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Element Emerging Exploring
Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching
practice to support practice individually and
student learning. with colleagues that is
Reflects individually or focused on methods to
with colleagues on support the full range of
immediate student learners.
learning needs.
I meet with experienced
teachers weekly to discuss
behavior issues in the
classroom and what
6.1 Reflecting on strategies I could use to
teaching practice in improve procedures and
support of student behaviors in the classroom.
learning I make personal notes on
anything significant that
happens in the classroom,
what went wrong, and how
I think I could improve the
situation next time.
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Applying
Engages in reflection
individually and with
colleagues on the
relationship between
making adjustments in
teaching practice and
impact on the full range
of learners.
I regularly observe other
teachers practice seeing
how they manage behavior
problems. I take what I
learn from their classroom
and apply it to my own
practice. I make sure to
observe and communicate
with teachers outside of
my subject area in order to
get a fuller picture of
students learning needs
and abilities. I also
communicate with the
playground/recess staff to
determine how students are
engaging socially.
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Integrating
Reflects individually
and with colleagues on
refinements in teaching
practice and connections
among the elements of
the CSTP to positively
impact the full range of
learners.
I have two sections of each
grade in my art class,
which allows me to teach
one class, reflect, and
immediately make changes
to the lesson
delivery/content before the
next section of the class
comes the following day.
I then discuss with both
classroom teachers (who’s
classes I taught and
adjusted instruction) to get
feedback on how effective
the change was, and how
to move forward.
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I collaborate with
colleagues to reflect on my
teaching practice. I sit in
and watch the core
teachers with their
classrooms. I learn the best
methods and practices in
their classrooms. I then
Innovating
Maintains ongoing
reflective practice and
action research in
supporting student
learning and raising the
level of academic
achievement.
Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on student
learning.
I meet with my grade level
partner weekly to discuss
what new strategies we
have been using in our
classroom and what works
best. We also get together
as an elementary staff at
least once a month to
discuss best practices. We
have been implementing a
new emotional and social
learning curriculum in all
classes and discussing
how we implement it
frequently.
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take that and apply it in my
classroom, the art room.
The core teacher observes
me teaching my art class
and gives feedback on how
I apply the strategies
observed from her.

