CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually and Maintains ongoing
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with with colleagues on reflective practice and
practice to support practice individually and colleagues on the refinements in teaching action research in
student learning. Reflects with colleagues that is relationship between practice and connections supporting student
individually or with focused on methods to making adjustments in among the elements of learning and raising the
colleagues on immediate support the full range of teaching practice and the CSTP to positively level of academic
student learning needs. learners. impact on the full range impact the full range of achievement.
of learners. learners.
Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on student
learning.
I self-reflect in order to I meet regularly with my I participate with my PLC
better understand how to PLC, my supervisor, my in developing a SMART
support my students. I school mentor and my goal that supports our
6.1 Reflecting on also discuss this in my FOTIP mentor to reflect students' academic
teaching practice in PLC, and with my mentor on my teaching practice. achievement. 12/20
support of student and supervisor. My mentor and I have
learning 9/29/2019 been discussing how to I collaborate with my
use assessments to colleagues in a variety of
inform our teaching. settings, with the goal of
5/7/20 effecting school-wide
changes to improve student
learning: my PLC, the
MAP assessment team, the
Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism
team, and through new
teacher mentoring. 5/1/21
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Develops goals connected
to the CSTP through
required processes and
local protocols.
Attends required
professional
development.
6.2 Establishing
professional goals and
engaging in continuous
and purposeful
professional growth
and development
I attend a monthly
professional development
virtual session, as well as
three days of back to
school meetings in
August. I will be
developing my goals
connected to the CSTP
with the help of my
mentor. 9/29/2019
6.3 Collaborating with Attends staff, grade level,
colleagues and the department, and other
broader professional required meetings and
community to support collaborations.
teacher and student
learning Identifies student and
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a broad
the CSTP that take into authentic goals range of professional
account self-assessment connected to the CSTP goals connected to the
of teaching practice. that are intellectually CSTP to improve
challenging and based on instructional practice and
Expands knowledge and self-assessment and impact student learning
skills individually and feedback from a variety within and beyond the
with colleagues through of sources. classroom.
available professional
development. Engages in and Engages in ongoing
contributes to inquiry into teacher
professional practice for professional
development targeted on development.
student achievement.
Pursues a variety of Contributes to
additional opportunities professional
to learn professionally. organizations, and
development
opportunities to extend
own teaching practice.
I attend bi-weekly PLC I meet regularly with my I continue to set goals
meetings, weekly high PLC, and also one-on-one and self-reflect in order
school trainings, monthly and in small groups with to improve my practice
professional PLC members, to plan as a teacher and
development trainings learning experiences for colleague. I continue to
and annual back-to- our students. I recently met seek feedback from my
school trainings. 5/7/20 with our PLC lead to supervisor, PLC lead and
revise a template for the mentor in order to
personal narrative our continually refine my
students will be writing practice. 5/1/21
soon. 12/20
Consults with colleagues Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration
to consider how best to colleagues to improve colleagues to expand with colleagues.
support teacher and student learning and impact on teacher and
student learning. reflect on teaching student learning within Works to ensure the
practice at the classroom grade or department and broadest positive impact
Begins to identify how to level. school and district levels. possible on instructional
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teacher resources at the access student and practice and student
school and district level. teacher resources in the Interacts with members Engages with members of achievement at school
broader professional of the broader the broader professional and district levels and for
community. professional community community to access the profession.
to access resources that resources and a wide
support teacher range of supports for Initiates and develops
effectiveness and teaching the full range of professional learning
student learning learners. opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
I attend bi-weekly PLC I regularly collaborate I participate on several
meetings and participate with Special Ed case teams, including the MAP
in our PLC’s Google Chat managers to support our assessment team and the
periodically throughout shared students. I also Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism
each day. I seek out my attend and host progress team. Both of these teams
colleagues to ask specific monitoring meetings focus on communicating
questions to help me where all of a student’s with the entire school
teach more effectively. I teachers collaborate and developing practices
participate in a Facebook along with their school to better support our
group for ELA teachers, counselor and an admin. students. 12/20
and listen to podcasts 5/7/20
and read books from I continue my
several excellent ELA involvement on several
teachers. 9/29/2019 teams as well as the
leadership team. I spend
a significant portion of
my time collaborating
with and mentoring my
colleagues. 5/1/21
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Is aware of the role of the
family in student learning
and the need for
interactions with families.
Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide range
importance of the contribute to the and support for families of opportunities for
family’s role in student classroom and school. to actively participate in families to contribute to
learning. Seeks Adjusts communication the classroom and school. the classroom and school
information about to families based on community. Supports a
cultural norms of families awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
represented in the norms and wide range of families in ways which environment in which
school. Welcomes family experiences with schools. show understanding of families take leadership
involvement at and respect for cultural to improve student
classroom/ school norms. learning.
events.

