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
them in learning Student engage in
learning through the use Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
Some students may of adjustments in variety of instructional of their learning by
engage in learning using Students engage in single strategies and choosing from a wide
instruction to meet their
instructional strategies lessons or sequence of technologies in learning range of methods to
needs. 7/21/19
focused on the class as a lessons that include some that ensure equitable further their learning that
whole. adjustments based on access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
assessments. learning needs.
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 At the beginning of
each year I have
articulation meetings
with last years
teachers to gather
information about
each student. I look
at STAR test results
and through
cumulative folders.
Evidence
During the first
couple of weeks
informal assessments
are given. I use this
information to make
adjust teaching as
needed. 7/21/19
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
interests
Some students connect
learning activities to their
own lives.
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 make
Students participate in connections between Students can articulate
single lessons or curriculum, and their the relevance and impact
sequences of lessons prior knowledge, of lessons on their lives
Students are actively
related to their interests backgrounds, life and society.
engaged in curriculum,
and experiences. 7/21/19 experiences, and which relates their prior
interests. knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
 I hand out interest
surveys the first day
of school to both
parents and students
to gather as much
information about
student interests and
background as
possible. Novels and
Evidence short stories that
students can relate to
are incorporated into
lessons. 7/21/19
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
students in relating to instruction.
subject matter.
Students actively engage
in making and using real- Students routinely
Students make use of Students utilize real-life integrate subject matter
real-life connections connections regularly to life connections to subject
matter to extend their into their own thinking
provided in single lessons develop understandings
understanding. and make relevant
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. applications of subject
support understanding of 7/21/19 matter during learning
subject matter. activities.
 During class
instruction I model
making connections
to the content.
Students are then
encouraged to make
their own
connections. Novels
and short stories are
Evidence used to practice this
skill. How do you
relate to the
character? Have you
ever been through
something like the
character? We also
compare characters
from different
stories. 7/21/19

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
Using a variety of by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
instructional lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse
strategies, resources, lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse learning needs.
and technologies to diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
meet students’ learning needs.
diverse learning
needs
Students participate in
Students participate in instruction using Students actively engage
single lessons or in instruction and make Students take
strategies, resources, and responsibilities for using
 Some students participate
in instructional strategies,
using resources and
technologies provided.
Evidence
Element 1.5 Emerging
Asks questions that focus
Promoting critical on factual knowledge and
thinking though comprehension.
inquiry, problem
solving, and
reflection
sequence of lessons technologies matched to use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
related to their interests their learning needs. targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. 7/21/19 resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
Students are given a
topic to research and
they choose how they
would like to do it.
Ipads, books and
websites are
available. They also
choose how they will
present- oral
presentation, make a
model, create a video,
etc. 7/21/19
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Includes questions in Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
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. content. 7/21/19 reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.

Students respond to
varied questions or tasks
Some students respond to designed to promote
questions regarding facts comprehension and
and comprehension. critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Evidence
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring
Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify
Students pose problems
and construct questions
Students respond to of their own to support Students pose and
questions and problems inquiries into content. answer a wide-range of
posed by the teacher and complex questions and
begin to pose and solve problems, reflect, and
problems of their own communicate
related to the content. understandings based on
7/21/19 in depth analysis of
content learning.
I ask students open-
ended questions
regularly. They must
find evidence from
the text to support
their answer. We
compare/contrast
characters from
stories and make
connections to all
curricular areas.
Sometimes students
are given the answer
to questions and they
have to work with
partners to come up
with strong questions
that promote critical
thinking. 7/21/19
Applying Integrating Innovating
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
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
effectively.

Students monitor their

Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
Students receive participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
Some students receive assistance individually or engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
individual assistance in small groups during activities. 7/21/19 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
during instruction. instruction. their needs during instruction.
instruction.

I question the
students regularly
during instruction to
check for
understanding. This
is also done through
small group
instruction and one
on one conferencing.
Evidence Students also have
journal prompts and
activities that check
for understanding.
Adjustments are
made to the activities
to give extra support
or to enrich the
lessons for others.
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