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Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
through required account self-assessment authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
6.2 Establishing processes and local of teaching practice. and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
professional goals protocols. assessment. challenging and based to improve instructional
and engaging in Expands knowledge and on self-assessment and practice and impact
Attends required skills individually and Aligns personal goals feedback from a variety student learning within
continuous and
professional with colleagues through with school and district of sources. and beyond the
purposeful development. available professional goals, and focuses on classroom.
professional growth development. improving student Engages in and
and development learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
professional inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in development targeted on practice for professional
professional student achievement. development.
development based on Pursues a variety of
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I am familiarizing myself I frequently meet in person
with the CSTP’s and how I with, text, and call my
could implement them in colleges to see how they
our classroom goals. implement CSTP’s in their
09/15/2022 classroom. I also observe
other teachers when I do
not have class myself. I
take notes of what is
successful and
unsuccessful in their
classrooms.
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Applying Integrating Innovating
needs identified in additional opportunities Contributes to
professional goals. to learn professionally. professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to extend
own teaching practice.
Through the ILP I have This semester the focus is I contribute to teacher
reflected on my own on the ISTE standards and professional development
teaching practice and set incorporating technology by leading biblical
goals that are concretely into my teaching practice. I seminars weekly on
connected to CSTP have developed some Thursdays. We are a faith
standards. The goals I set professional goals for based Christian school and
are based on my own myself with my mentor I teach bible lessons and
personal reflection and based on the ISTE standard biblical integration to the
observations from my 2.1 a. Set professional staff once a week in the
mentor. My goals align goals and 2.5c, design Thursday morning
with the schools goals and authentic learning meetings.
agenda, which is to focus environments.
on the whole student with 4/15/24
special emphasis on social I have chosen goals for my
and emotional learning for ILP this semester based on
students. pedagogical approaches
that are only made
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technology. My lesson for
the ILP heavily relies on a
specific web lesson to most
effectively deliver the
lesson content.
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I set my goals this
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semester based on the
teacher leader standards
and the ISTE standards
CSTP 6.3, and CSTP 5.3,
ISTE 4.3a Cultivate
coaching relationships
And Teacher leader
standard: Domain III:
Promoting
professional learning
for continuous
improvement. I am
doing this in my
teacher leader project
where I coach a new
teacher through the
TPA’s.
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Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand with colleagues.
other required meetings how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and
and collaborations. teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning within Works to ensure the
6.3 Collaborating learning. practice at the classroom grade or department and broadest positive impact
with colleagues and Identifies student and level. school and district possible on instructional
the broader teacher resources at the Begins to identify how levels. practice and student
school and district level. to access student and Interacts with members achievement at school
professional
teacher resources in the of the broader Engages with members and district levels and
community to broader professional professional community of the broader for the profession.
support teacher and community. to access resources that professional community
student learning support teacher to access resources and a Initiates and develops
effectiveness and wide range of supports professional learning
student learning for teaching the full opportunities with the
range of learners. broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
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I work with other teachers
and administration to
determine what resources
are available for the school.
Professional development
classes are offered through
and with the school to
maintain ACSI
Certification through
weekly bible studies.
Academic professional
development is maintained
in weekly meetings where
accreditation documents
and curriculum guides are
discussed and reviewed.
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I meet with colleges at
least 3 times a week before
school, and sometimes
after school to compare
teaching strategies. This
helps us to determine what
is most successful for
student learning. During
professional development
meetings our staff reads a
book on behavior
management and discipline
without punishment or
reward to guide us all in
improving out teaching
practice.
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I am learning to more
effectively navigate the
schools digital resources
including report card
history, and demographics
information. I am also
working of furthering my
credential for ACSI which
is a requirement in my
school setting.
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I consistently meet with I contribute and am I lead a cohort to support
more experienced teachers involved with the broader teachers through the
and ask them to observe professional community by credentialing process, and
me when they can. I ask working as a practicing support another cohort
for feedback on my artist and developing my with ACSI credentialing
practice and advice on how skill. I noticed I was and professional
to manage the classroom lacking in my ceramic skill development. I am in
more effectively. I also so I enrolled in a college charge of facilitating ACSI
meet with other colleagues course to enhance my credentialing and
to discuss and review craft. I also work on professional development
curriculum to plan cross commission and draw for the elementary staff.
curricular connections to continuously in my free
deepen student learning. time to always improve my 5/5/24
craft
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To collaborate and connect
with a wider audience I
created a with my
portfolio, and resume. This
website opens the door for
global communication and
networking. It also
contains many interactive
features, which allows
other artists or potential
clients to interact with me
and each other more easily.
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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities and Structures a wide range
the family in student importance of the contribute to the support for families to of opportunities for
learning and the need for family’s role in student classroom and school. actively participate in the families to contribute to
interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts communication classroom and school. the classroom and
families. information about to families based on school community.
Communicates to families
cultural norms of awareness of cultural in ways which show Supports a
families represented in norms and wide range of understanding of and school/district
the school. Welcomes experiences with respect for cultural norms. environment in which
family involvement at schools. families take leadership
classroom/ school to improve student
events. learning.

