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.
learning needs.
Using knowledge of
students to engage
Some students may Students engage in single Students engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
them in learning
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. is responsive to their
(9.28.17) learning needs. (5.2.18)
(12.10.18) (5.5.19)

I use student profiles that I collaborate with students’

contain information
pertinent to learning
needs and interests to
guide instruction. The
students make goals often
in multiple subjects and
they take part in many
“get to know you”
activities. I also
incorporate share time
daily.
Evidence
I collaborate with
students’ previous
teachers, check their CUM
folders, and conference
with parents about their
child’s questionnaire and
their hopes and dreams
for the school year.
Students engage with
technology, specifically
iPads to help with subject
matter. I make
previous teachers, check
their CUM folders, and
conference with parents
about their child’s parent
questionnaire and their
hopes and dreams for the
school year.
Depending upon daily
observations, I change
activities, groupings, and
projects based on what my
students need to be
successful and also adhere
to any adjustments needing
to be made through our
SST process.
I also have the students
participate in daily share
time and “get to know you”
activities to incorporate
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
accommodations for their interests/talents into
students with special my lesson plans. Students
needs whether it is also create their own hopes
providing visuals, and dreams for the school
auditory components,
year letting me know what
extra time, or placement
around the classroom. their goals are and what
(9/28/17) they are interested in
learning.

Students use technology,

such as their iPads to
further research, practice,
challenge themselves, and
explore subject matter. It
also provides students
with specific special
needs to have
adaptations. I get to know
more information about
my students by using
Quizlet. (5.2.18)
(12.10.18) (5.5.19)
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
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.
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. (9.28.17)
I use information from the
students’ profiles that
contain questionnaires
about their interests,
backgrounds, and culture.
I tie that into our morning
meetings, celebrations at
our school through our
diversity committee and
teaching points
specifically in reading,
writing, science, and
social studies. Students
are allowed choice for
their assignments to
allow for their own
connections and make
their work meaningful.
Students share often
about their families and
experiences.
(9/28/17)
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.
(5.2.18)
I include specific activities
in lessons to try and
connect student
experiences/interests with
the new content being
taught to make it
meaningful by asking
questions, using graphic
organizers, playing videos,
showing objects and telling
stories.
I incorporate knowledge
from questionnaires, our
morning meeting share
times, student profiles, and
our school’s diverse culture
to create lessons that relate
to student interests and our
community at large.
Students are allowed to
choose their own ideas for
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. (12.10.18)
(5.5.19)
In addition to previous
sited evidence, I get to
know students interests,
backgrounds, etc. by
having them take surveys
using Survey monkey.
They are given choice
board opportunities and
different technological
means to express
themselves. (12.10.18)
(5.5.19)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
writing stories, pick out
their own books for
independent reading time,
and have time through
STEM challenges and play
time to be creative, which
will help them be interested
in the subject matter.

I conference with students

one-on-one in order to help
extend their ideas and guide
them to dig deeper into
their own thoughts and
capabilities. (5.2.18)
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.
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.
subject matter.
Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
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. (9/28/17) matter during learning
activities. (5.2.18)
(12.10.18) (5.5.19)

I encourage students to
seek out real world
applications across
subject matter. We talk
about personal
experiences and how
what we learn about now
will affect our future.
Students use moments
from their own lives and
incorporate them into
Evidence
dialogue and projects.
(9/28/17)
During lessons, students
engage in ongoing
discussions to connect to
the new material they are
learning and their lives.
They also connect
material to knowledge
they have learned in the
past across multiple
subjects. I guide students
through inquiry to think
deeply about the material.

During math, writing, and

reading lessons I
incorporate stories and
problems that the students
relate to and find
interesting. They take our
mini lessons through our
workshop approach and
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.
incorporate them into
their own work. They
watch Brainpop videos to
relate relevant subject
matter to their lives.
(5.2.18) (12.10.18)
(5.5.19)
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.
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. (12.10.18)
needs. (9/28/17) (5.2.18) (5.5.19)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
In addition to previous
I use many different sited evidence, students
strategies to meet my utilize various apps to
students’ needs. I teach
help adhere to learning
whole group lessons,
small groups, partner needs. Students are able
activities, rotations, use to practice important
one-on- one instruction, skills for reading, writing,
TPR, incorporate whole spelling, etc. and can
brain teaching, etc. adapt to their needs using
dictation, digital
Students engage with
Evidence manipulatives, auditory
instruction by using role
play, discussion, group components, etc.
and partner activities, (12.10.18) (5.5.19)
manipulatives,
experiments,
presentations,
reading/writing, and
reflection. (9/28/17)
(5.2.18)

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
(9.28.17) (5.2.18) communicate
(12.10.18) understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning. (5.5.19)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I encourage students to
use multiple strategies to
solve problems and
model the processes to
them. I often ask open-
ended questions to
promote critical thinking
and provide time for
reflection after a task.
Students rate how they
Evidence feel about subject matter
and we have discussions
after to come up with a
plan of action to optimize
learning. They are given
many challenges,
including STEM activities
that allow for creative
thinking, teamwork, and
questioning to take
place.(9/28/17) (5.2.18)
(12.10.18)
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or
checks for understanding. challenge.
Monitoring student
learning and
adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to
while teaching.
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet
their needs during
instruction. (9.28.17)
In addition to previously
sited evidence, students
engage in project based
learning assignments
often where they are
given a question or come
up with a question
themselves and seek to
create a product or
solution based off of the
question. I integrate
research and creative
thinking opportunities by
giving students ample
time to explore their
knowledge and try and
figure out answers.
During discussion times,
students are allowed to
ask questions and help
each other figure
information out through
dialogue, research, and
engagement. (5.5.19)
Innovating
Makes adjustments to
extend learning
opportunities and
provide assistance to
students in mastering the
concepts flexibly and
effectively.
Students monitor their
progress in learning and
provide information to
teacher that informs
adjustments in
instruction (5.2.18)
(12.10.18) (5.5.19)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
During lessons, I often
Through careful have students work with a
observation, student slate and dry erase
work and discussion, I marker. I ask questions
assess whether or not
and the students have to
students understand the
lesson. I use workshop figure out the answers on
approach for many their slates and show me
subjects and often stop their work.
halfway through our time
to either extend or Depending upon student
redirect my students answers and strategies,
depending upon my
particularly during math
observations and their
lessons I can reteach a
responses.
concept they may be
Students show their struggling with or move
understanding by their on to a new concept. I
Evidence communication and also have discussions and
through their work use exit slips to assess
samples. (9/28/17) students during and after
lessons.

Through workshop
approach and utilizing
different groupings of
students, technology, and
supplemental resources,
students are able to keep
track of their learning
through various apps and
activities. (5.2.18)
(12.10.18) (5.5.19)