CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Plans daily lessons Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated instruction, Plans differentiated
using available sequence of lessons instruction based on which is based on broad knowledge instruction that
curriculum and using additional knowledge of students’ of students. Matches resources and provides systematic
information from assessment information academic readiness, specific strategies to students’ opportunities for
district and state on student academic academic language, diverse learning needs and cultural supporting and
required assessments. readiness, language, diverse cultural backgrounds. extending student
cultural background, backgrounds, and learning based on
and individual individual cognitive, comprehensive
development. social, emotional, and information on
4.1 Using
7/17/2020 physical development Planning addresses bias, students.
knowledge of
to meet their individual stereotyping, and assumptions
students’ academic
needs. about cultures an members of
readiness, language
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proficiency, cultural
Is aware of impact of 4/27/2021
background, and
bias on learning. Becomes aware of Engages students in the
individual
potential areas of bias analysis of bias,
development to
and seeks to learn Examines potential stereotyping, and
plan instruction.
about culturally sources of bias and assumptions.
responsive pedagogy. stereotyping when
7/17/2020 planning lessons. Uses
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
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While recognizing and To our benefit, distance
learning about learning has brought
students’ diverse our entire school
backgrounds, I remind community closer than
myself that I cannot ever. At times, in the
possibly grasp the past, some parents did
entirety of their not have time to come
individual backgrounds, to school. Now, with
and that I always still school being remote, it
have to listen and learn is easier and more
as I teach. I am ready to efficient for parents to
change my lessons join our daily Zoom
around if students office ours and get
demonstrate any sort of involved. As a result, I
discomfort or struggle know more about my
with current lessons. I students’ emotional
keep myself sensitive to state and individual
anything from students’ needs. I am also able to
backgrounds that might better understand their
affect their learning. homelife and culture
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class from home
everyday. This year, we
have added a Diversity
Committee to our
school that I am a
member of, which has
made it possible to
interact more directly
and learn about each
other’s cultures,
customs, lifestyles, etc.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
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Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and articulates learning Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to goals to students that integrate articulates
lesson to students development with students clear learning content standards with students’ comprehensive short-
based on content students in single goals for content that strengths, interests, and learning term and long-term
4.2 Establishing and
standards and available lessons and sequence of are accessible, needs. learning goals for
articulating goals
curriculum. lessons. challenging, and 11/1/2020 students. Assists
for student learning
differentiated to 4/27/2021 students to articulate
address students’ and monitor learning
diverse learning needs. goals.
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I begin every lesson Being aware of and understanding
with an explanation of my students’ interests is very
what we will be important to me. I continuously try
learning during the to keep up with what my students
lesson, and what seem interested in; I ask them to
students will be explain references that I do not
expected to know when understand which makes them feel
they have fully grasped that I am interested in their hobbies
the concept of the and such. Besides the fact that I
lesson. I base these truly do find interest in what my
expectations on the students like, this is a helpful tool
appropriate academic when I articulate their learning
content standards. goals to them. I always try to make
Throughout the lesson, I connections between my math
repeat the question: “So lessons to their interests, making it a
what’s our goal today?” bit easier and smoother for me to
to ensure that students talk to them about my expectations
remain on track and are of them. For example, when we
able to articulate their learn quadratics, I ask my class
goal. 7/17/2020 where parabolas can be used in real
life, leading to answers like
“basketball,” “architectures,” etc.
We hold an interesting conversation
where I get to know my students’
interests better, and I keep this in
mind to integrate throughout my
time with them. Per my previous
evidence, I make sure to be
structured with articulating goals
for everyday, as well as long-term.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
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Uses available Begins to plan Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long-term plans Utilizes extensive
curriculum for daily, curriculum units that long-term curriculum to reflect integrations of curriculum knowledge of
short- and long-term include a series of plans for subject matter guidelines, frameworks, and curriculum, content
4.3 Developing and
plans. connected lessons and concepts and essential assessed instructional needs to standards, and assess
sequencing long-
are linked to long-term related academic ensure student learning. learning needs to design
term and short-
planning to support language and formats 4/27/2021 cohesive and
term instructional
student learning. that support student comprehensive long-
plans to support
learning. and short-term
student learning
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learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
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At the beginning of the I constantly conduct independent

school year, I develop a research (and apply/incorporate it)
pacing year-long into improving my teaching
calendar that I refer to practices in ways that would benefit
on a daily basis, and at as many students as possible. My
times make mentor, two other teachers, and I
adjustments to are joining biweekly meetings
according to student to have a collaborative discussion
progress and readiness. about areas of focus to help out
I use this calendar for students. It can be focused strictly
long-term curriculum. on academics or student well-being.
