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
4.1 Using knowledge background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
of students’ academic individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
readiness, language social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures and members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

I’ve become aware of Reviewed results of I met with students’ other

students’ socioeconomic students’ reading and teacher to learn about
and cultural backgrounds. math diagnostic tests in disabilities to help
9/27/18 order to better plan organize a group project.
differentiation 2/2020
By listening to students instruction. 9/2019
talk in groups, having
conversations with them,
and reaching out to their
other teachers, I’ve
learned a lot about my
students and have been
able to tailor lesson plans
that interest them and
meet their needs. 1/2019
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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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. learning goals.

I write daily learning In addition to writing At the beginning of a new Exit slips were created
targets on the board for daily learning targets on unit, new learning goals that tied back to the
students. 9/27/18 the board, I now have are presented to students lesson’s learning target so
students read them out orally and in writing. students can self-reflect
loud at the beginning of 9/2019 on what they learned in
class so students have a connection to the learning
clear understanding of target. 2/2020
what they’re expected to
do. 3/2019

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
4.3 Developing and
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series
term plans. of connected lessons and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term
term and short-term planning to support
instructional plans to student learning.
support student
learning
I plan out each unit and
make sure the lessons are
sequences properly so
that there are
connections between
lessons. 9/27/18
Applying Integrating Innovating
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning. learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
I created a new calendar For Unit 3, lesson plans
for my second semester were carefully separated
classes that showed goals into 3 parts so that each
for completing each unit. part covered specifics of
3/2019 the standards being
tested on at end of the
unit. 10/2019
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 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 Seeks to learn about needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs.

I provide time to check I’ve used a variety of Students work in groups

for understanding during formal and informal so that they can reflect on
lessons with short tasks assessments such as exit what they’ve learned by
that are used as slips, hand signals, and discussion questions
assessments. 9/27/18 projects. 4/2019 together. 10/2019
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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. learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I’m able to modify a I’ve made several changes A variety of factoring

lesson to re-teach content
that students may be
struggling with. 9/27/18
to my lesson plans based strategies were provided
on the needs of students for students in order to
and how they responded meet student needs.
to certain activities. 10/2019
2/2019
I held individual Google
Meets with students to
better fit their learning
needs. 4/2020