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 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. assessments9/15/2023 needs. 4/2024 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I review student I use formal data, such as
information through students’ test scores and
Pearson Online Classroom essay performance to
which has information adapt my instruction.
regarding IEPs, 504s, ELL When I see shortcomings
levels, etc. I also test in my instruction, I find
students using NWEA’s ways to reteach the
MAP Assessment that material so that all of my
gives me more students can be
information about successful.
reading scores so I can
adjust instruction. Students watch my loom
videos and resubmit tests
Evidence I provide some and essays after
supplemental material to correcting/revising them.
assist students in 4.2024
completing assessments
in our online
environment. 9/15/2023
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.
Exploring Applying
Uses gathered Uses school resources and
information about family contacts to expand
students’ prior understanding of
knowledge, cultural students’ prior
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life
to support student experiences, and interests
learning. to connect to student
learning.9/15/23, 4/2024
Students participate in Students make
single lessons or connections between
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their
related to their interests prior knowledge,
and experiences. backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests.
I am in contact with
students and parents
throughout the semester
through webmail,
LiveLessons, and
texting/calling on the
phone.
Integrating
Integrates broad
knowledge of students
and their communities to
inform instruction.
Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
Innovating
Develops and
systematically uses
extensive information
regarding students’
cultural backgrounds,
prior knowledge, life
experiences, and
interests.
Students can articulate
the relevance and impact
of lessons on their lives
and society.

I start off the year with a

family narrative essay
where students choose to
write about an experience
Evidence they or one of their family
members experienced.
This essay gives students
a chance to talk about
their family’s experiences
and gives me insight into
their various
backgrounds. Students
complete a research
project where they
choose to write about
what interests them.
9/15/23, 4/2024
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. 4/2024 matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 9/15/23 matter during learning
activities.
Our first unit During 2nd Semester,
explores different students write a
coming of age stories research paper about
that 9th grade any toipic that is
students can relate reasearchable and
to. I try to help that interests them.
students make These are some of my
connections to these favorite papers
stories that come because students
from various ethnic really get into
Evidence and socioeconomic learning about their
backgrounds. chosen topic and
9/15/23 sharing what they
learn. The best
essays are the ones
that students get the
most excited about.
4/2024
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, resources, learning needs.
and technologies to Students participate in
meet students’ Some students participate single lessons or Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, sequence of lessons instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and related to their interests strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. and experiences. 9/15/23 technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
4/2024 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
I teach in an online Teaching in an online
environment, but I classroom gives me
try to implement the opportunities to
different use lots of different
instructional strategies, resources
strategies in Live and technologies,
Lessons on Zoom to including:
differentiate audiobooks, Loom
instruction including videos, gamified
class discussions in quizzes, graphic
Evidence different forms and organizers, and
break out rooms for outlines. I create
small group these supports for all
discussions. 9/15/23 students, and
students can choose
to use them or not
without any attached
stigma. 4/2024
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. 9/15/23
I ask questions based
on critical thinking
skills toward the end
of units, but for each
lesson, the
assessments tend to
be very factual
knowledge and
comprehension
based. I would like to
Evidence create more critical
thinking questions
during the interim
assessments and not
just as the formative
assessments at the
end of the
units.9/15/23
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. reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
problems of their own communicate
related to the content. understandings based on
4/2024 in depth analysis of
content learning.
This year, I have
worked hard to
incorporate critical
thinking skills in all
of my LiveLessons.
Often, I will present
one question, and we
will discuss it over
the course of the unit.
Sometimes I will
present different
questions each lesson
to get students to
reflect on different
aspects of the works
we are reading.
Asking these
questions has
resulted in better
writing for their
essays. 4/2024
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 effectively.
adjusting instruction Students receive
while teaching. Some students receive assistance individually or Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance in small groups during participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. instruction. 9/15/23 engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
activities. 4/2024 teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
During Live Lessons, I try As I am teaching
to engage students with LiveLessons, I try to
polls, questions and other
quick assessment
modify instruction
methods to try to keep when I see lack of
student engagement and student
check for understanding. understanding. I also
Students complete work modify my lesson
independently in our
online environment, but I
intro pages if I see
check in with students students struggling
one on one to monitor with a particular item
Evidence understanding. I also in their work, as well
meet with struggling as give students that
students to help them
with their educational
already had
endeavors. 9/15/23 completed the task to
revise and resubmit
which allows all
students the chance
to be successful.
4/2024