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 Student 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. assessments. needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I spoke to my student’s For the new semester,
SPED teacher to find out students took pre-
I’ve spoken to students’ what kind of resources or assessment to show me
previous teacher to ask strategies the student their skill level. 1/2020
about their behaviors, likes/needs to use. I
struggles, and/or adjusted assessments to
interests. 9/24/18 meet the student’s needs.
10/2018

Evidence
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.
I had icebreakers for
students to introduce
themselves so I can
start to learn about
them. 9/27/18
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 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 participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests.
I used warm-ups and I created an Made content of
exit slips to see check exponential growth imaginary numbers
prior knowledge and activity relating to connect to tv shows
what student learned. savings account to students like and talk
9/2018 connect with about in class.
students’ life 2/2020
experiences opening
new bank accounts.
10/2019
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
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 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. matter during learning
activities.
I gave every day real I connected
life examples of exponential growth
parabolas so to actual growth
students know populations of
how/why they are different countries.
used and where they 3/2020
might have seen
them. 9/27/18

Students had to
Evidence conduct research in
order to complete
real life problems.
10/2018
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
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. 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.
needs.
Students work in Students worked in
groups, individually, groups and took
and use responsibility to use
chromebooks to gain all resources
access to online available to them,
resources such as including technology
Desmos. 9/27/18 to complete projects.
10/2019
Students perform
and complete several I created a Google
Evidence activities on Desmos Classroom with
for practice and tutorials and videos
assessments. to use as resources.
10/2019 3/2020
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
comprehension. 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
Promoting critical critically. content. reflecting on multiple problems.
thinking though perspectives.
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and answer
reflection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions a wide-range of complex
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support questions and problems,
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. reflect, and communicate
critical thinking in single problems of their own understandings based on
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. in depth analysis of
lessons. content learning.
I leave moments Think-Pair-Share: I
throughout lessons had students reflect
with “Discussion on methods used to
Points” to allow solve particular
students to reflect on problems, discuss in
the situations pairs, then share and
presented to them. discuss with class.
9/27/18
Students participated
Student work in in Gallery Walk and
Evidence groups to discuss posed questions for
answers to questions classmates regarding
posed in class. content and
11/2018 information
presented. 2/2020
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
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
I walk around the I use exit slips to I created an online I used Edulastic
classroom as check for review using Kahoot assessments to give
students work to understanding and which gave me me instant feedback
answer questions or make adjustments immediate results of so I can reteach if
give some guidance. accordingly to the student necessary and reach
9/27/18 next lesson. 11/2018 understanding. out to students to
9/2019 offer addition
support. 3/2020

Evidence