CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging
Plans daily lessons using
available curriculum and
information from district
and state required
assessments.
4.1 Using knowledge
of students’
academic readiness,
language proficiency,
cultural background,
and individual
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias
instruction. on learning.
I am aware of the impact
bias has on learning. I am
working on addressing
this issue in my class with
my students. 9/30/2018
I continue to be aware of
the impact bias has on
learning and reflect daily
on any actions or
thoughts I had. I try to
reason through my
decisions to determine if
there was bias and if I
need to change what I
was doing. 4/28/2019
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
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
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
social, emotional, and backgrounds.
physical development to
meet their individual
needs.
Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
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 an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
Since students are Passing a ball around the
working at different class is one way I involve
paces, it makes it harder all students in my lessons.
for me to differentiate This incorporates student
lessons every day. voice and helps to
Instead, I make sure I prevent bias when
make lessons for my selecting students to
entire class and speak by passing a ball
differentiate individually around the class. I pass
in my interactions or around the green ball in
materials given to different ways.
students. 9/30/2018 Sometimes I pass it from
me to students that
I continue to plan lessons volunteer and they will
based on continuous pass it back. Sometimes I
informal and formal let students popcorn.
assessments by Sometimes I go through
4/28/2019 all my students multiple
times during a lesson.
I plan my lessons based This helps to give me a
on students progress better idea of student
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towards the learning understanding and I can
goals. I first scaffold my focus on individual
lessons to capture the student
needs of all my students. I needs.05/06/2020
start to remove the
scaffolds the further we
go into a lesson. I
continue to provide extra
supports students in
need. I also adjust my
lesson and provide new
scaffolds that I see that
students need as we go
along. 12/13/2019

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.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
I have established
learning goals for lessons
and units. I am working
on establishing learning
goals that are more
differentiated towards
different students need. I
need to figure out how to
track all of them and have
my students track them
as well. Students need to
be responsible for their
leaning and be aware of
how they will reach the
learning goals they have
set, or I have set.
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I still create the learning
goal for students to focus
on. I have students reflect
on the learning goal and
determine whether they
have made progress in
achieving that learning
goal. I have students use a
1-5 rating scale system.
Students focus on areas of
need after receiving
feedback in class or
through formal
assessments. I also
provide students with
scaffolds or work to do to
help students. 4/28/2019
I share an essential
question for each topic
we are learning provided
by Pearson. I write and
share what we are
learning, why we are
Applying Integrating Innovating
I have upgraded how I
display my learning goal
and the learning goal
rating scale. I use
Edpuzzle to make lessons.
I add questions to my
lessons. I include learning
goals questions and the
learning goal rating
question on most of my
Edpuzzle videos. The
videos that I record start
off with stating the
learning goal. I then
insert progress
monitoring multiple
choice/open ended
questions to determine if
students are able to apply
the skill. I conclude the
videos by having students
rate themselves on their
progress towards the
learning goal(s) using the
same 1-5 scale from
before. I also ask students
to let me know what I can
do to help them, and I ask
for them to write any
lingering
questions.05/06/2020
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learning it, and how
students will know they
have learned it. I have
students either complete
a paper version of a goal
sheet or a Google Form
goal sheet. Students write
what they want to
improve, what they felt
they understand better,
and check off the math
components the student
can do by the end of the
lesson. 12/13/2019

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. learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
The units I have planned
are a series of connected
lesson that are linked to
help students learn the
content of future lessons
and reinforce prior
lessons. I made sure to
set up my units so that
every previous unit is
incorporated and not just
done once and done. I
have students review and
recognize old concepts in
the new unit through my
Math Menu. 9/30/2018
I plan lessons so that
students receive
continuous support and
practice for skills that
they need. I set up lessons
to review skills needed
for the lesson the next
day to make sure
students have the basic
skills needed to learn a
new skill. I also have
students complete
cumulative quizzes to
make sure students are
continuously practicing
and exposed to
previously learned
material. 4/28/2019
I plan lessons for a unit. I
consider the skills and
concepts my students will
learn. I start from the
topic assessment to
determine the
concepts/skills my
Applying Integrating Innovating
One way I establish short
term plans is by front
loading content and skills
needed for the next
lesson. Throughout
distance learning, I take
1-2 days to review key
skills and concepts
needed for the next
lessons. My Geometry
students were about to
start learning circle
theorems. In order to
apply these theorems,
students needed to be
able to apply the
Pythagorean theorem and
multiply binomials.
Students watched a video
on applying the
Pythagorean Theorem
with Quadratic Equations
before starting the next
section. While students
watched the video, they
practiced the key skills
needed to solve the
problems and did their
own practice problem at
the conclusion of the
video. That video helped
to prepare students for
the next video
lesson.05/06/2020
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students need to know. I
emphasize those points
throughout the unit. I
continuously bring up
previously learned
material through
warmups on ALEKS. I
address other skills
throughout the lesson
and with occasional exit
tickets. 12/13/2019
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 consider myself I continue using what I

