Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Element 2.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Models and Models fair and Reinforces positive, Develops shared Facilitates student self-
communicates respectful behavior. responsible, and responsibility with reflection and ongoing
expectations for fair and Demonstrates respectful student students for resolving improvement of the
respectful behavior to commitment to fairness interactions. Assists conflict and creating and caring community based
support social and respect in students to resolve maintaining a caring on respect, fairness, and
development. communications with conflicts. classroom community.   the value of all members.
students about language Incorporates cultural Supports students in
Promoting social and behavior. awareness to develop a taking leadership in
Development and Seeks to understand positive classroom developing a caring
responsibility cultural perceptions of climate. (5/2/2020) community that is Students take leadership
within a caring caring community. (Dec.1st.2020) responsive to the in resolving conflict and
community where Some students share in (9/28/2019) （April, 30th, 2021） diverse cultural norms creating a fair and
each student is responsibility for the Students participate in of identities of all respectful classroom
treated fairly and classroom community. occasional community Students demonstrate students. community where
respectfully building activities, efforts to be positive, student’s home culture
designed to promote accepting, and respectful Students take is included and valued.
caring, fairness, and of differences. responsibility resolving Students communicate
respect. (9/28/2019) (5/2/2020) conflicts and with empathy and
maintaining a caring understanding in
(Dec.1st.2020) classroom community. interactions with one
（April, 30th, 2021） Students promote another.
respect and appreciation
for differences.
I set up a rule in my I shared my earlier
language class that we experience as a
have to respect each one foreigner living in the
of us in the classroom. I US. Have the students
have them practice at think about what are the
the beginning of the difference between the
school. (9/28/2019) Chinese culture and
American culture.
(5/2/2020)
Evidence
I set up a classroom
rule at the beginning of
this semester that
address about respect.
Also review the rule
regularly with students.
When teach about
Chinese culture, I have
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
students introduce their
own cultures.
(Dec.1st.2020)

When I taught about the

historical figure -
Confucius, I also taught
students about his
<Analects>, use
sentences in <Analects>
to build up a positive
classroom climate. –
“When I walk along with
other people, they may
serve me as my
teachers. I will select
their good qualities and
follow them, their bad
qualities and avoid
them.”
（April, 30th, 2021）
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the Experiments with Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
importance of the and/or virtual learning environments that environments that environments flexibly to
physical and/or virtual environments that reflect student diversity reflect student diversity facilitate access to a wide
learning environments support student and provide a range of and provides a broad range of resources that
that support student learning. resources for learning. range of resources, engage students in
learning. displays, and artifacts learning. Ensures that
Utilizes a variety of that are current and environments enhance
Is aware that structured Structures for structures for integral to instruction. learning and reflect
interaction between interaction are taught in interaction during diversity within and
Creating physical students can support single lessons or learning activities that Integrates a variety of beyond the classroom.
or virtual learning learning. sequence of lessons to ensures a focus on and structures for
environments that support student completion of learning interaction that engage Selects from a repertoire
promote student learning. tasks. (5/2/2020) students constructively of structures for
learning, reflect (9/28/2019) (Dec.1st.2020) and productively in interaction to ensure
diversity, and （April, 30th, 2021） learning. accelerated learning for
encourage the full range of
constructive and Some students use students.
productive available resources in Students use a variety of Students routinely use a
interactions learning environments Students use resources resources in learning range of resources in Students participate in
among students during instruction. provided in learning environments and learning environments monitoring and changing
environments and interact in ways that that relate to and the design of learning
interact with each other deepen their enhance instruction and environments and
to understand and understanding of the reflect their diversity. structures for
complete learning tasks content and develop Students share in interactions.
in single lessons or constructive social and monitoring and
sequence of lessons. academic interactions. assessment of
(9/28/2019) (5/2/2020) interactions to improve
(Dec.1st.2020) effectiveness and
（April, 30th, 2021） develop a positive
culture for learning.
I have my students plan Had a “restaurant”
a trip for a weekend physical learning
after we learned all environment that
kinds of transportations promote student
and food. I also have learning after learning
Evidence them do a presentation the unit of food and
after they are done. drinks. (5/2/2020)
(9/28/2019)
I had students to
watch related video to
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
promote their learning.
(Dec.1st.2020)

