Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Element 2.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Models and Models fair and respectful Reinforces positive,
communicates behavior. Demonstrates responsible, and
expectations for fair and commitment to fairness respectful student
respectful behavior to and respect in interactions. Assists
support social communications with students to resolve
development. students about language conflicts.
and behavior. Incorporates cultural
Seeks to understand awareness to develop a
Promoting social
cultural perceptions of positive classroom
Development and
caring community. climate. 9/16/19
responsibility within
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a caring community
Some students share in
where each student
responsibility for the Students participate in Students demonstrate
is treated fairly and
classroom community. occasional community efforts to be positive,
respectfully
building activities, accepting, and respectful
designed to promote of differences. 9/16/19
caring, fairness, and 4/29/20
respect.
Evidence Along with consistently
demonstrating good
manners, I make sure
students are treating each
other with respect. When
I notice a potential
situation, I talk to the
students involved
individually to figure out
the issue. Additionally, I
like to put bits of culture
into my lessons, such as
various ethnic foods or
norms that helps bring
awareness and keeps the
students engaged.
The students here are
very respectful to each
other compared to a lot of
Develops shared Facilitates student self-
responsibility with reflection and ongoing
students for resolving improvement of the
conflict and creating and caring community based
maintaining a caring on respect, fairness, and
classroom community.   the value of all members.
Supports students in
taking leadership in
developing a caring
community that is Students take leadership
responsive to the diverse in resolving conflict and
cultural norms of creating a fair and
identities of all students. respectful classroom
community where
Students take student’s home culture is
responsibility resolving included and valued.
conflicts and maintaining Students communicate
a caring classroom with empathy and
community. Students understanding in
promote respect and interactions with one
appreciation for another.
differences.
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Due to the switch to
online teaching, I have
been taking advantage of
the features offered by
Zoom which I believe
helps students develop a
sense of responsibility
and caring for each other.
These features include
the “raise hand” feature
which allows students to
get my attention without
interrupting others and
the “applause” feature
which allows students to
tell their peers good job.
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I established an
additional rule for
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
other schools I’ve taught
at. They treat one another
like “brothers”, a result of
being both an all-male
and religious school.
There are still some
altercations obviously but
are minor and easily
handled.
students looking to do
test corrections which
requires them do take on
the responsibility of
reaching out to me to
schedule a meeting.

With the shift to distance

learning, I have continued
to expect students to
meet deadlines and
continue being respectful
during live sessions.
Students have been
showing great effort in
meeting deadlines.
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Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring
Is aware of the Experiments with and/or
importance of the virtual learning
physical and/or virtual environments that
learning environments support student learning.
that support student
learning.
Structures for interaction
Is aware that structured are taught in single
interaction between lessons or sequence of
Creating physical or students can support lessons to support
virtual learning learning. student learning.
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promote student
learning, reflect
diversity, and
encourage
constructive and Some students use Students use resources
productive available resources in provided in learning
interactions among learning environments environments and
students during instruction. interact with each other
to understand and
complete learning tasks in
single lessons or
sequence of lessons.
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Evidence I am a big fan of
interactive work and have
at least 1 group activity in
most of my lessons where
students discuss and
figure out a solution with
their peers. I also use
Google Classroom to
enhance the productivity
of the class.
The students are all
signed up to my Google
Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
environments that reflect environments that reflect environments flexibly to
student diversity and student diversity and facilitate access to a wide
provide a range of provides a broad range of range of resources that
resources for learning. resources, displays, and engage students in
artifacts that are current learning. Ensures that
Utilizes a variety of and integral to environments enhance
structures for interaction instruction. learning and reflect
during learning activities diversity within and
that ensures a focus on Integrates a variety of beyond the classroom.
and completion of structures for interaction
learning tasks. that engage students Selects from a repertoire
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productively in learning. interaction to ensure
accelerated learning for
the full range of students.
Students use a variety of Students routinely use a
resources in learning range of resources in Students participate in
environments and learning environments monitoring and changing
interact in ways that that relate to and enhance the design of learning
deepen their instruction and reflect environments and
understanding of the their diversity. structures for
content and develop Students share in interactions.
constructive social and monitoring and 4/28/21
academic interactions. assessment of
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effectiveness and develop
a positive culture for
learning.
