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
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with and with colleagues on reflective practice and
practice to support practice individually colleagues on the refinements in action research in
student learning. and with colleagues relationship between teaching practice and supporting student
Reflects individually or that is focused on making adjustments in connections among the learning and raising
with colleagues on methods to support teaching practice and elements of the CSTP the level of academic
immediate student the full range of impact on the full to positively impact achievement.
learning needs. learners. range of learners. the full range of
learners. Engages in and fosters
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colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
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6.1 Reflecting on 3.15.2021

teaching practice in I always interact with Teacher works together
support of student colleagues, especially with other science
other science teachers, to teachers to build a
learning
exchange resources and common platform where
share strategies. We to compare students’
compare students’ performances. This
progress and we work on comparison, analyzing
new strategies and both summative and
practices to improve our formative assessments, is
students’ understanding extremely useful for the
and mastery. teacher who can have a
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about his class
performances. These
assessments are
continuously updated in
order to address
students’needs,
questions, and doubts.
Teacher can
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adapt/modify the lessons
and units according to
the outcomes of the
summative and formative
assessments, and by
comparing the data with
the ones from other
teachers.
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The teacher, together

with a Professional
Learning
Community, creates
formative
assessments that can
be offered during the
virtual lessons. These
assessments are
based on the State
Standards which are
the goal that
students want to
achieve. Each
standard and goal is
monitored by using a
formative
assessments, created
with Google forms.
These assessments
provide important
information in real-
time and the teacher
can adjust his
teaching according to
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the outcomes of
these synchronous
formative
assessments (usually
performed on Google
Form). Students
show their mastery
by answering to
these simple
assessments without
feeling the pressure
of being evaluated.
Students can define
the timing and
pacing of the lesson
by answering to
these formative
assessments.
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
professional goals connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
and engaging in through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
continuous and processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
protocols. practice. assessment. challenging and based to improve
purposeful
on self-assessment and instructional practice
professional growth
Attends required Expands knowledge Aligns personal goals feedback from a and impact student
and development professional and skills individually with school and variety of sources. learning within and
development. and with colleagues district goals, and beyond the classroom.
through available focuses on improving Engages in and
professional student learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
development. professional inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in development targeted practice for
professional on student professional
development based on achievement. Pursues development.
needs identified in a variety of additional
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professional goals. opportunities to learn
professionally.
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I constantly read and
study about science and
teaching. By doing so I
can incorporate the new
information into my
classrooms. Furthermore
I carefully listen to my
students’ feedback and
adapt my teaching
strategies to their unique
needs. No student is
equal and every student
has its best learning style,
therefore I always
incorporate a large
variety of strategies to
meet everyone’s needs.
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Teacher offers several
ways to challenge and
evaluate students
according to their
possibilities.
Teacher tries to create
fun and entertaining
games where students
can play and learn at the
same time. Students can
play anonymously so
they do not feel pressure,
but they can learn in a
safe, engaging, and
Innovating
Contributes to
professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to
extend own teaching
practice.
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Teacher actively
participates to
Professional Learning
Community where he
shares ideas, defines
goals and objectives,
creates common
assessments, analyzes
students’ performances,
and plans how to
improve the curriculum
and the lessons. Teacher
meets with his
instructional
coach/supervisor to
reflect on his teaching
discussing ways of
improvement. Teacher is
actively involved in the
evaluation of new
courses, checking if they
meet the State Standards,
and finding a way to
perfect their content.
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vibrant environment.
Teacher challenges high
performing students to
complete more complex
critical thinking analysis,
while supporting the
lower achieving students.
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Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
classroom level. department and school broadest positive
Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
the school and district teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
level. the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
6.3 Collaborating professional community to access professional and district levels and
with colleagues and community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
the broader teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
professional and student learning range of supports for Initiates and develops
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community to
of learners. opportunities with the
support teacher 12/2/2020 broader professional
and student community focused on
learning student achievement.
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I constantly interact with Teacher works together The teacher, together
colleagues, especially with other science with a Professional
other science teachers, to teachers to build a
exchange resources and common platform where
Learning
share strategies. We to compare students’ Community, creates
compare students’ performances and share formative
progress and we work on resources, ideas, and assessments that can
new strategies and strategies. By comparing be offered during the
practices to improve our data with colleagues,
students’ understanding analyzing both
virtual lessons. These
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and mastery. When summative and formative assessments are
teaching my classes I assessments, is extremely based on the State
often refers to other useful for the teacher
disciplines such as who can have a clear
Standards which are
literature/books, songs, understanding about his the goal that
art, theatre, math, and class performances. students want to
sport. By doing so I can These assessments are achieve. Each
have an overarching continuously updated in standard and goal is
theme that goes from my order to address
science class towards students’needs,
monitored by using a
other disciplines. By questions, and doubts. formative
doing so I make my Teacher can assessments, created
teaching more relevant to adapt/modify the lessons with Google forms.
what students better and units according to These assessments
connect with and I can the outcomes of the
work together with other summative and formative
provide important
subjects’ teachers to assessments, and by information in real-
create shared projects. comparing the data with time and the teacher
7/16/2020 the ones from other can adjust his
teachers. teaching according to
12/2/2020
the outcomes of
these synchronous
formative
assessments (usually
performed on Google
Form). Students
show their mastery
by answering to
these simple
assessments without
feeling the pressure
of being evaluated.
Students can define
the timing and
pacing of the lesson
by answering to
these formative
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assessments.
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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. norms. student learning.

