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. 7/20/19
learning needs. 12/10/19
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Using knowledge of
Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a
students to engage
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional Students take ownership
them in learning
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and of their learning by
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning choosing from a wide
whole. assessments. needs. that ensure equitable range of methods to
access to the curriculum. further their learning that
are responsive to their
learning needs. 7/20/19
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Evidence

I send out parent

surveys (in English
and Spanish) on the
first day of school. In
class students are
consistently given the
opportunity to share
and get to know one
another during our
morning meeting,
which we use to
promote classroom
community. This is a
time we share about
our interests, our
families and ourselves.

During closing circle

(at the end of the day)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
we reflect on what
we’ve accomplished,
what we enjoyed and
what we could change
or do better next time.
Home visits are
offered to families
year-round. I also
check student files at
the beginning of the
year for any
information that may
have been shared from
a previous school.
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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.
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. 7/20/19
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. 7/20/19 5/6/20
Within our center We do Holidays
time, students are Around the World as
provided choices that our social studies
are appropriate for unit in December. At
their academic level. the end we have a
We have “tubs” with a feast that incorporate
variety of activities the celebrations and
and skills that they cultures of all
can complete students.
independently. There 12/10/19
are four levels to the 5/6/20
tubs and students
move groups
depending on
individual
progression and the
skills being practices.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified to curriculum. 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.
Connecting subject
subject matter.
matter to
meaningful, real-life
Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
contexts
subject matter to real-life. 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.
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I use realia for each In writer’s workshop
letter so we have and during our
something concrete “Engaging Readers”
to relate our letters writing time,
and sounds to. students are asked to
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and draw parallels
During our social between their lives
studies unit in and the lives of the
December, we characters we read
Evidence compare our holiday about. Writer’s
traditions to those of Workshop requires
people in other students to write
countries. about their
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share and explain
these concepts and
ideas to their peers.
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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. 5/6/20
Evidence I utilize whole I’ve implemented
group and small digital centers and
group the app Vooks into
our already
instruction. The
differentiated
independent center time to
activities expand our
students resources.
complete are
differentiated by Students are
group to meet responsible for
their needs and utilizing their
resources and
provide the
ensuring they are
correct amount completing the
of scaffolding to correct activity.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
objectives. I
provide students
choices within
their activities so
they are all
meeting the
same objective
but have the
opportunity to
show their
learning in
different ways.
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
Promoting critical critically.
thinking though
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to
reflection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Evidence
Applying
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content.7/20/19
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the
content.7/20/19
I ask open ended
questions that
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Integrating Innovating
Supports students to Facilitates systematic
initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
through independently to apply critical thinking
developing questions, by designing structured
posing problems and inquiries into complex
reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students pose problems Students pose and answer
and construct questions a wide-range of complex
of their own to support questions and problems,
inquiries into content. reflect, and communicate
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in depth analysis of
content learning.
During our math
time, we are using
math journals with
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
require higher prompts that are
open ended. There
level thinking are multiple ways to
and require show the answer.
students to
Students are
support their required to think
answers with more deeply about
evidence. This is the questions and
modeled more in support their answer
with a visual.
the beginning of 12/10/19
the year so 5/6/20

students
understand what
it means to
support your
answers with
evidence. 7/20/19

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or
checks for understanding. challenge.
learning and
adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to
while teaching.
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet
their needs during
instruction.
I check for
understanding
during our lessons by
calling on a student
at random with our
popsicle sticks. I also
model relevant
questions and
provide time for
students to ask
questions. If multiple
Evidence students do not
understand the
content, then we go
back to previous
lessons and draw on
content and
standards that we
have mastered to
further scaffold the
lesson. 7/20/19
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extend learning
opportunities and
provide assistance to
students in mastering the
concepts flexibly and
effectively.
Students monitor their
progress in learning and
provide information to
teacher that informs
adjustments in
instruction.
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During our center
time, students are
required to compete
independent, leveled
activities. Students
are provided a choice
as to how they want
to show their
learning but are still
required to show
knowledge and
mastery of the skill in
the capacity of their
choice. This work is
turned in and
reviewed and
students are given
feedback through
conferencing.
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