Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Learns about students Gathers additional data to Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
learning needs. 10/24/19
Using knowledge of (7/18/19) 4/6/2020
students to engage Some students may Students engage in single Students take ownership
them in learning engage in learning using lessons or sequence of Student engage in Students actively utilize a of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some learning through the use variety of instructional choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on of adjustments in strategies and range of methods to
whole. assessments. instruction to meet their technologies in learning further their learning that
needs. (7/18/19) that ensure equitable are responsive to their
access to the curriculum. learning needs.
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4/6/2020
Evidence I utilize different
assessments (in class, Students are given a pre-
discussion based, and writing assessment,
STAR) to select areas of where there writing level
need to my students. is evaluated before they
Individual students may begin the unit work.
have different support 10/24/19
needs. STAR in particular
will list individual Students have completed
student needs. (7/18/19) exit tickets to identify
current abilities related
Then students will work to given skill. 10/24/19
on their individual
selected goals to improve Playlists have been
their own understanding utilized to teach different
and work. (7/18/19) skills and strategies.
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Extra resources have

been made available
through the Google
classroom to ensure
everyone has a chance to
access the materials at
home. 10/24/19
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Frequent questions and
check-ins with students
during lessons allow for
immediate adjustment of
lessons in real
time. 4/6/2020

GoogleForms can serve as
a check-in point to
analyze individual
understanding. 4/6/2020
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging
Develops awareness of
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among
students.
Connecting learning
to students’ prior
knowledge,
Some students connect
backgrounds, life
learning activities to their
experiences, and
own lives.
interests
Exploring Applying
Uses gathered Uses school resources and
information about family contacts to expand
students’ prior understanding of
knowledge, cultural students’ prior
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life
to support student experiences, and interests
learning. to connect to student
learning. (7/18/19)
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Students participate in
single lessons or
sequences of lessons Students make
related to their interests connections between
and experiences. curriculum, and their
prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests. (7/18/19)
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Integrating
Integrates broad
knowledge of students
and their communities to
inform instruction.
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Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
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Innovating
Develops and
systematically uses
extensive information
regarding students’
cultural backgrounds,
prior knowledge, life
experiences, and
interests.
Students can articulate
the relevance and impact
of lessons on their lives
and society.

Works closely with During distance

resource specialist as well
as other middle school
teachers to better
understand students’
needs. Interacts with
students on a one-on-one
basis to learn more about
them individually.
(Playing at recess with
them, attending sporting
Evidence
events, walking with them
before school). (7/18/19)
learning, surveys of the
community members
were utilized to better
understand
everyone's access to
learning materials and
success during the
transition. 4/6/2020 

I then use the information

I learn to check-in with
the students, and design
activities that will interest
them. (7/18/19)

Conducted individual
conferences with mentor
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
students in order to best
understand them and
their needs in the
classroom. 10/24/19

Students wrote Memoirs

that looked back at their
prior experiences in
school/life and related
them to how they are
currently learning.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified to curriculum. subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning connections to relevant,
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those subject matter instruction meaningful, and real-life
lessons to support specific to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction. 10/24/19
matter to subject matter. (7/18/19) 4/6/2020
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. (7/18/19) 10/24/19 matter during learning
activities. 4/6/2020
In writing, students are Through the use of
free to choose topics objectives, students are
based on their own lives. instructed how skills
As I read through their matter in the future. We
choices I develop a work on why writing and
deeper understanding of grammar are relevant.
whom they are. One 10/24/19
example is the six-word
memoir. (7/18/19) Student assignments
have choice-based
One example: Students topics to allow students
make connections in to choose what matters
Evidence reading to the characters most to them and their
and how they are the own lives. 4/6/2020
same or different.
(7/18/19)
During Distance Learning,
Students connect what students working on
they are learning to the journalism,
Student Learning became primary sources-
Objectives for the school creating their own news
as they build skills. report for the pandemic.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs. 4/6/2020
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
Using a variety of
learning needs. (7/18/19) 10/24/19
instructional
strategies, resources,
Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students take
and technologies to
in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using responsibilities for using
meet students’
using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and Students actively engage a wide range of strategies,
diverse learning
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to in instruction and make resources, and
needs
and experiences. their learning needs. use of a variety of technologies that
targeted strategies, successfully advance their
resources, and learning. 4/6/2020
technologies to meet their
individual students
needs. (7/18/19)
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Writing assignments can A variety of resources are
culminate in different provided for students on
activities including: letter the Middle School
writing, SPARK video Website that we have
memoirs, Blogs, created to help students
investigative journalism with the distance learning
assignments. These can process and make it
be multi-modal and easier for them to learn
presented in many during "Shelter in Place"
different ways to the circumstances. 4/6/2020 
students. Some students
Evidence receive individual
support from resource
staff or at office hours.
(7/18/19)

Students have a lot of

sharing with their student
community to allow them
to demonstrate their
understanding in
different ways and help
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
them learn from each
other. (7/18/19)

Incorporated Tinkercad
into lessons to allow
students to represent
their ideas visually after
writing them. 10/24/19

Students utilize brainpop

lessons while working to
build writing skills after
completing a unit.
10/24/19

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
Promoting critical critically.
thinking though
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to
reflection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content.
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
Supports students to Facilitates systematic
initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
through independently to apply critical thinking
developing questions, by designing structured
posing problems and inquiries into complex
reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives. (7/18/19)
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Students pose and answer
Students pose problems a wide-range of complex
and construct questions questions and problems,
of their own to support reflect, and communicate
inquiries into content. understandings based on
(7/18/19) in depth analysis of
10/24/194/6/2020 content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Students make
connections to the real
world with current
events; community based
writing assignments, and
science that works on
identifying scientific
problems that need
solutions. Then present
their ideas and reflect on
the ideas of others. I also
present different
perspectives on all of
these ideas through
presentations, videos,
blogs, and instruction.
(7/18/19)

Students write devotions

to pray for those who are
currently struggling in
the world to connect
Evidence
what they learn in
religion to real world
events. 10/24/19

In writing, students
present multiple
viewpoints in their
informational and
argumentative writing
assignments. 10/24/19

Students researched
different communities to
learn about how the
Covid-19 pandemic
impacted different groups
and then related that to
their own experience.
4/6/2020 
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. 10/24/19 concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student
(7/18/19) effectively.
learning and
4/6/2020
adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students receive Students are able to
while teaching.
individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully articulate their level of Students monitor their
during instruction. in small groups during participate and stay understanding and use progress in learning and
instruction. engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet provide information to
activities. (7/18/19) their needs during teacher that informs
instruction. 10/24/19 adjustments in
4/6/2020 instruction.
Instruction is adapted One on one meetings are
based on what the Whiteboard work and set up to work
students are exit tickets are utilized with students' individual
presenting/submitting/ with each lesson in order needs and help them
needing. Including small to assess the current progress in their own
group instruction based understanding of the understanding. 4/6/2020 
on need for writing areas. objective. 10/24/19
(7/18/19)
Self and peer editing
Students are consistently supported by checklists
engaging with each other are utilized for students
and providing feedback to understand the level of
Evidence and ideas in their student their own work and to
community. (7/18/19) look for areas where they
need to develop their
writing. 10/24/19