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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
9/22/2021 social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs. 4/12/2022
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. 9/22/2021 culturally responsive
pedagogy in
planning.12/3/2022

Journal entries are based Using previous formal

upon broad concepts so and informal
that students may assessments, I began
elaborate upon them differentiating instruction
from their perspective. to better their individual
This is especially needs. I use a website
important when it comes called Newsela that
to culture and homelife increase or decrease the
where students can share Lexile score for students.
it when it is appropriate This allows me to
for the lesson. For discreetly increase or
example, students will be decrease the reading level
asked to compare their for some students to
lives to that of an ensure they’re being
Egyptian in which they challenged. The purpose
see how similar they are of this is to ensure
even though we existed students are constantly
thousands of years apart. growing in their
9/22/2021 educational needs.
4/12/2022
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When discussing
anything political or As stated previously, I use
anything with a bias, previous formal and
students are given informal assessments, I
multiple views and began differentiating
perspectives so that they instruction to better their
are given a wide range of individual needs. I use a
perspectives. This is website called Newsela
especially relevant in that increase or decrease
history where students the Lexile score for
can draw parallels from students. This allows me
ancient governments to to discreetly increase or
our modern-day decrease the reading level
government in the United for some students to
States. However, students ensure they’re being
are given both challenged. The purpose
perspectives. 9/22/2021 of this is to ensure
students are constantly
As stated previously, growing in their
when discussing anything educational needs.
political or anything with 12/3/2022
a bias, students are given
multiple views and As stated previously,
perspectives so that they when discussing anything
are given a wide range of political or anything with
perspectives. Especially a bias, students are given
with politics, I have to multiple views and
ensure complete perspectives so that they
neutrality because I am in are given a wide range of
a position of authority perspectives. Especially
and students may think with politics, I have to
my political beliefs are ensure complete
valid due to me being a neutrality because I am in
teacher. As a result, I a position of authority
recognize that I need to and students may think
present both sides of the my political beliefs are
argument, especially in valid due to me being a
dealing with current teacher. As a result, I
political issues. recognize that I need to
4/12/2022 present both sides of the
argument, especially in
dealing with current
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political issues.
12/3/2022

As stated previously, I use

previous formal and
informal assessments, I
began differentiating
instruction to better their
individual needs. I use a
website called Newsela
that increase or decrease
the Lexile score for
students. This allows me
to discreetly increase or
decrease the reading level
for some students to
ensure they’re being
challenged. The purpose
of this is to ensure
students are constantly
growing in their
educational needs. I also
plan to reflect during the
summer to see how I can
improve for the falling
school year. 5/3/2023

As stated previously,
when discussing anything
political or anything with
a bias, students are given
multiple views and
perspectives so that they
are given a wide range of
perspectives. Especially
with politics, I have to
ensure complete
neutrality because I am in
a position of authority
and students may think
my political beliefs are
valid due to me being a
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teacher. As a result, I
recognize that I need to
present both sides of the
argument, especially in
dealing with current
political issues I also plan
to reflect during the
summer to see how I can
improve for the falling
school year. 5/3/2023

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 9/22/2021 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.
4/12/2022
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Learning goals are placed Learning goals are placed
stated in lessons, written stated in lessons, written
on the board, and are on the board, and are
required for students to required for students to
write and answer in their write and answer in their
notebooks. Lessons are notebooks. Lessons are
centered around an centered around an
essential question that essential question that
frames the lesson. For frames the lesson. Now,
example, the question, I’m using essential
“What qualities does an questions to frame the
Empire have?” is entire unit such as
answered by the students understanding how the
immediately when the role of the Scientific
lesson is over. They then Revolution also impacted
submit it to me so that I the Enlightenment.
can check for Concepts discussed in the
understanding of the previous lesson are
material. 9/22/2021 connected to the current
unit either through
primary sources or
through a summative
assessment. 4/12/2022.

As stated previously,
learning goals are placed
stated in lessons, written
on the board, and are
required for students to
write and answer in their
notebooks. Lessons are
centered around an
essential question that
frames the lesson. Now,
I’m using essential
questions to frame the
entire unit such as
understanding how the
role of the Scientific
Revolution also impacted
the Enlightenment.
Concepts discussed in the
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previous lesson are
connected to the current
unit either through
primary sources or
through a summative
assessment. We also use
MAP testing scores and
create plans based on the
individual needs of
students. Generally, most
plans involve aspects of
math such as ensuring
students are able to
multiple and divide
decimals and fractions.
With this information, we
can better serve our
students. 12/3/2022

