirming)
14 / Engaged students in comparing and contrasting ideas
S.B. P.S./C
Look for a Pattern
Guess and Check
Jigsaw
15 / Provided opportunities for students to generalize from concrete data
S.B. R/P.S./W
Graphic Organizer
Make a Table or Organized List
Look for a Pattern
16 / Encouraged student synthesis or summary of information within or across disciplines
S.B. R/P.S.
Chunking the Text
KWL Chart (Know/Want/Learn)
Summarizing/Paraphrasing/Retelling
Guess and Check
Think-Pair-Share
CREATIVE THINKING STRATEGIES / The teacher…
17 / Solicited diverse thoughts about issues or ideas
S.B. R.
Questioning the Text
18 / Engaged students in the exploration of diverse points of view to reframe ideas
S.B. W/C
RAFT(Role of Writer, Audience, Format and Topic)
Think-Pair-Share
19 / Encouraged students to demonstrate open-mindedness and tolerance of imaginative, sometimes playful solutions to problems
S.B. R/P.S./ C
Role Play
Guess and Check
Jigsaw
20 / Provided opportunities for students to develop and elaborate on their ideas
S.B. R./P.S./W/C
KWL Chart (Know/Want/Learn)
PACA (Predicting and Confirming Activity)
Work Backward

Adapted from:

The William and Mary Classroom Observation Scales, Revised Observable Evidence of Classroom Behaviors in Mathematics, Appendix A, and CollegeBoard SpringBoard Mathematics with Meaning Strategies