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I have been putting in I spent a lot of time I have taken the first
more time to find before the school steps into creating a
additional resources for
my students since online
year planning on how fruitful virtual
learning presents a new I would set up my learning environment
set of challenges for virtual classroom and that provides the
students. I regularly find am currently using a same benefits to
videos or infographics design that I believe students compared to
that showcase the concept
we are learning. 4/29/20
is intuitive for both a physical
the students and I. environment. Some of
Each week of school the steps include
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Classroom and have no is represented by a setting up a website
problems working with folder that has for hosting all
the groups they are
assigned to. 9/17/19
subfolders for assignments and
lectures, homework, notes and utilizing
and weekly agenda. digital activities as
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assessments.
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Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Adheres to policies and Recognizes and addresses Anticipates and reduces Integrates support for Shares responsibility with
laws regarding safety that safety issues regarding risks to physical, students to take risks and the students for the
are required by the site, materials, student intellectual, and offer respectful opinions establishment and
district, and state. interactions, and the emotional safety using about divergent maintenance of a safe
Responds to behaviors organization of the multiple strategies that viewpoints. physical, intellectual, and
that impact student safety learning environments. include examining biases emotional environment
as they arise. 9/17/19 in the learning focused on high quality
environment and and rigorous learning.
curriculum. Engages in reflection on
Establishing and
Explores strategies to their own language and
maintaining learning
establish intellectual and Models and provides behavior that contributes
environments that
emotional safety in the instruction on skills that to intellectual and
are physically,
classroom. 4/29/20 develop resiliency and emotional safety in the
intellectually, and
support intellectual and classroom.
emotionally safe
emotional safety. Students demonstrate
Students are aware of 12/1/20 resiliency in perseverance
required safety Students follow teacher Students develop and for academic
procedures and the guidance regarding Students take risks, offer practice resiliency skills achievement.
school and classroom potential safety issues for opinions, and share and strategies to strive Students maintain
rational for maintaining self or others. alternative perspectives for academic intellectual and emotional
safety. 9/17/19 9/17/19 4/29/20 achievement, and safety for themselves and
establish intellectual and others in the classroom.
emotional safety in the
classroom. 4/28/21
Evidence All teachers here go During our faculty and Students go through a I have put more
through safety training department meetings, we similar safety orientation effort into being a fair
and CPR training. When constantly discuss and are given the school
students’ safety is strategies for online handbook that details all
moderator when
potentially at risk, we learning which includes the rules and regulations. students are having
have protocols we follow methods to keep a Additionally, I show all discussions and to
established by the structured and safe my students a video on make sure I
administration. environment for our growth mindset on the continually remind
students. At the moment, first day and explain to
we have been using them that taking risks
and demonstrate
Google Classroom to host and making mistakes in respect for peers.
our classes. 4/29/20 class is a great way to
learn. Throughout the
year as I am using my
questioning strategies, I
can see my students’
confidence improving.
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Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
With the coronavirus
and constant Zoom
classes wearing
down students, I
have been coming up
with ways to
accommodate for
these struggles. Extra
time is given for
assessments or HW
completion when
necessary due to
potential tech issues
from being at home
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Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Creating a rigorous Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
environment with accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
high expectations completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem solving, accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
and appropriate tasks. importance of meeting and appropriate levels of critical reading, writing Fosters extended studies,
support for all Is aware of the targeted learning goals. challenge. and thinking. research, analysis and
students importance of Works to maintain high Holds high expectations Integrates strategic purposeful use of
maintaining high expectations for students for students. Has an scaffolds and learning.
expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of technologies throughout Supports students to
achievement patterns for achievement patterns, instruction that support utilize an extensive
individuals and groups of and uses scaffolds to the full range of learners repertoire of
students. 9/17/19 address achievement in meeting high differentiated strategies
gaps. expectations for to meet high expectations.
achievement.
