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.      
individual  
Is  aware  of  impact  of  bias   Becomes  aware  of     Planning  addresses  bias,   Engages  students  in  the  
development  to  plan  
on  learning.   potential  areas  of  bias   Examines  potential   stereotyping,  and   analysis  of  bias,  
instruction.  
and  seeks  to  learn  about   sources  of  bias  and   assumptions  about   stereotyping,  and  
culturally  responsive   stereotyping  when   cultures  an  members  of   assumptions.  
pedagogy.   planning  lessons.  Uses   cultures.    
culturally  responsive  
pedagogy  in  planning  
12/10/19.  
 
CSTP  4:  Planning  Instruction  and  Designing  Learning  Experiences  for  All  Students  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
    When  planning  lessons,  I   I  have  started   In  my  classes  we  study  
take  into  consideration   incorporating  more   culture  and  the  3  Ps  of  
students  backgrounds   choice  boards  to  assess   culture  (practices,  
and  family  life.  Many  of   student  learning.  The   products,  and  
my  students  work  or  take   choices  I  give  students   perspectives).  This  helps  
care  of    family  members   are  based  on  my   students  identify  and  
after  school,  so  I  am   knowledge  of  students,   analyze  bias,  
sensitive  to  the  fact  that   specific  strategies,  and   stereotyping,  and  
they  don’t  always  have  a   student  strengths.  I  try  to   assumptions.  We  study  
ton  of  time  to  set  aside   provide  a  variety  of   themes  such  as  
and  study  outside  of  class.   assignments  that  include   immigration,  violence  
I  have  access  to  CELDT   multiple  intelligences  and   against  women,  and  
and  other  assessments,   encourage  students  to   cultural  practices  from  
and  take  in  to  account   make  choices  based  on   the  Spanish-­‐speaking  
particular  needs  a   their  diverse  learning   world.  We  study  
student  may  have.     needs.   stereotypes,  how  to  
7/8/19     overcome  them,  as  well  
        as  how  to  understand  
Studying  language  also   varying  perspectives  
means  that  students   from  around  the  world.  
study  culture.  In  my  class,   For  example,  during  Holy  
we  study  various  cultures   Week  in  Latin  America,  
in  the  Spanish-­‐speaking   one  of  the  cultural  attires  
world,  including   looks  a  lot  like  a  colorful  
indigenous  communities   KKK  outfit.  We  talk  about  
and  settlements  of   first  impressions,  learn  
extranjeros,  such  as  the   about  the  outfit,  and  
Europeans  in  Argentina   compare  cultural  
or  the  Japanese  in  Peru.   perspectives.  
Studying  various  cultures  
helps  to  minimize  
stereotyping  –  such  as  all  
Spanish-­‐speakers  are  
Mexican  or  from  Spain.  
7/8/19  
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  5/5/20.   to  articulate  and  monitor  
learning  needs.   learning  goals.  
12/10/19.    
    As  part  of  lesson   Prior  to  students  starting    
planning,  I  come  up  with   an  activity,  I  provide  
goals  of  what  I  want   instructions  orally.  
students  to  be  able  to  do   Students  are  then  asked  
as  a  result  of  the   to  turn  to  a  partner  and  
lessons/unit.  The  goals   explain  the  instructions  
are  sequenced  from  the   and  come  up  with  3-­‐4  
beginning  of  the  unit  until   "steps"  to  accomplish  the  
the  end.  The  goals  hold   goal/finish  the  activity.  
students  to  high   Then,  students  share  out  
expectations,  but  are   the  steps  and  we  write  
broken  down  into   them  on  the  board.  This  
manageable  steps.  I   allows  students  to  be  
would  like  to  get  better  at   involved  in  creating  a  
communicating  these   check-­‐list  of  steps  to  
  goals  to  students  on  a   complete  a  task.  Here  are  
daily  basis.  7/8/19   some  pictures  of  check-­‐
lists  students  have  
created  in  the  past.  
 
The  integration  of  choice  
boards  to  my  curriculum  
allow  students  to  engage  
with  material  according  
to  interest  and  strength.  
Digitizing  choice  boards  
has  been  a  helpful  
practice  for  Distance  
learning.  5/5/20  
 
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.  7/8/19.   learning  12/10/19.   plans  that  ensure  high  
levels  of  learning.  
 