My daily lesson plans Direct feedback: my class is often
are my short-term goals observed by my colleagues and the
that I plan regularly school’s administration, after which
according to students’ I receive direct
most recent feedback. classroom_observation.pdf
performances and Indirect feedback: I receive indirect
results. feedback from students when I see
7/17/2020. whether the methods I use worked
12/12/2020 in achieving my teaching goal.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
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Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a wide range Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated of strategies to address learning incorporating a
suggested by sequence of lessons instructional strategies styles and meet students’ assessed repertoire of strategies
curriculum guidelines. that respond to into ongoing planning language and learning needs. specifically meet
students’ diverse that addresses Provides appropriate support and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning learning needs. culturally responsive challenges for students. language and learning
instruction that pedagogy, students’ 11/1/2020 needs and styles to
incorporates diverse language, and 4/27/2021 advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student learning needs and
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about styles. 7/17/2020 Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs language needs through students’ diverse Integrates results from a broad for students to reflect
of all students data provided by the learning and language Uses assessments of range of assessments into planning on their learning and
site and district. needs beyond basic students’ learning and to meet students’ diverse learning the impact of
data. language needs to and language needs. instructional strategies
inform planning 11/1/2020 to meet their learning
differentiated 4/27/2021 and language needs.
instruction. 7/17/2020
When planning my In every lesson that I plan, I make it
lessons, I anticipate the a point to use variety of strategies in
need to switch certain order to reach a wider range of
portions around comprehending students. In my
according to the lessons, I make sure to incorporate
differing needs and group work, independent research,
learning styles of group and class discussions, real-life
students. I provide Math connections, and appropriate
additional worksheets assessments. For instance, in my
that are slightly recent lesson about scientific
different from the main notation, I first conducted a pre-
worksheet for students assessment, then I divided my
who may benefit from classes into groups and assigned
seeing another angle of them real-life research questions.
the concept. I prepare a For example: “What is the mass of a
short video or two for dust particle?” After this research,
my visual and auditory we held a class discussion, followed
learners. I plan out my by a lecture and practice problems.
mid-lesson short quiz, Afterwards I assigned a Desmos
and prepare to assign Classroom activity to apply students’
groups appropriately. I knowledge, followed by an
am also aware that assessment to grasp what they
these plans may change learned, comparing the pre and post
throughout the lesson. assessments.
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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing adjustments to Anticipates and plans
uses materials from and materials in single adaptations to instructional plans and uses a for a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate variety of materials as the adaptations to lessons
lessons to address instructional plans. instructional needs arises to support based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning Uses culturally student learning. analysis of individual
instructional plans
needs. responsive pedagogy 4/27/2021 student needs.
and curricular
and additional
materials to meet
materials to support Engages with students
the assessed
students’ diverse to identify types of
learning needs of all
learning needs. adjustments in
students.
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goals.
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When instructing the I collaborate with my colleague who
class, I provide is our school’s STEM Lab
additional or different teacher. She and I constantly discuss
instructions to certain our students' progress and using
students according to their results to help them succeed
language and learning and advance in my math classes.
skills. I utilize group Also, she is helping me with the
work, partner work, Stock Market Game Project.
and individual help to I have presented to my colleagues
meet students’ diverse about how to read and implement
needs. I also provide NWEA Benchmark Testing.
different worksheets for My colleagues and I use NWEA’s
certain students who Learning Continuum repots to make
need other instructions. changes in our instructional
7/17/2020 practices as needed and improve
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