HALLMARKS of a SpringBoard Math Classroom
 SB = SpringBoard Strategies
(R=Reading/P.S.= Problem Solving/ W=Writing/ C=Collaborative)
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Teacher Behavior
CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DELIVERY
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
Observable Evidence
The teacher:
The teacher…
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LEARNING
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
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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
10 Employed brainstorming techniques
S.B. P.S.
 Act Out the Problem
 Draw a Sketch
The teacher…
 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
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
The teacher…
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
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)
The teacher…
 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