Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.1 Emerging
Learns about students
through data provided by
the school and/or
assessments.
Using knowledge of
students to engage
them in learning Some students may
engage in learning using
instructional strategies
focused on the class as a
whole. 9/16/22
Most of my lessons are
class as a whole lessons
with little differentiation.
9/16/22.
Evidence
Exploring
Gathers additional data to
learn about individual
students. 9/16/22,
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Students engage in single
lessons or sequence of
lessons that include some
adjustments based on
assessments. 4/24/23
I had students complete
extra assessments such as
online reading and math
assignments that gave me
data to learn about the
students.
I adjusted instruction for
students based on these
assessments during
lessons. 4/24/23
I have students complete
reading comprehension
and fluency pages to get a
grasp of their reading
skills. I use exit tickets at
times to assess students
understanding of the
lesson though they are
usually focused on Math
or Grammar only.
9/16/22
Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
learning needs.
Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
needs. 12/6/23 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the are responsive to their
curriculum.5/3/24 learning needs.
Students make slide decks I use quick checks and
to share with their individualized learning
classmates. I pull tools to collect data and
information from various adjust instruction for
assessment sources such students.
as Math Fact Lab and
Freckle to gauge their Students participate using
needs to and adjust my learning tools that meet
instruction to meet their students at their level.
needs. Students engage in 5/3/24
those activities to meet
their needs. 12/6/23
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. 9/16/22
Students sometimes
connect their
activities with their
content but it’s few
and far between
usually. 9/16/22
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 4/24/23 12/6/23 5/3/24 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. 9/16/22
Students participate in Students make Students can articulate
single lessons or connections between Students are actively the relevance and impact
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their engaged in curriculum, of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, which relates their prior and society.
and experiences. 4/24/23 backgrounds, life knowledge, experiences,
12/6/23 experiences, and and interests within and
interests. 5/3/24 across learning activities.
Students participate Students participate I collect information
in lessons that are in class activities and about the student’s
based off their do assignments that background and
experiences and relate to their interests to weave
interests that I interests such as into my lessons and
gathered from writing based on keep students
questionnaires. I what they like. 5/3/24 engaged. 5/3/24
select reading
materials that are I use assessments Using my knowledge
both based off their early in the year to of students, I adjust
levels and their find out about my examples to meet
interest. 12/6/23 students’ prior their interests and
knowledge. I have cultural beliefs.
Lessons relate to students create about 12/6/23
their interests and me slide decks, and
experiences. I plan an about me activity I use my knowledge
lessons that engage page to gather of the students and
students in those information on their their communities to
interest. 4/24/23 interests and plan my lessons and
backgrounds. units. I regularly
9/16/22 include examples that
relate to student
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
interests. 4/24/23
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
Some students relate
contexts
subject matter to real-life.
9/16/22
Students sometimes
can connect content
to real-world
scenarios on their
own. 9/16/22
Evidence
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
students in relating to instruction. 9/16/22,
subject matter. 4/24/23 12/6/23 5/3/24
Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage
real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- Students routinely
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject integrate subject matter
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their into their own thinking
support understanding of 12/6/23 understanding. 5/3/24 and make relevant
subject matter. 4/24/23 applications of subject
matter during learning
activities.
Students use the real- Students engage in Students participate I regularly connect to
life connections to activities that in activities such as real life events and
help their develop their my California Road the student’s
understanding. They understanding. One Trip Project where interests to relate the
start to make those such lesson had they plan a trip content we are
connections on their students designing a around various learning to real-life
own. 4/24/23 bedroom for a 4th points of interests in subject matter. 5/3/24
graders given certain CA that they pick and
constraints and calculate some of the My connections to
having to budget. costs of the trip using real-life contexts are
12/6/23 math we learn in based off students
class. 5/3/24 interests. As students
interests change
throughout the year,
so do my lessons.
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I continued to use the
information I gain
about the students
throughout the year
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.
9/16/22
to make real-life
connections. I change
my examples as the
students interests
change. 4/24/23
I use the information
collected from their
about me slides and
activities to tailor my
examples around. I
discuss student’s
interests through
morning meetings as
the year progresses. I
use their interests to
relate content.
9/16/22
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. 5/3/24
9/16/22 learning needs. 4/24/23
Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
Students participate in instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
single lessons or strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
sequence of lessons technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
related to their interests their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
and experiences. 4/24/23 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
needs. 12/6/23 5/3/24
Students sometimes I use multiple means I continued to use I provide multiple
utilize the multiple of representation at multiple means of strategies of problem
means of times during math representation. I solving and show
representation, lessons such as started implementing them a wide range of
though they usually images and, technology into ways to solve
stick to the standard manipulatives, and instruction to meet problems and engage
way to do a problem. modeling that there different student’s in content. 5/3/24
9/16/22 are multiple means of learning needs.
representing or 4/24/23 Students use these
solving problems. different strategies
9/16/22 Students used and resources to
multiple strategies meet their needs.
during lessons to They practice reading
tackle the content. and math skills using
They also used online Freckle and
resources that were MathFactLab which
tailored to their meet their needs.
learning needs. 5/3/24
Evidence 4/24/23
I have students use
Math Fact Lab that
builds fact fluency
and shows students
various strategies for
solving any of the 4
operations. 12/6/23