Parents are updated I invite parents to My specific school context

through the school’s engage in the art is a private Christian
school. As such we have a
grading system on classroom by having shared Christian culture,
their students’ parent volunteers and all of our schools
progress. Parents with come and help prepare curriculum, discipline, and
6.4 Working with
any questions on their materials. Families are social functions are based
families to support around the person and
students’ progress or also engaged through
student learning word of Jesus Christ. For
the curriculum are free hallway displays example, report cards at
to reach out to me where they see student the end of each quarter are
through the schools work displayed always based on the “Fruit
email system. I regularly. Typed of the Spirit” (Galatians
respond to emails descriptions of what 5:22-26). Feedback to
parents, especially when
within 12 hours of students learned in discussing student
receiving them to class are presented behavior or discipline is
ensure any problems with the student work. guided by the bible, where
are resolved quickly. This allows families to teachers share biblical
09/15/2022 be well informed on truths or verses to explain
how they want to address
their own students the child's needs. This
progress, and the shared belief and
progress of the school understanding leads to a
as a whole as they see more readily collaborative
projects from all parent teacher
relationship.
grades displayed.
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4/20/2023 Our entire school, parents,
teachers, and school staff
have a subscription to the
media platform RightNow
Media paid for by the
school. This platform
contains a variety of video
sermons and lectures on
the Bible. Everyone in and
associated with the school
watches the same videos
each week as described in
the weekly emails sent by
admin. This builds a
strong class community
where everyone learns and
applies the same biblical
principles to draw nearer to
God.

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I provide opportunities for

families and kids to be
involved in the classroom
by having volunteers come
to help build the art room.
Different families came to
build cabinets, organize art
supplies, and paint the
floors with fun art
supplies. This also served
as some of the student’s
public service project
hours. This also opene the
line of communication for
regular parent volunteers
coming into the art room to
help set up materials and
support the classroom.

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Develops awareness
about local
neighborhoods and
communities
surrounding the school.
Uses available
neighborhood and
community resources in
single lessons.
I am learning about the
specific community
resources offered by the
6.5 Engaging local school. The school is a
communities in combined church and
support of the school. The church offers
many community resources
instructional such as Sunday and
program Saturday services,
Wednesday youth bible
study, Wednesday adult
bible studies, and
occasional Christian music
concerts. The
school/church also offers a
6 week summer camp, and
a 3 week vacation bible
school. I am still learning
about the wider community
of the schools local city
and what resources are
available in this city.
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Exploring Applying
Seeks available Uses a variety of
neighborhood and neighborhood and
community resources. community resources to
support the curriculum.
Includes references or
connections to Includes knowledge of
communities in single communities when
lessons or sequence of designing and
lessons. implementing
instruction
The school is a faith based
school. I integrate the
resources from the church
connected to out school in
order to support the
Christian community and
curriculum. I work with
the ministry directors from
different grade levels to
include more biblical
content at an appropriate
grade level. This helps me
to support what the church
ministry and church
community is doing in my
classes.
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Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
neighborhood and community members to
community resources to increase instructional
support the instructional and learning
program, students, and opportunities for
families. students.
Draws from Engages students in
understanding of leadership and service in
community to improve the community.
and enrich the Incorporates community
instructional program. members into the school
learning community.
A community event our
school hosts is our
Veterans Day chapel. For
this, students with
grandparents or parents in
the military make a video
of themselves interviewing
their relatives, and send it
to the school. These videos
are compiled and played as
a part of our veteran’s day
chapel. Admin also sends
out a mass email to the
local community: different
businesses, retirement
homes, and public offices
inviting any veterans to
come and be honored by
our school.
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I invite local community
artists to come and guest
speak with the kids. We
learn from local artists and
on occasion work with
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them to create large scale
artwork. The program is
enriched by having real
professionals come and
meet with the students.