I assign AP students to
watch College Board
daily learning videos
and take notes every
day. It promotes
students virtual learning
during the pandemic
period. Also, I checked
students notes and
went through their
confusions about the
videos.
（April, 30th, 2021）
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Adheres to policies and Recognizes and Anticipates and reduces Integrates support for Shares responsibility
laws regarding safety addresses safety issues risks to physical, students to take risks with the students for the
that are required by the regarding materials, intellectual, and and offer respectful establishment and
site, district, and state. student interactions, emotional safety using opinions about maintenance of a safe
Responds to behaviors and the organization of multiple strategies that divergent viewpoints. physical, intellectual,
that impact student the learning include examining and emotional
safety as they arise. environments. biases in the learning environment focused on
(9/28/2019) (Dec.1st.2020) environment and high quality and
(5/2/2020) curriculum. Engages in reflection on rigorous learning.
Establishing and
their own language and
maintaining
Models and provides behavior that
learning
Explores strategies to instruction on skills that contributes to
environments that
establish intellectual develop resiliency and intellectual and
are physically,
and emotional safety in support intellectual and emotional safety in the
intellectually, and
the classroom. emotional safety. classroom.
emotionally safe
Students are aware of (Dec.1st.2020) Students demonstrate
required safety resiliency in
procedures and the Students take risks, offer Students develop and perseverance for
school and classroom Students follow teacher opinions, and share practice resiliency skills academic achievement.
rational for maintaining guidance regarding alternative perspectives and strategies to strive Students maintain
safety. potential safety issues （April, 30th, 2021） for academic intellectual and
(9/28/2019) for self or others. achievement, and emotional safety for
(5/2/2020) (Dec.1st.2020) establish intellectual themselves and others in
and emotional safety in the classroom.
the classroom.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Me and my students set During the distance Every day after class, I
up a classroom learning period, have one student remain
expectation for being a I checked with in class and talk with the
polite audience and students frequently student about their
communicated before about their lives and study and mental health.
present their work to mental health. （April, 30th, 2021）
peers and other (Dec.1st.2020)
audience. (9/28/2019)
Evidence
Have a rule called “No
matter your” gender,
ethnicity, faith, accent,
talents, appearance,
intelligence, orientation,
you are accepted here.
(5/2/2020)

Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Creating a rigorous Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
environment with accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
high expectations completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
and appropriate tasks. importance of meeting solving, and appropriate critical reading, writing Fosters extended
support for all Is aware of the targeted learning goals. levels of challenge. and thinking. studies, research,
students importance of Works to maintain high Holds high expectations Integrates strategic analysis and purposeful
maintaining high expectations for for students. Has an scaffolds and use of learning.
expectations for students while understanding of technologies throughout Supports students to
students. becoming aware of achievement patterns, instruction that support utilize an extensive
(9/28/2019) achievement patterns and uses scaffolds to the full range of learners repertoire of
for individuals and address achievement in meeting high differentiated strategies
groups of students. gaps. expectations for to meet high
(5/2/2020) achievement. expectations.
(Dec.1st.2020) Students engage in a
Some students ask for （April, 30th, 2021） variety of differentiated Students actively use Students take
teacher support to supports and challenges supports and challenges responsibility to fully
understand or complete Some individuals and in ways that promote to complete critical utilize teacher and peer
learning tasks. groups of students work their accuracy, analysis, reading, writing, higher support, to achieve
(9/28/2019) with the teacher to and problem solving in order thinking, and consistently high levels
support accuracy and learning. problem solving across of factual and analytical
comprehension in their subject matter. learning.
learning. (5/2/2020)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
（April, 30th, 2021）

(Dec.1st.2020)

Evidence I have my students do a Lesson on China’s

project after every unit. history. After reading
Last unit we I learned students’ assignments, I
about traditional realized that students
Chinese festival. I needed more help with
supported them in their vocabulary. I were
learning to manage their not lower my
work this two weeks expectations but would
project. (9/28/2019) help them more.
(5/2/2020)

I gave students clear
instructions and when
they achive the goal, I
gave them positive
feedback.
(Dec.1st.2020)

I use Google
Classroom to give
homework and quizzes.
The good thing about
assigning work for
students from Google
Classroom is the
teacher can make any
correction on students
work if needed. And
when giving students a
multiple choices quiz,
the teacher can set up
the system to auto
grade the work and if
students answer it
wrong, they can see a
special feedback and
help themselves know
why. （April, 30th,
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
2021）

Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Establishes Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
expectations, rules, and with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
consequences for involvement. responsive instruction supports, and systems that ensure
individual and group Communicates, models to develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
behavior. and explains high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
(9/28/2019) expectations for individual and group behavior within and maintaining high
individual and group behavior. across learning standards for individual
behavior. activities. and group behaviors.
Utilizes routine
Refers to standards for Reviews standards for references to standards Guides and supports
Developing, behavior and applies behavior with students for behavior prior and students to self-assess,
communicating, and consequences as in single lessons or during individual and monitor, and set goals
maintaining needed. sequence of lessons in group work. for individual and group
high standards for (9/28/2019) anticipation of need for behavior and
individual and reinforcement. participation.
group behavior (5/2/2020) Students follow Students demonstrate
(Dec.1st.2020) behavior expectations, Students respond to positive behavior,
Students are aware of accept consequences individual and group consistent participation
classroom rules and Students know and increase positive behaviors and and are valued for their
consequences. expectations for behaviors. encourage and support unique identities.
(9/28/2019) behavior and （April, 30th, 2021） each other to make
consequences and improvements.
respond to guidance in
following them.
(5/2/2020)
(Dec.1st.2020)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
I set up a classroom rule Using the framework of I assign AP Chinese
with students at the restorative practices to students learn Chinese
beginning of the school help create a positive, idioms everyday before
year. (9/28/2019) supportive school class in breakout room.
environment for our （April, 30th, 2021）
students. (5/2/2020)

