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. instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs.
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 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
At the beginning of the I plan different activities
year I meet the previous to use students’ As a foreign language
teacher to use her knowledge to engage teacher, I use a choice
knowledge about my my them such as KWK chart board in my classroom
students to engage them and some surveys that increase student’s
in learning. Also, in Back ownership. This choice
to school night I try to board offers a series of
meet the parents and chat activities that focus on
with them about their students’ specific
students. learning needs,
interests, and abilities.
Also, I give my students a Students decide which
survey to help me identify activity they are most
their learning styles so I comfortable
Evidence
can include different completing first, and
teaching methods that once they master it,
meet that need they can move on to
more challenging
activities.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging
Develops awareness of
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among
students.
Connecting learning
to students’ prior
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
Some students connect
interests
learning activities to their
own lives.
Evidence
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
learning. to connect to student interests.
learning.
Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
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. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities. .
interests.
I start the year with some When designing
icebreaker activities that thematic units for
help me gather
information about
each level I take into
students’ interests, and consideration
cultural background. students’ interest,
Also, since it is a small their prior
faith-based, private knowledge, their
school it is easier to
connect my lessons to
experiences and I
students’ background. integrate their
cultural background
and use it in the
cultural comparison
that is part of the
standards for foreign
languages
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging
Uses real-life connections
during instruction as
identified to curriculum.
Connecting subject
matter to
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate
subject matter to real-life.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
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
students in relating to instruction.
subject matter.
Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. 9/21/18 applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
Since I design thematic Each task, activity,
units, I make sure to and integrated
include tasks that are age
appropriate, connected to
performance
real life and meaningful assessment I
contexts throughout my designed is real life
daily lessons and the task.
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Assessments. .

Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging
Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided
by school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional
strategies, resources,
and technologies to Some students participate
meet students’ in instructional strategies,
diverse learning using resources and
needs technologies provided.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs
learning needs. 9/20/19
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Students participate in Students participate in 12-12-20 Students take
single lessons or instruction using responsibilities for using
sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and a wide range of strategies,
related to their interests technologies matched to Students actively engage resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. in instruction and make technologies that
use of a variety of successfully advance their
targeted strategies, learning.
resources, and
technologies to meet their
individual needs.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I use technology in my With moving to
class to meet students’ online learning, all
learning needs. For
example, I use the
my teaching tools are
PowerPoint to introduce online based
new vocabulary. Students
also use I Pad for
educational games or do
research . Some games as
Kahoot and Quizlet live.

Evidence

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
critically
Promoting critical
thinking though
inquiry, problem
Some students respond to
solving, and
questions regarding facts Students respond to
reflection
and comprehension. varied questions or tasks
designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content.
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
Supports students to Facilitates systematic
initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
through independently to apply critical thinking
developing questions, by designing structured
posing problems and inquiries into complex
reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students pose problems Students pose and answer
and construct questions a wide-range of complex
of their own to support questions and problems,
inquiries into content. reflect, and communicate
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I ask students questions Every week we have Chat station is one of
that require students to a class discussion to the activities that I do
recall, interpret, and
think critically. For
promote critical in my classroom. In
example, I ask students thinking, I use open this chat station I
open ended questions ended questions in post open-ended
and give them an the target language questions and I give
opportunity to discuss students an
the answers in groups
and ask them to give me a
opportunity to use
rationale for their their critical thinking
answers. in answering these
Evidence questions. 
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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. concepts flexibly and
learning and effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Formative assessment
helps me assess both Each student has to
students’ progress as well mark the
as the effectiveness of my
teaching strategies that I
achievement of the
used. Adjustments can be learning goals. Based
done to the instruction on this feedback, the
based on this kind of teacher adjusts her
assessment. planning and
teaching
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Evidence