    When  lesson  planning,  I   I  use  a  calendar  to  plan    
start  with  the  goals  that  I   out  my  year  based  on  
have  for  my  students  and   units/themes  of  study.  
what  they  should  be  able   Based  on  the  block  of  
to  accomplish  by  the  end   time  I  have  for  the  units,  I  
of  the  unit.  Sometimes  I   backwards  plan  based  on  
break  down  the  SWBAT   the  end  goal/project.  As  
on  a  daily  basis.  Units   students  work  through  
generally  4-­‐5  weeks  in   the  unit,  I  adjust  as  
length,  and  I  map  out  my   needed  12/10/19  
year  one  unit  at  a  time.    
7/8/19.   Since  school  closures  
have  forced  us  to  
implement  distance  
learning  for  the  
remainder  of  the  school  
 
year,  my  lesson  planning  
and  teaching  strategies  
have  drastically  changed.  
In  order  to  stay  in  contact  
with  my  students,  I  
make  weekly  
videos  explaining  the  
week's  lessons/activities.  
I  have  also  made  several  
"How-­‐To"  videos  for  
using  technology  we  
haven't  practiced  much  
(or  at  all)  in  class.  I  
create  lesson  plans  for  
at  least  a  month  out  so  
students  know  what  to  
CSTP  4:  Planning  Instruction  and  Designing  Learning  Experiences  for  All  Students  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
expect.  I  am  also  
adjusting  plans  as  I  see  fit  
based  on  student  
participation  and  
successful  completion  of  
activities  5/5/20.    
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       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.   12/10/19    
strategies  to  meet   content,  learning,  and   students’  diverse  learning       Facilitates  opportunities  
the  learning  needs  of   language  needs  through   and  language  needs   Uses  assessments  of   Integrates  results  from  a   for  students  to  reflect  on  
all  students   data  provided  by  the  site   beyond  basic  data.   students’  learning  and   broad  range  of   their  learning  and  the  
and  district.   language  needs  to  inform   assessments  into   impact  of  instructional  
planning  differentiated   planning  to  meet   strategies  to  meet  their  
instruction.  7/8/19.   students’  diverse  learning   learning  and  language  
and  language  needs   needs.  
12/10/19.    
    By  frequently  performing   I  try  to  make  sure  that  I    
comprehension  checks   scaffold  instruction  and  
and  analyzing   projects  to  help  all  
assessments  such  as   students  achieve  success.  
quizzes,  I  gauge  my   By  using  a  KWL  chart  at  
students  understanding   the  beginning  of  a  unit,  I  
of  concepts  we  are   am  able  to  determine  
learning.  I  modify  as   information  or  skills  that  
needed.  7/8/19   may  need  to  be  taught  
prior  to  beginning  the  
unit.  Students  practice  
speaking  in  the  target  
  language  on  a  daily  basis.  
Formal  and  informal  
assessments  are  also  
incorporated  into  my  
lesson  plans  daily.    
7/8/19  
 
Students  are  assessed  not  
only  on  vocab  and  
grammar,  but  on  reading,  
writing,  listening,  and  
speaking  tasks.  They  are  
also  assessed  on  the  three  
CSTP  4:  Planning  Instruction  and  Designing  Learning  Experiences  for  All  Students  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
modes  of  communication:  
interpersonal,  
interpretive,  and  
presentational.  By  
incorporating  this  variety  
of  assessment  into  my  
teaching,  I  get  a  more  
holistic  view  of  student  
proficiencies.  12/10/19    

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.  12/10/19   Engages  with  students  to  
assessed  learning  
identify  types  of  
needs  of  all  students.  
adjustments  in  
instruction  that  best  meet  
their  learning  goals.  
 
CSTP  4:  Planning  Instruction  and  Designing  Learning  Experiences  for  All  Students  
 
Element   Emerging   Exploring   Applying   Integrating   Innovating  
      After  I  give  an   Distance  learning  has  
assessment,  I  modify  or   forced  me  to  be  an  even  
adjust  planning  and  goals   more  reflective  teacher.  
as  needed.  If  an   As  I  am  planning  online  
assessment  reveals  that  I   activities,  I  have  to  really  
need  to  reteach  material,   anticipate  potential  areas  
I  adjust  lesson  plans  and   of  difficulty  for  students,  
help  students  master  a   whether  it’s  related  to  
concept  before  moving   how  the  information  is  
on.  Comprehension   conveyed  and/or  
checks  are  embedded  in   technical  problems.  I  
lessons  to  ensure  that   have  to  take  into  
students  are  making   consideration  all  students  
progress  towards  the   needs  as  well  as  what  
goal.  7/8/19   tools  they  actually  have  at  
their  disposal.  I  am  
  engaging  with  students  
on  a  weekly  basis,  and  
reaching  out  to  those  that  
are  falling  behind  more  
often.  I  have  made  more  
phone  calls  and  sent  
more  emails  over  the  past  
few  weeks  than  I  think  I  
have  in  my  career.  While  
it  is  overwhelming  at  
times,  it  is  also  
rewarding,  and  I  am  
considering  how  can  I  
continue  this  practice  
when  we  get  back  to  
“normal”  without  burning  
myself  out.  5/5/20