As stated previously,
learning goals are placed
stated in lessons, written
on the board, and are
required for students to
write and answer in their
notebooks. Lessons are
centered around an
essential question that
frames the lesson. Now,
I’m using essential
questions to frame the
entire unit such as
understanding how the
role of the Scientific
Revolution also impacted
the Enlightenment.
Concepts discussed in the
previous lesson are
connected to the current
unit either through
primary sources or
through a summative
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assessment. We also use
MAP testing scores and
create plans based on the
individual needs of
students. Generally, most
plans involve aspects of
math such as ensuring
students are able to
multiple and divide
decimals and fractions.
With this information, we
can better serve our
students. With the arrival
of summer, I’ll be able to
reflect upon the school
year and determine
which assessments were
important in my ability to
determine student
learning. 5/3/2023
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. 4/12/2022 learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
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Prior to the beginning of Our school currently
the school year, I make a adopted a program called
year long curriculum for Curriculum Trak in which
all of my classes in which we plan out our entire
I plan out all of my curriculum for the year.
lessons. This ensures that In this program, we can
I have a structure to view the lesson and unit
follow but more plans of other teachers
importantly, I used it to who use this program,
ensure that I am on track even teachers from
to finish my material different states and
before the school year schools. Using these
ends. Each lesson is plans, I can better plan
framed by an essential and develop curriculum
question that establishes that can support
the purpose of my lesson. academic language and
Students are then concepts. 4/12/2022
required to answer that
essential question as an As stated previously, my
exit slip. 9/22/2021 school currently adopted
a program called
Curriculum Trak in which
we plan out our entire
curriculum for the year.
In this program, we can
view the lesson and unit
plans of other teachers
who use this program,
even teachers from
different states and
schools. Using these
plans, I can better plan
and develop curriculum
that can support
academic language and
concepts. Admin has
given us time during the
school year to work on it
by giving us subs for our
classes. 12/3/2022
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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As stated previously, my
school currently adopted
a program called
Curriculum Trak in which
we plan out our entire
curriculum for the year.
In this program, we can
view the lesson and unit
plans of other teachers
who use this program,
even teachers from
different states and
schools. Using these
plans, I can better plan
and develop curriculum
that can support
academic language and
concepts. Admin has
given us time during the
school year to work on it
by giving us subs for our
classes. During the
summer break, I plan on
reviewing
CurriculumTrak and see
what other lesson and
unit plans other teachers
are doing. I plan on using
my break to reflect and
determine how I can
improve for the following
year. 5/3/2023
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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 9/22/2021 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 needs and 5/3/2023
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about styles.12/3/2022 Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
and district. beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into impact of instructional
9/22/2021 language needs to inform planning to meet strategies to meet their
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning learning and language
instruction. 12/3/2022 and language needs. needs.

Before we begin a Over the year, I’ve As stated previously, I’ve

primary source, students adapted my instructional adapted my instructional
are given background and strategies in order to strategies in order to
supplemental meet the needs of meet the needs of
information about in the students. I’ve began using students. I’ve began using
form of a Google Slides gamification to have more gamification to have more
presentation or through a student engagement in student engagement in
secondary source. Once lessons but more lessons but more
students have that initial importantly, it allows importantly, it allows
context, we can begin students to work students to work
annotating the primary cooperatively in order to cooperatively in order to
source document. While solve a series of solve a series of
we are doing this, some problems. Instead of problems. Instead of
students are required to using traditional using traditional
present their annotations summative assessments, summative assessments,
onto the document I’ve began using project- I’ve began using project-
scanner so they can based summative based summative
explain and elaborate on assessments that provide assessments that provide
what they thought was students different styles students different styles
significant. 9/22/2021 of learning to meet their of learning to meet their
needs. 4/12/2022 needs. I also used an
Checks for understanding online resource called
occur through a variety of As stated previously, I’ve Newsela that provides
modalities. When adapted my instructional students with secondary
students work in small strategies in order to sources with a Lexile
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groups, I can listen to
what they’re saying and I
can also ask them what
are they doing and how
are they doing it.
Students submit a journal
entry and exit slip
everyday so I can view
those to determine if
students are
understanding the
material. 9/22/2021
As stated previously,
checks for understanding
occur through a variety of
modalities. When
students work in small
groups, I can listen to
what they’re saying and I
can also ask them what
are they doing and how
are they doing it.
Students submit a journal
entry and exit slip
everyday so I can view
those to determine if
students are
understanding the
material. Since I do not
have any English
language learners in my
classes, I haven’t been
able to learn about
language needs. Students
who read at a lower grade
level are pulled out to the
resource teachers.
4/12/2022
Applying Integrating Innovating
meet the needs of score appropriate to their
students. I’ve began using reading level. When
gamification to have more talking with my other
student engagement in colleagues about this,
lessons but more they’ve told me that my
importantly, it allows use of multiple
students to work assessments is more than
cooperatively in order to enough and I’ve also
solve a series of began implementing
problems. Instead of playlists into my
using traditional instruction in order for
summative assessments, students to have more
I’ve began using project- creative power in their
based summative assignments. 5/3/2023
assessments that provide
students different styles
of learning to meet their
needs. I also used an
online resource called
Newsela that provides
students with secondary
sources with a Lexile
score appropriate to their
reading level. 12/3/2022
In order to meet the
learning need of my
students, I have began
using Google Forms as a
formative assessment to
determine if students are
meeting learning goals. I
can use different Google
Forms for students who
are EL students. I can
then modify their Google
Forms discreetly.
12/3/2022
In order to meet the
learning need of my
students, I have began
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using Google Forms as a
formative assessment to
determine if students are
meeting learning goals. I
can use different Google
Forms for students who
are EL students. I can
then modify their Google
Forms discreetly. I plan
on using my break to
reflect and determine
how I can improve for the
following year. 5/3/2023
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
9/22/2021 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
4/12/2022 identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
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Depending on what
students wrote on their
exit ticket, I can
determine whether or not
students are
understanding the major
learning goals of the unit.
If a majority students are
unable to answer the
question correctly, I can
reteach the lesson via
supplemental secondary
source. 9/22/2021
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Using the assessments my
students give me, I have
began adapting my
instructional material to
better suit the learning
needs of my students.
More recently, this has
taken the form of
gamification due to the
level of engagement and
information I get from it.
4/12/2022
As stated previously, I use
formative assessments
that my students give me.
I analyze those
assessments and
determine if students are
meeting learning goals.
Recently, I began using
Google Forms as a
quicker more efficient
way to check for
understanding.
12/3/2022
As stated previously, I use
formative assessments
that my students give me.
I analyze those
assessments and
determine if students are
meeting learning goals.
Recently, I began using
Google Forms as a
quicker more efficient
way to check for
understanding. . I plan on
using my break to reflect
and determine how I can
improve for the following
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year. 5/3/2023