CSTP

4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs. 7/11/19, 10/7/19,
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of 4/7/20 Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. potential areas of bias stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
and seeks to learn about Examines potential assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive sources of bias and cultures an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. 7/11/19, stereotyping when cultures.
10/7/19, 4/7/20 planning lessons. Uses
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

I understand and am My school emphasizes on
aware of culturally the whole child so when
responsive pedagogy. lesson planning, I take
When it arises, I seek into consideration each
more information and child’s cognitive, social,
adapt lessons emotional, and physical
accordingly. 7/11/19 development to best meet
their individual needs. I
I understand and am also make sure to
aware of culturally continue to do ongoing
responsive pedagogy. I assessments so my
continue to research knowledge of each child
different ways to support is accurate and up to date.
all students in the 7/11/19
classroom while being
aware of their cultural
differences. Here is an Since I have a few English
article I found which Learners this year, I make
helped me grow sure I have academic
professionally and vocabulary to preview
understand how I can
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
support them more. before each lesson. I
When it arises, I seek supplement this with
more information and some type of visual or
adapt lessons movement to help deepen
accordingly. In order to their understanding of
support students, I am the vocabulary before the
going to continue to ask lesson. For example, I
students to form their utilize the technology
own opinion and have the resource, Quizlet, and
opportunity to support made a vocabulary unit
their opinions. 10/7/19 to support student
learning of the
TLS Domain 6: Improves vocabulary. 10/7/19,
Outreach and 4/7/20
Collaboration with

Families and Community.
The example above
addresses the TLS
Domain 6. 4/7/20














CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 7/11/19, learning goals.
10/7/19, 4/7/20
I make sure to have
different learning goals
for all students
depending on their
academic level. I clearly
communicate these
before and during
learning activities.
7/11/19, 10/7/19,
4/7/20

CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. 7/11/19, learning. plans that ensure high
10/7/19, 4/7/20 levels of learning.

When looking at
curriculum and lesson
plans, I make sure to plan
for short term goals and
long-term goals. For
example, during writing,
once children have
acquired letters and letter
sounds, the short-term
goal is writing a one-
word label with the long
term goal being writing
opinion pieces. 7/11/19,
10/7/19

My school just adapted

the NGSS standards this
year. In order to help
promote student learning,
I found the
resource Mystery
Science. The online
platform has lesson plans
that target each standard
as well as short term and
long-term planning. I
utilize this resource and
adapt it accordingly. I use
and adapt the
planning/pacing guide
provided. 10/7/19,
4/7/20
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning 7/11/19 responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student needs and styles. 4/7/2020
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about 10/7/19 Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
and district. beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into impact of instructional
language needs to inform planning to meet strategies to meet their
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning learning and language
instruction. 7/11/19, and language needs. needs.
10/7/19, 4/7/20
I use different strategies I use video resources to NBPTS Proposition 1:
to respond to students’ help promote student Teachers are committed
learning needs. For learning. These videos are to students and their
example, with students interactive by having learning. I scaffold and
struggling with abstract students share their extend instruction to
math concepts, I bring in answers while watching. allow students to build on
manipulatives to make it 10/7/19 prior experiences. I plan
more concrete. 7/11/19 for multiple learning
I have ongoing strategies to be used
assessments during units including technology. For
to track student learning example, here is an
and goals. I continually do interactive video where
informal assessments to students share their
help guide future lessons. answers while watching.
7/11/19, 10/7/19, 4/7/20
4/7/20
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. 7/11/19, learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
10/7/19, 4/7/20 identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I make adjustments and
adaptations to
instructional plans. I use
different materials to
address student’s
learning needs. For
example, manipulatives
are provided to students
who need extra support
for math. A word wall is
also available to those
who need language
support. 7/11/19

I make adjustments and
adaptations to
instructional plans and
assessments. During a
recent assessment on
animal behaviors,
students were allowed to
show understanding of
content through different
modalities: writing,
drawing, or dictation.
10/7/19, 4/7/20