Handout 4 - Collaborative-Action-Planning Template - Complete template to support positive math attitudes

Sep 12, 2026

Handout 4 provides a collaborative action planning template for school-based teams to support positive math attitudes in students. The plan targets three components: growth mindset, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy. It includes example planning across at-school, after-school, and family engagement settings, covering chosen attitudes, specific activities or routines, responsibilities, implementation dates, required resources, possible barriers, success measures, and team support needs.

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Collaborative-action-planning template

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Table 1 example plan

Table 2 blank planning template

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Use this template to develop a collaborative plan for supporting positive math attitudes with your school-based team. Be sure your plan includes each component of positive math attitudes (growth mindset, sense of belonging and self-efficacy) . The example template in table 1 can help as a reference. You can also use the sample activities, norms, and routines provided in handout 3 to fill out the blank template in table 2 and help you get started.
Table 1. Collaborative-action-planning template example
School name: | | | | | | At school | After school | With family engagement | | Which math attitude will you focus on in your setting (growth mindset, sense of belonging, selfefficacy)? | Growth mindset | Sense of belonging | Self-efficacy | | What activity, routine, or norm will you implement to help students develop this math attitude? | Introduce students to growth mindset using sports metaphors; reinforce the concept during daily lessons. | Homework buddies | Family goal-setting month | | | At school | After school | With family engagement | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What will this look like in each setting? | Five-minute overview of growth mindset at the start of distributive property unit. Incorporate language on persistent struggle daily. | Tutors will pair students from the same classroom during homework time and encourage students to learn from each other and work collaboratively. Tutors will pair students based on teacher recommendations. | Family engagement specialist will develop a campaign encouraging families to set math goals with their students. Family engagement coordinators will share a worksheet that families can complete to develop goals and track progress. | | Who will be responsible? | Classroom teachers | Homework tutors | Family engagement specialist | | When will you implement this activity, routine, or norm? | October 10–31 | October 10–31 | October 10–31 | | What resources do you need? | None | None | Goals worksheet | | What are potential barriers? | Students may experience initial discomfort and need additional encouragement to persist in problem-solving. | Students may need additional support to complete assignments. | Families may need additional support and examples for how to set goals and track progress. | | How will you measure success? | Responses to student reflection questions included in daily exit tickets | Students will complete all assigned homework during allotted time for tutoring. | Families will report setting goals with their students. | | What support do you need from your team? | Afterschool staff can offer guidance on other metaphors that will resonate with students. | Classroom teachers can make recommendations for student pairings. | Afterschool and classroom teachers can provide guidance on appropriate goals for students. | Table 2. Collaborative-action-planning template School name: | At school | After school | With family engagement | | --- | --- | --- | | Which math attitude will you focus on in your setting (growth mindset, sense of belonging, selfefficacy)? | | | | What activity, routine, or norm will you implement to help students develop this positive math attitude? | | | What will this look like in each setting? Who will be responsible? | At school | After school | With family engagement | | --- | --- | --- | | When will you implement this activity, routine, or norm? | | | What resources do you need? | What are potential barriers? | | --- | | How will you measure success? | | What support do you need from your team? |

FAQs

What positive math attitude components does the plan target?

The template focuses on growth mindset, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy.

How can teams use the template across different settings?

Teams fill out the plan for at school, after school, and with family engagement, specifying what each setting will look like and how it will be supported.

What sections must be completed to develop a strong action plan?

The template prompts teams to define the math attitude focus, select an activity/routine/norm, assign responsibility, set an implementation timeline, list resources, identify barriers, define success measures, and note support needed from the team.

Sep 12, 2026

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