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. 9/17 4/11 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 Students 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 9/17 needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
4/11 access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I have begun to work on I have so far adjusted
collecting data from phonics lessons to be in
quizzes, formative and the zone of proximal
summative assessments development and plan to
to inform my practice. continue this into other
subjects as well.

Evidence
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. 9/17 4/11 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. 9/17 4/11
I have worked hard I created resources
on building where I noticed
relationships, students missing
communicating with background
parents and knowledge in order
analyzing data trends to inform instruction.
in order to inform I learned from a book
instruction. study the importance
of making lessons
relevant to students
and setting goals they
can relate to and have
been incorporating
that.
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
9/17 4/11 students in relating to instruction.
subject matter.
Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
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. 9/17 understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 4/11 matter during learning
activities.
I have begun
exploring cross-
curricular
connections in unit
unpacking and data
dives.

I ask students
questions that help
them relate their real
Evidence life experiences to
the curriculum.
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
meet students’ Some students participate
diverse learning in instructional strategies,
needs using resources and
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.
9/17 learning needs.
4/11
Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. 9/17 resources, and technologies that
4/11 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
I work hard to pick
the best
manipulatives
(online or otherwise)
to support student
learning.

I adjust the
technologies to be
the most assessable
Evidence for each group of
students.
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. 9/17 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. 4/11 content. reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though
Students respond to
inquiry, problem
Some students respond to varied questions or tasks Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts designed to promote questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. comprehension and posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
critical thinking in single begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
lessons or a sequence of problems of their own communicate
lessons. 9/17 4/11 related to the content. understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
I am practicing
critical thinking with
the given questions
and I am beginning to
develop my own
based on the data we
have collected.

Students partake in
double-plan
Evidence assignments which
engage them in
current topics and
review.
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. concepts flexibly and
learning and 9/17 4/11 effectively.
adjusting instruction Students receive
while teaching. Some students receive assistance individually or Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance in small groups during Students successfully articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. instruction. 9/17 4/11 participate and stay understanding and use provide information to
engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
activities. their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
Students participate I have begun to look
in small group at what students
instruction for know and adjust the
reading and math. lesson as I go to build
off of that while still
maintaining rigor.

Evidence