CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

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Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually Maintains ongoing reflective
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with and with colleagues practice and action research
practice to support practice individually and colleagues on the on refinements in in supporting student
student learning. Reflects with colleagues that is relationship between teaching practice and learning and raising the level
individually or with focused on methods to making adjustments in connections among of academic achievement.
colleagues on immediate support the full range of teaching practice and the elements of the
student learning needs. learners. 9.29.18 impact on the full range CSTP to positively Engages in and fosters
of learners. impact the full range reflection among colleagues
of learners. for school wide impact on
student learning.4.4.20
I collaborate often with After a lesson or activity This year I have been During this time of online
my colleagues about I always take the time to adapting and learning I feel that this is my
their teaching practices reflect on how it went changing lessons, number one priority now of
that they see work most and what I could change assessments, and creating lessons that
productively in the the next time. Many activities that have students can take away the
6.1 Reflecting on classroom if I notice that times this helps me been used in the past most amount of learning
teaching practice in my students were not as modify instruction for in order to create while at home. This has me
support of student engaged. I will also often the next lesson based on better learning constantly reflecting on each
learning research online the needs I saw for my practices for my lesson and the engagement
strategies that other students. I have started students. They have and learning of my students.
teachers have used to writing down weekly been a lower group
see if they will better lists of students who then in the past so
connect with my need extra practice with creating
students. Both of these those units. 5.8.19 developmentally
have benefited me appropriate
through my teaching activities has been
experience so far. important moving on
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a broad
professional goals and connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals range of professional goals
engaging in continuous through required account self-assessment authentic, challenging, connected to the connected to the CSTP to
and purposeful processes and local of teaching practice. and based on self- CSTP that are improve instructional
professional growth protocols. assessment. intellectually practice and impact student
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Attends required
professional
development. 9.29.18
This far in my teaching
career I have just been
and development
trying to keep up with
my own classroom
curriculum and the
mandatory professional
development. This year I
did set goal with another
colleague to look for a
professional
development course for
writing programs. This is
something I hope to
complete this academic
year. 9.29.18
6.3 Collaborating with Attends staff, grade level,
colleagues and the department, and other
broader professional required meetings and
community to support collaborations.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Expands knowledge and challenging and learning within and beyond
skills individually and Aligns personal goals based on self- the classroom.4.4.20
with colleagues through with school and district assessment and
available professional goals, and focuses on feedback from a Engages in ongoing inquiry
development. improving student variety of sources. into teacher practice for
learning. professional development.
Engages in and
Selects and engages in contributes to Contributes to professional
professional professional organizations, and
development based on development development opportunities
needs identified in targeted on student to extend own teaching
professional goals. achievement. practice.
Pursues a variety of
additional
opportunities to
learn professionally.
After this assignment I I have begun setting Over my career this has
did begin to set more higher goals for my seemed to naturally grow
goals for myself in the students that need to and develop for me. Over
classroom that aligned be challenged more these two reflective years in
with these CSTP in the classroom. I the program I have become
practices. Many of mine am in the process of more direct and intentional
were surrounding developing a new with teaching and my
planning, assessment, self paced and goal learning goals during my
and behavior tracking math lessons.
management in the fluency in the
classroom. I would say I classroom. Where
have done well with students will be able
assessments and gained to track their own
more tricks for behavior data. 11.11.19
management. When
working with a team it
was difficult to find time
to sit and long term plan
for academics goals for
the year at a glance.
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Consults with colleagues Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration with
to consider how best to colleagues to improve colleagues to expand colleagues.
support teacher and student learning and impact on teacher
student learning. reflect on teaching and student learning Works to ensure the
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practice at the classroom within grade or broadest positive impact
Identifies student and Begins to identify how to level. department and possible on instructional
teacher resources at the access student and school and district practice and student
school and district level. teacher resources in the Interacts with members levels. achievement at school and
9.29.18 broader professional of the broader district levels and for the
community. professional community Engages with profession.
to access resources that members of the
support teacher broader professional Initiates and develops
effectiveness and community to access professional learning
student learning resources and a wide opportunities with the
range of supports for broader professional
teaching the full community focused on
range of student achievement.
learners.4.4.20
I stay in close My team and I did begin This year we have a new This last semester
communication with my to reach out to our first member of with our professional
teacher and student administration and my grade team to find out administration who has learning project I
learning grade level colleagues. I more about the taught in a kindergarten have been able to
do collaborate weekly expectations that they classroom for 5 years. I have a greater
with my assistant would like to have set for use him as a great impact with my
director about the the upcoming class. With reference to been colleagues and our
classroom and she our new IB program teaching practices in the advancement in our
provides me resources many things have classroom. It has been a classrooms. It has
for helping my classroom changed we wanted to great source of advice allowed me to open
parents. My colleagues check back in to make and simple practices that up conversations
and I have daily sure they still align. I have been working on that I may not have
conversations about 5.8.19 implementing in the before due to feeling
lessons, behavior, and classroom. 11.11.19 like I was the new
reflection of our teaching inexperienced
practices informally teacher. This has
throughout our day and started great
on our breaks. 9.29.18 reflective
conversations with
my colleagues and
myself.
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6.4 Working with Is aware of the role of the
families to support family in student
student learning learning and the need for
interactions with
families.