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I always interact with
6.4 Working with families to support my
families to support students. I provide
student learning specific feedback and
suggestions for each
student.
I always keep in mind my
students’ background so
that I can better
communicate with their
families.
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Teacher sends weekly

update to students about
their school
performances. Teacher
calls families every
month to keep them in
the loop. Teacher
provides prompt,
specific, and timely
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feedback after every
summative assignment
explaining possible
mistakes and
emphasizing success
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The teacher regularly

supports students and
families by providing
prompt and targeted
feedback. The teacher
communicates weekly
with the families, offering
content-related support
as well as support
regarding any school-
related, administrative,
or emotional issues that
students or families
might have.
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6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
communities in about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
support of the neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
instructional communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
program
connections to students, and families. for students.
Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. 12/4/2020 implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction and enrich the Incorporates
7/16/2020 instructional program. community members
3/8/2021 into the school
learning community.
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Due to COVID, it is I have conducted surveys
difficult to interact with to learn about my
the local communities. student culture and
Teacher offers virtual community. I ask
events to connect with questions about their
local communities and experience with various
show alternative ways to scientific events in their
learn about their own personal
community and region. communities. I use this
12/4/2020 information when
planning lessons so that
they feel engaged in and
connected to the
material.
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Teacher offers three

‘outings’ per semester,
where he meets with
students and participates
to events in the
neighborhood and
community. These events
could be school related
(go to a conference), or
more general (visit a
museum, an exposition,
or just meet in person in
an extra-scholastic
environment).
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Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models
understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates expectations. that may be Responsibilities
commitments to commitment by challenging. effectively.
students. exploring ways to Pursues ways to
address individual support students’ Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
student needs. diverse learning needs effort to seek, develop, maintain the
and maintains belief in and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
students’ capacity for creative methods to and energy to ensure
achievement. ensure individual that all students
student learning. achieve.
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professional I regularly participate in Teacher, being a
responsibilities to school-directed ‘senior’ teacher in
maintain professional
development that focuses
the science team,
motivation and
on developing and shares resources and
commitment to all
refining strategies to ideas with
students improve student colleagues. Teacher
learning. I actively participates to
participate in creating
banks of lesson resources
workshops and
(PPTs, work-aids, ideas) courses and shares
to share with my the newly acquired
colleagues. I monitor knowledge with his
student achievement colleagues. Teacher
using school-created
trackers in order to see
strives, together with
the results of his Professional
implemented strategies Learning
over time. Community, to
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students can have
Teacher constantly
the best possible
participates in
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professional resources to be
development events successful and show
to learn both about mastery.
new teaching 3.3.2021
strategies and to
expand his
knowledge about the
content. Teacher
shares and discuss
ideas with colleagues
and school staff and
integrates the new
strategies into his
lessons.
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
professional policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
responsibility, profession in all circumstances.
integrity, and * As follows:
ethical conduct  Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and 7/16/2020
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment. 12/4/2020
 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
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community.
I work with my content supervisors to create goals
based on CSTP and participate in regular evaluations
and meetings in order to continually improve
performance and school experience.
I respond in a timely and specific manner to all
student questions and offer targeted feedback and
instruction to guide their improvement in the
material.
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Teacher constantly interacts with colleagues and

supervisors to define goals and objectives, analyze
students’ performances, and incorporate new
strategies to help them showing mastery. Teachers
goals follow the CSTP standards. Teacher meets with
supervisor to discuss strong points and weaknesses
in order to continually improve performance and
school experience.
Teacher reflets on the dialogues with supervisors to
improve strategies to have a better communication
with students and families
7/16/2020

Teacher actively participates to Professional Learning

Community where he shares ideas, defines goals and
objectives, creates common assessments, analyzes
students’ performances, and plans how to improve
the curriculum and the lessons. Teacher meets with
his instructional coach/supervisor to reflect on his
teaching discussing ways of improvement. Teacher is
actively involved in the evaluation of new courses,
checking if they meet the State Standards, and finding
a way to perfect their content.
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