I check understanding
with different students
Evidence every day after class.
Make up lesson for
students if they needed.
(Dec.1st.2020)

Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Employing Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
classroom routines, routines or norms for procedures, and norms routines and procedures monitoring and participating in
procedures, norms, single lessons to support in single lessons or that are culturally reflecting on routines, developing, monitoring,
and supports for student learning. sequence of lessons with responsive and engage procedures, and norms and adjusting routines
positive behavior to some student students in the in ways that are and procedures focuses
ensure a climate in involvement. development and culturally responsive. on maximizing learning.
which all students (9/28/2019) monitoring of norms. Maintains a quality Classroom climate
can learn (5/2/2020) (Dec.1st.2020) learning climate that integrates school
（April, 30th, 2021） builds on student standards and culturally
strengths. relevant norms.
Responds to disruptive
behavior. Seeks to promote Provides positive Promotes positive Promotes positive
positive behaviors and behavior supports. behaviors and behaviors and
responds to disruptive Responds appropriately consistently prevents or establishes preventions
behavior. to behaviors in ways refocuses behaviors and a positive classroom
(9/28/2019) that lessen disruptions disruptive to the climate that eliminate
(5/2/2020) to the learning climate. learning climate. most disruptive
Students participate in behavior.
routines, procedures,
Students are aware of and norms and receive
procedures, routines, reinforcement for
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
and classroom norms. Students receive positive behaviors. Students are involved in Students share
correction for behavior (Dec.1st.2020) assessment and responsibility with
that interferes with （April, 30th, 2021） monitoring of routines, teacher for managing
learning, and positive procedures, and norms and maintaining a
reinforcement in in ways that improve the positive classroom
following routines, Students receive timely learning climate. climate that promotes
procedures, and norms. and effective feedback learning.
(9/28/2019) and consequences for
(5/2/2020) behaviors that interfere
with learning.
(Dec.1st.2020)
（April, 30th, 2021）

My students sharpening I have students review

pencils during the class yesterday's knowledge
all the time. Later, I had by asking a question
them get all of their and post it in Google
pencils ready before Classroom every day.
class. I tried to help Everyone has to
them build up a good response others'
study habit not only for question too.
Evidence school but also for their (Dec.1st.2020)
future life. (9/28/2019)
I assign different
Using the framework of students as group leader
restorative practices to to guide peers studying
help create a positive, in breakout room.
supportive school （April, 30th, 2021）
environment for our
students. (5/2/2020)

Element 2.7 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Using instructional Paces instruction based Paces instruction with Paces instruction with Paces instruction to Paces, adjusts, and
time to optimize on curriculum some consideration of students to provide include ongoing fluidly facilitates
learning guidelines. lesson type, adjustments adequate time for assessment of student instruction and daily
Develops awareness of for sufficient student instruction, checking for learning. Supports activities.
how transitions and work time and understanding, students in the
classroom management transitions to optimize completion of learning monitoring of
impact pacing and learning. activities and closure. instructional time.
lessons. (9/28/2019)
(5/2/2020) Students participate in Students use their
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Some students complete (Dec.1st.2020) and complete a variety instructional time to Students monitor their
learning activities in of learning activities in engage in and complete own time, are engaged in
time allotted. the time allotted with learning activities and accomplishing learning
Students complete options for extension are prepared for the goals, and participate in
learning activities and, and review. next sequence of reflection, self-
as needed, may receive （April, 30th, 2021） instruction. assessment, and goal
some adjustments of setting.
time allotted for tasks or
expectations for
completion.
(9/28/2019)
(5/2/2020)
(Dec.1st.2020)
My lesson is paced and At the end of every unit,
adjusted to meet the I assign two different
needs of students. projects for students.
(9/28/2019) One option for basic
knowledge required.
Lesson on the Another one for
“Environmental advance. Students
Protection and Energy choose to finish one
Conservation”, Students project for their best fit.
needed extra time so I （April, 30th, 2021）
built an extra two
classes including some
Evidence
review for them.
(5/2/2020)

Lesson on the
"Environmental
Protection and Energy
Conservation", students
needed extra time so I
built an extra two
classes including some
review for them.
(Dec.1st.2020)