Exploring
Acknowledges the
importance of the
family’s role in student
learning. Seeks
information about
cultural norms of
families represented in
the school. Welcomes
family involvement at
classroom/ school
events. 9.29.18
At the beginning of the
year I share with parents
how important it is that
they are involved with
their students academic
journey. I encourage all
parents to read a book
with their child each
night, even if they can’t
get to the practice
papers. I share how
beneficial this is to their
development. We have
many methods of
communication with
conferences, parent
night, weekly
newsletters, and report
cards. At our school we
do not allow parent
volunteers except for
classroom parties. I send
out sign up sheets for
parent volunteers on
days like this. 9.29.18
Applying Integrating Innovating
Supports families to Provides Structures a wide range of
contribute to the opportunities and opportunities for families to
classroom and school. support for families contribute to the classroom
Adjusts communication to actively and school community.
to families based on participate in the Supports a school/district
awareness of cultural classroom and environment in which
norms and wide range of school. families take leadership to
experiences with improve student
schools. Communicates to learning.4.4.20
families in ways
which show
understanding of and
respect for cultural
norms.
I focused on sending This transition online is now
more encouraging mostly in the hands of
notes home to help parents at home with their
keep parents in the children. Families have had
know on great to directly take control of
academics, or their student learning with
behavior. I also the resources I have
focused on sending provided for them. Many
out more emails and parents were very grateful
extra help packets for what I am provided as
for students well as our 3 daily live
struggling with lessons.
specific skills. Many
of the parents
appreciated the extra
work, others did not
care to practice it.
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I have been
increasing my
parents contact
throughout the week
with their child’s
progress in regards
to behavior and
academics with
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reading. It has been a
positive response
even from the
students themselves.
They love hearing
the words they read
really well, and the
areas they can work
on next time they
read. 11.11.19
6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range Collaborates with
communities in about local neighborhood and neighborhood and of neighborhood and community members to
support of the neighborhoods and community resources. community resources to community increase instructional and
instructional program communities support the curriculum. resources to support learning opportunities for
surrounding the school. Includes references or the instructional students.
connections to Includes knowledge of program, students,
Uses available communities in single communities when and families. Engages students in
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of designing and leadership and service in the
community resources in lessons. implementing Draws from community.
single lessons. 9.29.18 instruction4.4.20 understanding of Incorporates community
community to members into the school
improve and enrich learning community.
the instructional
program.
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Our school provides This year we utilized our We have continued to
extracurricular activities members of our add to our connection to
for afterschool for community and reached the community with
students. Activities like out to our local police reaching our to fire
yoga, legos, karate, and force to come in and talk departments, and taking
skateboarding. In the to the students. They a simple community
classroom we do not students were extremely projects that students
discuss much of the local excited to talk with a can take back home and
neighborhood police officer. We were continue these projects
community outreach able to use this in into their own families
options or services in the connection with our or extend into their
area. 9.29.18 community helpers unit communities.
With my school being a of study. 11.11.19
private school, they out
source all of their
programs from other
companies to come in
and teach. I do not have a
part in this. 5.8.19

6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full Models professionalism and
professional understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and range of professional supports colleagues in
responsibilities to professional ways and seeks support manages time and effort responsibilities into meeting and exceeding
maintain motivation responsibilities. as needed. required to meet advanced planning professional
and commitment to all expectations. and prepares for Responsibilities effectively.
students Seeks to meet required Demonstrates situations that may
commitments to commitment by Pursues ways to support be challenging. Supports colleagues to
students. exploring ways to students’ diverse maintain the motivation,
address individual learning needs and Maintains continual resiliency, and energy to
student needs. 9.29.18 maintains belief in effort to seek, ensure that all students
students’ capacity for develop, and refine achieve.
achievement. new and creative
methods to ensure
individual student
learning.4.4.20
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I try to keep a balanced I am still working on Over my years of
life with socializing with managing my time and experience I feel that
friends and family making sure I can get to my professionalism
weekly. I workout twice all things in a day. and commitment has
a week. With moments of However, it seems like developed into a
high stress I find that there is always natural progression
taking the day or something to do. So the that best supports
weekend to de-stress has growth I have had in this my colleagues,
the most beneficial effect area is prioritizing what I parents, and
on my well being. If need to get done now, students.
there are trying and what can get done
moments in the later. I still believe when
classroom I try to switch I have put in those
over to a fun activity and efforts that we have a
allow the students a fun classroom
moment of play then we environment and my
reconnect and address students enjoy their time
situations. 9.29.18 with me. 5.8.19
With this semester’s
course work load in the
induction program I
have not been finding
time to have much
personal time outside of
work. I have been
struggling with keeping
up academically, with
work, and having a social
life. 11.11.19
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies,
professional contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.*
responsibility,
integrity, and ethical * As follows:
conduct  Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes.
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which these
values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of learners,
including English learners and students with special needs.
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and federal
law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy, health,
and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
Integrating Innovating
Maintains a high standard of personal integrity and
commitment to student learning and the profession
in all circumstances.
Contributes to building professional community and
holding peers accountable to norms of respectful
treatment and communication.
Contributes to fostering a school culture with a high
degree of resilience, professional integrity, and
ethical conduct. 9.29.18
I work to stay professional at all moments
throughout my days at school and when
communicating with staff and parents. I work hard to
uphold my school’s high academic expectation as
well as the expectations of the parents that are
sending their children to our school. I commit most
of my hours in a day and caring into late evenings to
create the best learning environment and lessons I
can for the growth and development of my students.
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I would consider myself to stay profession when
working with parents and staff. This year was
challenging where I had to deal with many parent
conversations that we extraordinary circumstances
where I feel that I carried myself in a professional
manner, and provided my best input, or solutions.
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I still uphold my professionalism at my work place
very high. I work to have a great relationship with
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both my students and parents. This year we have
been working as a whole school to continue our
sense of community. 11.11.19