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.
Evidence I am still assessing my
students through various
ways. I conduct a variety
of formal and informal
assessments. I get to
know my students well
by speaking and building
relationships with my
students, as well as,
speaking with their
previous teacher. I use
that information to make
adjustments and
accommodations to my
instruction when needed.

I currently implemented a
choice board learning
menu during our guided
reading group rotations.
When students are not
working in a small group
with the teacher they take
ownership of their own
learning by choosing
different activities they
would like to complete as
part of their independent
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
work. These activities
include different choices
of reading and writing
activities.
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.
At the beginning of the
school year I spent a few
days really getting to know
my students through
different activities.
Students were able to
share about their favorite
things, families, interests,
and after-school schedules.
Every morning, students
have to answer a morning
question, the question can
vary, but it is an
opportunity to learn about
them. I either read their
notebook every now and
then or I have students
share their answers.
I spoke with one of the
returning teachers about
returning students. I was
able to gain insight about
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
parents and students from
that teacher.

During lessons students

have opportunities to share
their ideas on topics. They
can relate what we are
learning to their life and
experiences through group
discussions, whole class
discussion, group work and
projects.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified to curriculum. 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
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. 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. applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
Students have many Subject matter is
opportunities integrate particularly hard to relate
subject matter into their to in Social Studies and
own learning through some of the stories we
various hand on activities read during Language
or small projects. Arts. My students are all
ethnically Korean, so I use
Students participate in my knowledge of Korean
either partner language, culture,
discussions or whole traditions, and customs to
class discussions. help relate topics we are
learning about or relate it
to experiences they may
Evidence have had in the past.

I do this a lot by
providing examples of my
experiences in Korea and
that opens up the
conversation for students
to share about their
similar experiences or by
asking open ended
question during lessons.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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.
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.
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. resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.

I use a variety of different

strategies, resource and
technologies to meet the
students’ diverse learning
needs. I use the projector
in our classroom often as
a way to deliver content
to students. The
textbooks we are using
have an online website
that has other resources
Evidence that we can use such as
videos, games, and extra
worksheets.

I introduce new lessons in

a variety of different
ways, think-pair share,
charades, brainstorming,
small group games,
infographics and more.
Students have lots of
opportunities to work in
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
ways that best suit their
needs, independently in
pairs, or small groups.

Students have access to

technology iPads that are
used for learning apps
such as Khan Academy
and Raz-Kids and
learning games such as
Prodigy and Boddle.

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 Students respond to
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
reflection
and comprehension. 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
and construct questions answer a wide-range of
of their own to support complex questions and
inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
communicate
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence I support students to
begin thinking
critically
independently by
working in pairs or
small groups in
project based
learning. Students get
support by coming
up with an activity
but students take
charge of their
learning by posing
problems and
questions that they
will be working on.

In mathematics
students have
problems that can be
solved in various
ways and students
show their reasoning
and share how they
would solve
problems using a
strategy of their
choice.

In language arts after

we read stories
together students
reflect on the story
either orally or in
written form about
what they have read.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Students are working
on the skill of asking
questions about
stories they read.

During lessons I ask a

lot of open-ended
questions that
require students to
think critically about
the topic we are
learning about.
Students will either
think about the topic
individually and I will
call on a students to
share their thinking.

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.
At times students I make adjustments
show their to learning
understanding of opportunities by
Evidence
ongoing lessons by taking into account
doing a thumbs what my students
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
down, thumbs, up know and can do. I do
thumbs sideways. I this often in Social
also monitor student Studies; recently
learning by asking students have been
open ended learning about
questions depending government. The
on students’ answers curriculum uses a lot
I may ask students to of vocabulary and
work with me in terms that are
small groups, keep unfamiliar to my
going, or re-teach students. To help
what we just went students gain an
over in a different overall
manner. understanding of a
difficult subject I
During mathematics made adjustments to
students work their learning by
independently after having students
guided teaching, imagine they are
those students who running for president
feel that they need or for congress and
support join me in a think of some of the
small group in the responsibilities that
back table and we belong to those roles.
work through the Then apply that to
problems together. what they know: our
classroom. This
I make observations helped students
of my students grasp the concepts
during lesson, more effectively as it
depending on how was relatable and
students are engaging.
responding I adapt
my lessons. I may
need to re-teach the
same lesson in a
different way the
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
next day, use a
different strategy,
define vocabulary,
show examples of
unknown words, or
provide background
for content students
may not know or not
have been exposed to
due to cultural
differences.