exploring because I do know about my students
not just incorporate provided in aeries and by
strategies suggested by EL TOSA. 70% or more of
curriculum guidelines. I my students in each of my
determine which class periods were or are
strategies work best with English learners at some
each of my lessons to help point in their education.
address the needs of all Most of my students have
my students. 9/30/2018 I been redesignated while
have talked to the ELL some are LTELs, LEPs,
coordinator in order to ELLs, and English only
find about more students. In order to
information about the Els support the many levels
in my class so that I can of students' language
help them be successful. needs, I use the literacy
She has told me that she resources created by our
will pull out students to Pearson textbook. For my
talk with them and geometry students, I
encourage them to be assigned the 10-1
productive in my class Mathematical Literacy
and seek help outside of and Vocabulary
class. 9/30/2018 assignment to
supplement the
vocabulary video my
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
I like to use a variety of
strategies to teach my
lessons. I think the things
that work the best for my
students are guided notes
and foldables. They are
resources students can
use to look back at to help
them when doing practice
assignments or other
activities. I also do my
best to work with
individual students when
there is time to help them
1-1 if possible.
4/28/2019
In my lessons, I give
students the
opportunities to share,
speak, repeat, create,
debate, or attempt. I give
students multiple
opportunities to interact
with the content to
advance their growth
towards the learning
goals. I also provide
students with resources
or tools that they need to
reach the learning goals.
Applying Integrating Innovating
students watched.
Students were given a
word bank to identify 9
circle definitions given 9
circle pictures. The
assignment was meant to
help students connect the
visuals with the words
and practice writing the
vocabulary in
GoFormative. They are
provided with immediate
feedback when they enter
answers indicated by a
red or green circle. I do
this for my other classes
as well to help students
access academic language
and to be exposed to
explicitly. 05/06/2020

ISTE Standard 6c: One

way I meet the needs of
all students is by doing
interactive activities.
Students used a GeoGebra
activity to investigate the
triangle inequality
theorem by changing
three sides lengths to
determine if those side
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lengths can make a
triangle. Students are
asked to make at least 5-7
different "candidate"
triangles to determine
whether those side
lengths make a triangle.
Students draw each one.
Students are also asked to
look for patterns and
then make a rule that will
help determine the side
lengths that make
triangles. 12/13/2019

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.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
I teach 3 periods of
Foundations 2. I teach my
lesson one way in Period
1 because of their needs
and adjust my lesson for
second period based on
things that went wrong. I
adjust even more when I
teach sixth period
because I have learned
things that worked and
did not work in each
class. I also recognize that
each class has different
needs even though they
are learning the same
content My sixth period
has the most English
learners that need direct
instruction in Spanish
which I incorporate.
9/30/2018
I adjust my lessons daily.
I continue to adjust my
lessons for next period. I
look for ways to improve
the lesson in small ways
or big ways if possible, to
increase the learning
outcome for my students.
For any adjustments that
cannot be made the same
day, I make for the next
day and always try to
address the needs of my
students. 4/28/2019
I teach 3 Algebra
Foundations classes in
succession. I am able to
adjust my lesson after the
Applying Integrating Innovating
One way that I help
students that are
struggling after the class
lesson is by providing
students with homework
help videos. I create
videos doing similar
problems to their
homework. I made an 8-2
Pearson Homework Help
video. In the video, I
review practice problems
and model the thinking
and resources students
should use to write
trigonometric ratios and
approximate the value of
trigonometric ratios. I
create homework help
videos for my Algebra
Foundations 2 as well.
The goal is to provide
support to all students
but specifically to
students that need a full
on explanation and
thought process modelled
for them. 05/06/2020
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first time I teach it. I do
my best to adjust on the
spot when I see that
students are struggling to
understand the content. I
adjust what I can by
reordering, rephrasing, or
removing questions. I
make the most
adjustments for my 6th
period class since I have
lunch to fix any mistakes
or problems with the
lesson. I continue to
adjust my lessons for the
next day and address any
issues I had trouble with
the next day with my first
two classes.

ISTE Standard 7c: I also

adjust my lessons based
on assessment data. I
analyze the data from my
GoFormative assessments
on excel or spreadsheets.
I am able to see how
students answered for
each question. From this I
can see common mistakes
and areas of learning I
need to address. On
GoFormative, I can also
give students feedback on
each question that they
answered incorrectly. I
asked probing questions
to help them do their quiz
corrections for each
problem they got wrong.
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