Standard

1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Learns about students Gathers additional data to Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. 12/9/20 instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs. 7/10/20
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. 7/10/20 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
5/5/21 learning needs.
I give students an “All During my Teacher
About Me” sheet to Inquiry lesson series, I
complete, informal used responses to lecture,
conversations with them, student notes, group
and individual discussions, written
conferences with them to responses, and oral
learn their responses on Flipgrid to
interests/activities and see how students were
learning preferences. I comprehending the
also utilize SIS, other content and make
teachers, and Parent- adjustments as needed,
Teacher-Student such as providing a Venn
conferences to learn Diagram to a student
more. 7/10/20 after the initial lessons.
Evidence
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Some students need extra
explanation, so I meet Students use their notes,
with them after whole posted videos, group
class instruction. I have work, and adaptive
some students who have software to get the help
their tests read aloud to they need with content.
them or on paper instead 5/5/21
of the Chromebook. I’ve
also allowed students
with IEPs to draw or
verbally share their
response instead of
writing it down. 7/10/20
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior
learning. 7/10/20 to connect to student interests.
knowledge,
learning. 5/5/21
backgrounds, life

experiences, and
Some students connect Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
interests
learning activities to their single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
own lives. sequences of lessons curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. 7/10/20 backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests. 12/9/20
Projects are almost Students were able to
always a choice board to apply their knowledge of
provide student choice. I research to answer a
review historical difficult question of their
events/concepts we have choice. They had to pose
previously discussed to the question, research the
the current content, answer, and interpret
making connections survey information to
between historical complete their research.
content or current events. 12/9/20
Instructional strategies
are age appropriate–5th Through discussions with
Evidence grade has more crafts parents via email, I was
while 8th grade has more able to learn more about
primary source analysis. students’ and their
7/10/20 interests, such as
basketball, to apply it to
Students discussed an how I teach. For example,
interest in learning about explaining the Civil War
Hippies and the Great in terms of offensive and
Depression, which are not defensive. 5/5/21
covered in their content,
but I taught little lessons
on them here and there.
7/10/20

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified to curriculum. subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning connections to relevant,
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those subject matter instruction meaningful, and real-life
lessons to support specific to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject 7/10/20 students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter. 12/9/20
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students utilize real-life in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons connections regularly to life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to develop understandings matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter. understanding. 12/9/20 applications of subject
subject matter. 7/10/20 matter during learning
activities.
Some assessments ask Discuss Early Republic Lesson plans on the
students if things from politics and how they formation of
the past still matter relate to current political
today–ex. Are labor climate. When
American
unions still necessary? introducing concept of government during
7/10/20 “culture” have students the election season
identify their own and the effects of
elements of culture. Hammurabi’s Code
When discussing basics of
civilization, I start by
on our modern day
asking students what they laws. Both lessons
would need to survive on allow students to
Evidence a deserted island. apply knowledge to
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contexts. 12/9/20

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs. 12/9/20
strategies, resources, learning needs. 7/10/20
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. 7/10/20 their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
12/9/20 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
For a number of lessons, I lecture, show videos, Test
students are allowed to play songs, utilize accommodations so
demonstrate their stations, modeling, one-
understanding through on-one, small groups,
students with
whatever means/media readers theater, learning disabilities
they prefer (either on discussions, informal can have a verbal test
paper, Seesaw, or Google observation, and primary or a project, such as a
Classroom). Students do a sources to teach and cartoon., to
variety of activities in any review content. I follow
given class period, the I, We, Two, You
demonstrate
including taking notes, model, as well as try to understanding of
discussing, group work, include visual, audio, and content. 12/9/20
Evidence reading, writing, review kinesthetic elements in
activities, and hands-on each lesson. I use graphic
activities. 7/10/20 organizers and provide
guided reading outlines
for students who need
them. 7/10/20

Students utilize the
strategies and resources I
provide them with.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
comprehension. sequence of lessons that questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
require students to recall, posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
interpret, and think and reflection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. content. 7/10/20 reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though

inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons. 7/10/20 in depth analysis of
content learning.
Students fill out a SMART Rubrics are provided for
goal sheet every large projects and papers.
trimester. Students peer When students are
edit and self edit their working on assignments,
writing. 7/10/20 I challenge their thinking
and push them to think
deeper. Historical
analysis of primary
sources uses high level,
open-ended questions.
7/10/20

Evidence

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. 12/9/20 concepts flexibly and
learning and 7/10/20 effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during participate and stay understanding and use provide information to
instruction. engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
activities. 7/10/20 their needs during adjustments in
instruction. 12/9/20 instruction.
I encourage students to Using technology,
ask questions during the such as Peardeck, to
lesson to further their
understanding and, if I’m
monitor student
unsure, I model for them responses and
finding the answer. I understanding in real
review exit tickets after time. I can then
class to assess whether or adjust instruction
not students understand.
When students didn’t
accordingly. It also
understand the Chinese helps me group
Dynasties, I took a one students based on
Evidence day lesson and taught it their responses to
different ways for a week exit tickets. 12/9/20
until they understood.
7/10/20

Almost all students
complete assignments
and are paying attention
during lessons. Students
feel comfortable voicing
up that they don’t
understand and need
more time. 7/10/20