I recorded a virtual Back I strive to communicate I hold progress monitoring

to School session and with my homeroom meetings that include the
sent it out to my families and send out student, their Caretaker
homeroom students’ messages in Spanish as (parent of guardian),
6.4 Working with
parents. I was on the much as possible. I send teachers, school counselor
families to support
planning team for a out weekly webmails to and admin. I continually
student learning
school festival last week my students. 5/7/20 refine my process for
and was able to meet creating the agenda and
several of my students notes for these meetings to
and their families in optimize the support my
person. I learned quite a students receive. 12/20
bit about the norms of a
variety of cultures during I work to ensure that we
my credential program. I provide Spanish-language
am striving to continue versions of
learning. 9/29/2019 communications sent out
from the teams I
participate on. I enlist
interpreters from the
Language Line available to
us when needed. 5/1/21

6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
communities in support about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members to
of the instructional neighborhoods and community resources. community resources to community resources to increase instructional
program communities surrounding support the curriculum. support the instructional and learning
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the school. Includes references or
connections to
Uses available communities in single
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of
community resources in lessons.
single lessons.
I want to incorporate I send resources to
local resources. My individual students when
students live throughout applicable. I include
the state, so this is a information on field trips
challenge. I will be and support resources on
thinking about how to the slides in my lessons,
address this. 9/29/2019 along with links. For
example, I sent
information about Comcast
offering free wifi hotspots
for everyone
(including non-customers)
to a student experiencing
homelessness, who was
unable to access the
internet to complete his
lessons when the local
library closed due to
COVID-19. 5/7/20
6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional
professional understanding of responsibilities in timely
responsibilities to professional ways and seeks support
maintain motivation responsibilities. as needed.
and commitment to all
students Seeks to meet required Demonstrates
Applying Integrating Innovating
program, students, and opportunities for
Includes knowledge of families. students.
communities when
designing and Draws from Engages students in
implementing instruction understanding of leadership and service in
community to improve the community.
and enrich the Incorporates community
instructional program. members into the school
learning community.
I created several versions
of a graphic organizer for a
literary analysis essay, to
support my students with
learning challenges. 12/20 
This standard continues to
be a challenge, due to my
students living throughout
the state of CA. I continue
to research resources and
services available in my
students’ communities and
do my best to connect my
students with those
options. 5/1/21
Anticipates professional Integrates the full range Models professionalism
responsibilities and of professional and supports colleagues
manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and exceeding
required to meet advanced planning and professional
expectations. prepares for situations Responsibilities
that may be challenging. effectively.
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commitments to students. commitment by Pursues ways to support
exploring ways to students’ diverse Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
address individual learning needs and effort to seek, develop, maintain the motivation,
student needs. maintains belief in and refine new and resiliency, and energy to
students’ capacity for creative methods to ensure that all students
achievement. ensure individual student achieve.
learning.
Being new to my school, I I meet bi-weekly with my I have significantly I joined my school’s
am still learning about my supervisor. In advance of improved in my ability to leadership team this year.
responsibilities. I have a these meetings, I compile manage my time so I grade I strive to model
school-specific mentor, data showing my number student work and log my professionalism and to
PLC co-leads, and of phone calls to calls in a timely manner support my colleagues,
supervisor, as well as a students, number of and still have time to particularly as I mentor
mentor for this program. I ungraded assignments, complete my additional our new teachers. 5/1/21
consult with each of these number of homeroom leadership responsibilities
experienced teachers to students who haven’t had 12/20.
learn more about my a phone call for 28+ days,
responsibilities. 9/29/19 and other measures of
my job performance. I
also answer eight
questions that give me
the opportunity to reflect
on my recent activities in
terms of professional
development and student
outreach. 5/7/20
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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies, Maintains a high standard of personal integrity and
contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* commitment to student learning and the profession in
all circumstances.
* As follows:
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community and
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which these holding peers accountable to norms of respectful
values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. 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 high
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the degree of resilience, professional integrity, and ethical
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. conduct.
 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,
6.7 Demonstrating and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
professional  Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
responsibility, integrity,  Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
and ethical conduct  Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
I am doing my best to incorporate these guidelines into my teaching practice. I have been growing in this area and feel that I can
9/29/2019 place myself in the Integrating category. 12/20

I would still place myself in this category. I continue to strive to conduct myself with integrity,
5/7/20 to collaborate with my colleagues and to contribute to
my school in a positive way. As a member of my
school’s leadership team, I continue to learn about
new ways to mentor our new teachers and to grow
into new responsibilities. 5/1/21