Students engage in
this and other
resources that meet
students at their
level. Another
example is Freckle
which gives them
questions at their
reading or math
levels. 12/6/23
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring
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. 9/16/22,
4/24/23
Students continued
thinking critically
about the questions
posed to them but
still haven’t begun to
pose problems on
their own. 4/24/23
Students respond to
my questions and
Evidence think critically about
topics at times.
9/16/22
Applying Integrating Innovating
Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
and reflection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
content. 9/16/22, reflecting on multiple problems.
4/24/23 12/6/23 5/3/24 perspectives.
Students pose problems Students pose and
Students respond to and construct questions answer a wide-range of
questions and problems of their own to support complex questions and
posed by the teacher and inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
begin to pose and solve communicate
problems of their own understandings based on
related to the content. in depth analysis of
12/6/23 5/3/24 content learning.
I question and show
students how to
problem solve as well
as reflect on content
and try to get them to
think critically. 5/3/24
Students participate
in these lessons and
start to think about
problems on their
own as well as ask
questions about the
content. Then they go
look up and learn the
answers to these
questions. 5/3/24
I pose problems for
my students based on
the topic we are
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
learning. 12/6/23

Students respond to
these questions and
come up with
problems of their
own which I then
encourage them to
look up and figure
out. 12/6/23

I continued asking
higher order
questions and asked
students to connect
their learning to their
prior knowledge and
experiences. 4/24/23

I ask higher order

thinking questions
throughout my
lessons. In math I
have students
connect to their prior
knowledge and ask
extension questions. I
ask students to infer
throughout reading,
science, and social
studies. 9/16/22

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
learning and following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
adjusting instruction guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
while teaching. student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge 4/24/23 concepts flexibly and
9/16/22 12/6/23 5/3/24 effectively.

Some students receive Students receive Students monitor their

individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
instruction. engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
activities.9/16/22 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
their needs during instruction.
instruction. 4/24/23
12/6/23 5/3/24
Based off students I adjust my teaching
questions, formative based on how
and summative students respond to
assessments, and lessons through
exit-tickets, I adjust quick checks and
the pace of lessons to walking around and
clarify and make sure monitoring. If
students are strategies aren’t
understanding the working I research
content. Relating the and teach new
content to students’ strategies to try and
interests helps to help students.
keep them engaged
Evidence and active Students ask
participants in their questions and self-
learning. 9/16/22 assess their learning
to talk about their
understanding of the
content. 5/3/24

I do quick checks
with my students
where they
communicate with
each other their
thinking. I adjust my
instruction based off
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
these quick checks.
12/6/23

Students self-assess
themselves to better
understand their
needs with my
guidance. 12/6/23

As the lessons
progress, I monitor
student’s
understanding of the
material through
formative
assessment
strategies. I adjust
my lessons mid-
lesson as needed
based on their
understanding. I pull
small groups if
needed or adjust
whole class
instruction
depending on the
understanding.
4/24/23

Students self-assess
themselves and aske
questions as needed
to better understand
the material.
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