Some students ask for Some individuals and Students engage in a Students take
teacher support to groups of students work variety of differentiated Students actively use responsibility to fully
understand or complete with the teacher to supports and challenges supports and challenges utilize teacher and peer
learning tasks. support accuracy and in ways that promote to complete critical support, to achieve
comprehension in their their accuracy, analysis, reading, writing, higher consistently high levels of
learning. 9/17/19 and problem solving in order thinking, and factual and analytical
4/30/20 learning. problem solving across learning.
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Students are aware of my I have been emphasizing Students in my
expectations of them the importance of critical classes are told to
especially since thinking which leads to
mathematics revolves higher accuracy in
prepare to be
around accuracy and solutions as well as rigorous with their
understanding. If a improvements in work to meet my
student is struggling, I problem solving. Students expectations. Work
use various strategies to know to fully explain must be shown in a
help them reach their thought process
conceptual understanding when answering my
legible fashion and I
without the need for me questions and to double am continuously
to give away the solution. check their solutions giving individual
English learners are no when possible by feedback regarding
exception to this as I use analyzing if it makes the quality of the
visuals or comparisons sense numerically and
when I notice they have logically. 12/1/20
work turned in.
trouble understanding a
topic.
Most students are willing
Evidence to step up to the
challenge and showcase a
growth mindset when
faced with obstacles in
the class. A few students
will still say “I don’t
know” and lack the effort
to reach conceptual
understanding. 9/17/19

Continuing my efforts to
develop a rigorous
classroom environment
for my students, I have
learned from feedback to
explicitly state lesson
goals in the beginning so
students have a clear goal
in mind. 4/30/20

Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Developing, Establishes expectations, Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
communicating, and rules, and consequences with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
for individual and group involvement. responsive instruction to supports, and systems that ensure
behavior. Communicates, models develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
and explains expectations high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
for individual and group individual and group behavior within and maintaining high
behavior. behavior. across learning activities. standards for individual
and group behaviors.
Refers to standards for Reviews standards for Utilizes routine Guides and supports
behavior and applies behavior with students in references to standards students to self-assess,
maintaining
consequences as needed. single lessons or for behavior prior and monitor, and set goals for
high standards for
9/17/19 sequence of lessons in during individual and individual and group
individual and group
anticipation of need for group work. behavior and
behavior
reinforcement. 4/30/20 12/1/20 participation.

Students are aware of Students know Students follow behavior Students respond to Students demonstrate
classroom rules and expectations for behavior expectations, accept individual and group positive behavior,
consequences. and consequences and consequences and behaviors and encourage consistent participation
respond to guidance in increase positive and support each other to and are valued for their
following them. behaviors. 9/17/19 make improvements. unique identities.
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Evidence The rules, expectations, I have progressed in my There are very little I have fine-tuned my
and procedures of the ability to establish behavior problems in standards and rules
class are detailed in the expectations and keep class but when they do
syllabus and explained on them for the duration of arise, I carry out the
for behavior in the
the first day of class. the school year. Starting proper consequences told classroom over the
When situations happen, early and repetition are to the students. Parents years in order to
the rules and extremely important. are contacted if needed. maintain a healthy
consequences are 4/30/20 Students’ behavior tends learning
referred back to when to improve just from a
talking to the students one on one talk with me
environment for all
involved. 9/17/19 regarding the rule that is my students. This
being broken and the includes establishing
consequence that will rules and manners
occur as a result on the for discourse as well
next offence. 9/17/19
as giving students
I have developed a set of opportunities to
procedures over the past reflect on the class.
couple years for group
work and individual work
that has been working
really well for my classes.
These procedures are
always subject to change
based on my reflections
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring
Establishes procedures, Develops routines,
routines or norms for procedures, and norms in
single lessons to support single lessons or
student learning. sequence of lessons with
some student
involvement.
Seeks to promote positive
Employing classroom
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds
routines, procedures,
behavior. to disruptive behavior.
norms, and supports
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for positive behavior
to ensure a climate in
which all students
can learn
Students are aware of Students receive
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior
classroom norms. that interferes with
learning, and positive
reinforcement in
following routines,
procedures, and norms.
I have daily routines set
up for my classes that
students learn on the first
day and practice until
Evidence
they get it down where I
don’t have to tell them
what to do anymore
of my personal practice.
