CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
4.1 Using knowledge background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
of students’ academic individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
readiness, language social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

I strive to learn about my I spend time seeking out As a member of my

students’ academic and photos, videos and other school’s new Anti-
cultural backgrounds so elements that increase Bias/Anti-Racism team, I
that I can tailor my representation for all my am helping to compile a
lessons to my students. students. I prepared a list of resources for fellow
slideshow to accompany a educators. 11/20
I am very focused on lesson on the Harlem
identifying potential Renaissance. I included I continue to participate
areas of bias and I do try several women, who in my school’s Anti-
to learn about how to be a weren't mentioned in the Bias/Anti-Racism team. I
culturally responsive prepared curriculum, continue my efforts to
teacher. Teaching from a because I want my students make my lessons and
prepared curriculum, to see more women in my communication relevant
recognizing bias is a lessons. to my students’ interests
particular concern. and challenges. 5/1/21
9/29/2019 I actively consult with
colleagues who are
experts in this area and
ask for feedback about
how to eliminate my
implicit biases.
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Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.

I state and display the I state and display the I strive to include videos
learning goals for lessons learning goals for lessons and pictures in my
at the outset and review and include varying goals lessons that help my
at the conclusion of my to meet the goals of all students connect to the
lessons. 9/29/2019 students. I designed an content. 12/20
alternate assignment to
allow my students who I continue to look for
have learning challenges opportunities to
or who are English communicate to my
Language Learners to students learning goals
demonstrate their ability that incorporate content
to analyze literature. standards with their
5/8/20 interests, strengths and
challenges. As I plan my
lessons, I choose
materials that my
students are interested
in, to help them relate to
the content and feel
invested in the learning
goals. 5/1/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. learning. plans that ensure high
I feel I am still at this levels of learning.
level.
I am looking ahead at the I continue to incorporate
curriculum to plan long-range planning into
supports for my students. my lessons to ensure that
9/29/2019 my students are learning
content to support them
I look ahead at the in upcoming assignments.
curriculum and develop 12/20
lessons and documents to
prepare them for I am still at this level and
upcoming assignments. I continue to incorporate
prepared a help sheet to short- and long-term
support my students who planning into my lessons.
are struggling with the 5/1/21
unit test essay questions.
5/8/20
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs.

I am teaching with a I team teach with a I created slides to help my

prepared curriculum. I prepared curriculum but students with learning
look forward to learning when I have a turn to plan challenges and who are
from my mentor teacher the weekly video lessons I English Language learners
how to meet my students’ spend a great amout of understand the instructions
diverse learning needs time seeking out for our Unit 2 Descriptive
while limited by the materials that are Essay. 11/20
curriculum. 9/29/2019 culturally-responsive. I
provided a template to I continue to create new
help students with their tools to support my
thesis statements for our students with learning
literary analysis essay. challenges. I also support
5/7/20 my gifted students by
offering more enrichment
and encouraging them to
reach their potential. 5/1/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

Teaching from a prepared I continually seek out I provide my students with I have been meeting with
curriculum, I determine additional materials to learning challenges with a students with learning
what supports my support all my students’ graphic organizer as an challenges and English
students need and needs. I offer alternate alternative to our Unit 1 Learner students for 1:1
include those in live assignments for my Getting to Know you support and offering
lessons, post them on the students with learning slideshow.I am a member them individualized
class website and attach challenges or who are of my school’s MAP modifications for
them to the lessons. English Language team, and help with assignments. 5/1/21
9/29/2019 Learners. 5/7/20 analyzing and
implementing data from
the MAP
assessments. 11/20