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Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full range of Models professionalism
understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and professional and supports colleagues
professional ways and seeks support manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and
6.6 Managing advanced planning and
professional responsibilities. as needed. required to meet exceeding professional
prepares for situations that
expectations. Responsibilities
responsibilities to may be challenging.
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates effectively.
maintain motivation commitments to commitment by Pursues ways to support
and commitment to Maintains continual effort
students. exploring ways to students’ diverse to seek, develop, and refine Supports colleagues to
all students address individual learning needs and new and creative methods maintain the motivation,
student needs. maintains belief in to ensure individual resiliency, and energy to
students’ capacity for student learning. ensure that all students
achievement. achieve.
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I am experimenting I make sure all of my I manage my professional I support my peers in
with different ways to curriculum and responsibilities to maintain professional
motivation and
differentiate lessons are prepared at commitment to all students development by
curriculum and least two weeks in by planning wisely to save supporting them in
assignments to advance for all classes myself energy and stress. I ACSI credentialing
promote greater to ensure I am make sure all elementary and PD. I make sure
student success. prepared in any students are doing lessons my peers understand
with the same materials
Sometimes the situation. Additional which saves me many
how to navigate the
method of drawing is materials are prepared hours of prep work and ACSI portal, and what
differentiated ie; blind in case a lesson or sorting. Being prepared in the requirements are
drawing vs upside plan is ineffective and advance allows me to for being credentialed.
down drawing, vs grid needs immediate easily readjust my I also support 2
schedule, and easily switch
drawing. All products alteration. Likewise curriculum based on
teachers in the
end the same way but professional whatever twists or credentialing process
the way to get the end responsibilities challenges are thrown at by coaching them
product is different. outside of personal me. through the process.
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I also make sure to seek
as leading bible out professional
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studies and development as an artist
professional and teacher outside of the
development sessions schools professional
are planned and development through
subscriptions to online
prepared for weeks in learning communities.
advance.
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I have maintained the

practice’s that I have
prior, but have yet to
advance my grasp on
professional
responisbilities. I have
added to the list of
required
responsibilities since
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moving from a part
time to full time
teacher. I am currently
maintain the same
professionalism but
with more difficulty as
I have more
responsibilities.

I promote greater
student success by
carefully discussing
needs with students. I
encourage self-
reflection with
students and assess
their own confidence
in their ability. I can
use this information to
make a plan of how to
support their
achievement.

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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies, Maintains a high standard of personal integrity and
contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* commitment to student learning and the profession in all
circumstances.
* As follows:
Contributes to building professional community and
• Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. holding peers accountable to norms of respectful
• Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which treatment and communication.
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students.
• Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of Contributes to fostering a school culture with a high
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. degree of resilience, professional integrity, and ethical
• Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the conduct.
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
• Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
• Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
6.7 Demonstrating • Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
professional
• Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
responsibility,
• Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
integrity, and ethical
• Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
conduct community.
I Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes by adjusting my I am known in my school for managing many different
instruction based on student success levels determined through formative and responsibilities with diligence and professionalism. I am
summative assessments. known for being flexible and eager to work with the
classroom teachers in curriculum planning and last
minute changes or suggestions for the art class. This
I reflect on and identify my own personal bias by connecting with other teacher
includes things like willingly taking in an extra class
and hearing their perspectives on a given situation or assignment. worth of students into my middle school elective when a
different elective teacher suddenly has to leave and there
I squire the appropriate material needed to learn about and support Ell and are no substitutes available. I also step in to sub for
SPED students through IEP plans and “Orange Cards (records of students various elementary teachers in my planning periods
provided by school.” when necessary.

I monitor and report suspected child abuse when necessary.
I maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carry out laws and district
guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
I am the new go to tech expert at my school. I am now
responsible for assisting the elementary staff with all
schoology and powerschool grade set up. In addition to
grade tech, I also support staff in navigating RightNow
Media, and the ACSI (Association of Christian Schools
International) members portal.
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I understand and implements school and district policies and state and federal
law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior when necessary. 12/17/23

Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy, health,
and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
I model appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession. This
includes modeling application of spiritual and faith principles in my faith-based
school.
I maintain professional conduct with students in the classroom by keeping the
door open when students are in the room, particularly when I am alone in the
room with a student.
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By coaching my peers through the ACSI professional
development and through the teacher credentialing .I
help my peers be resilient. The ACSI professional
development and credentialling in particular is very
confusing, with the website being difficult to navigate. I
support them by teaching peers how to navigate the sight,
and tell them what is required to get and ACSI
credential.
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I have continued all of the practices that I described previously. I have improved in my
ability to take account for student outcomes by more effectively utilizing assessments to
determine readiness and altering my instruction. I have also more effectively supported
my SPED and EL students by integrating more scaffolding into the curriculum. I have
also become more familiar with school and district policies and am more confident in
enforcing policies like how to use Chromebooks and dress code violations.
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