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Common Board Configuration. Pine Villa Elementary School Mathematics Coach Sonya Nelson. What is the purpose of a common board configuration? The purpose is to allow students to know what is expected of them on a daily basis.
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Common Board Configuration Pine Villa Elementary School Mathematics Coach Sonya Nelson
What is the purpose of a common board configuration? • The purpose is to allow students to know what is expected of them on a daily basis. • The use of a common board in schools will portray a sense of community. • Research has shown that struggling readers perform better when they have repeated exposure to something. • It makes it easier for students to focus when each room they enter has the same information on the board in the same place. How do students and teachers benefit from a Common Board?Students will have a continuity across curricular.Common Boards assist teachers in keeping students on task.
Layout of Common Board ConfigurationDate:Benchmarks: Objective(s):Essential Questions:Agenda: Warm-Up:Closing Activity:Home Learning:
Elements of Common Board Configuration:Benchmark: This is the instructional focus for the week. For example: Math-MA.3.A.23 Fraction Size Science-SC.3.P.9.1 Phase ChangesObjectives: Students will be able to (SWBAT)….Essential Questions: What thestudents should be able to answer by the end of the lesson.Class Agenda: List of the activities/assignments that will be done during your instructional block.Warm-Up: a 5-10 minute bell ringer. Examples: Math- On Target Science-Secondary benchmark from FCAT Explorer
Elements of Common Board Configuration cont.: Closing Activity: an activity that closes or wraps up the day’s lesson. It should answer the essential question for the day or is going to if the lesson is more than one day.Examples: exit slips, summary of the day’s lesson, secondary benchmark review etc.Home Learning: an assignment that students complete at home to reinforce skills taught in school.