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
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
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readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs.
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. Becomes aware of Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
potential areas of bias sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures.
pedagogy. 7/18/2021 culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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I am familiar with and Teacher considers

sensitive to the aspects of students’
background of students in backgrounds that may
different ethnic, impact the way the
language, socioeconomic student learns
and exceptionality groups 11/5/2021
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Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to
lesson to students based development with students clear learning
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging,
student learning and differentiated to
address students’ diverse
learning needs.
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I communicate and make
the learning goals explicit
at the beginning of the
lesson, orally and in
writing on the board
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Establishes and Establishes and
articulates learning goals articulates
to students that integrate comprehensive short-
content standards with term and long-term
students’ strengths, learning goals for
interests, and learning students. Assists students
needs. 11/5/2021 to articulate and monitor
learning goals.
Learning goals are based
on the appropriate
academic content
standards 11/5/2021

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
4.3 Developing and
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series
term plans. of connected lessons and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term
term and short-term planning to support
instructional plans to student learning.
support student 7/18/2021
learning
Planning includes
breaking down
knowledge, skills, and
abilities into logically
sequenced lessons
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Applying Integrating Innovating
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning. 11/5/2021 learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
Teacher develops a year-
long curricular calendar
so that the essential
content standards are
distributed across the
academic year
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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 11/5/2021 Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. Uses assessments of assessments into their learning and the
and district. students’ learning and planning to meet impact of instructional
language needs to inform students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
planning differentiated and language needs. learning and language
instruction. 7/18/2021 needs.

Multiple strategies for

checking student
understanding are used
during the learning
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Teacher scaffolds and

extends instruction,
allowing students to build
on previous learning
experiences 11/5/2021
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. 7/18/2021 Uses uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. culturally responsive materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
pedagogy and additional instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
materials to support to support student
materials to meet the
students’ diverse learning learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
needs. 11/5/2021 identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I can identify and explain

the connections between
the learning goals and the
activities and materials
that will be used
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Teacher offers a variety of

materials or options
within activities that
reflect multiple learning
modalities 11/5/2021