Currently, I am utilizing
break out rooms on Zoom
and checking into each
group to observe and ask
questions in 5-minute
intervals. 12/1/20
Applying Integrating Innovating
Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines and procedures monitoring and reflecting participating in
that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
students in the are culturally responsive. and procedures focuses
development and Maintains a quality on maximizing learning.
monitoring of norms. learning climate that Classroom climate
builds on student integrates school
strengths. standards and culturally
Provides positive relevant norms.
behavior supports. Promotes positive
Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a
learning climate. disruptive to the learning positive classroom
Students participate in climate. climate that eliminate
routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
norms and receive
reinforcement for
positive behaviors.
Students are involved in Students share
Students receive timely assessment and responsibility with
and effective feedback monitoring of routines, teacher for managing and
and consequences for procedures, and norms in maintaining a positive
behaviors that interfere ways that improve the classroom climate that
with learning. 9/17/19 learning climate. promotes learning.
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When students are Due to the shift to The procedures and
breaking the rules or virtual learning this expectations of the
being disruptive, I will
talk to them and give
year, establishing class has become
norms and routines natural to the
feedback on what they
did wrong and how to for the classroom was students and I can
improve in the future, so much more difficult occasionally witness
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
when they step into the we don’t have the same mainly due to the students reminding
classroom. Positive situation again. I will notunfamiliarity with the their peers if they
behavior is rewarded interrupt class but will
with words of approval find a good time during
new platform of using notice someone
and emails letting parents the same day to pull the Zoom. However, after breaking the rules.
know how well the student(s) aside and have careful consideration
students are doing in a private conversation. and collaboration
class. 9/17/19 9/17/19 between the teachers,
In addition to maintaining
I have developed a set
procedures for the of procedures that the
classroom, good behavior students have been
is also modeled adhering to since Day
consistently. Students are 1 of online classes. On
held to a standard that
they recognize and being
Zoom, the student's
at a religious school camera must be on
further exemplifies this. during the lesson and
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found in their
respective folders in
PDF form for students
to download and take
notes over. Even with
the new setting, some
typical routines are
still used in my class
such as having
a warm-
up/discussion for the
first 5 minutes of
class as well as
closing reflections. 
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Element 2.7 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Using instructional Paces instruction based Paces instruction with Paces instruction with Paces instruction to Paces, adjusts, and fluidly
time to optimize on curriculum guidelines. some consideration of students to provide include ongoing facilitates instruction and
learning Develops awareness of lesson type, adjustments adequate time for assessment of student daily activities.
how transitions and for sufficient student instruction, checking for learning. Supports
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
classroom management
impact pacing and
lessons.
Some students complete
learning activities in time
allotted.
Evidence
work time and transitions
to optimize learning.
Students complete
learning activities and, as
needed, may receive
some adjustments of time
allotted for tasks or
expectations for
completion.
understanding, students in the
completion of learning monitoring of
activities and closure. instructional time.
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Students participate in
and complete a variety of Students use their
learning activities in the instructional time to
time allotted with options engage in and complete
for extension and review. learning activities and are
prepared for the next
sequence of instruction.
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Each period is an hour
and a half, so I have a lot
of time to work with. I
plan each class so that I
have adequate time for
the lesson including the
built-in group activities
and discussion as well as
being able to fit in time
for students to work on
classwork to assess how
well they understood the
concepts taught that day.
I also allot time for me to
walk around the
classroom to further
assess students and
provide additional help
when needed.
During the period, the
students are engaged and
working together on the
task at hand. Each lesson
builds onto the next and
the students understand
that. 9/18/19 4/30/20
Students monitor their
own time, are engaged in
accomplishing learning
goals, and participate in
reflection, self-
assessment, and goal
setting.
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Each lesson is
planned with the
allotted time being
used efficiently. The
procedures that I
have developed over
time help to keep
downtime at a
minimum which in
turn allows me to
have more time to
work with the
students.
Additionally, I have
started using timers
during group work
and other activities
so that students can
monitor their own
pace. 12/1/20
Continuous fine-
tuning is done on my
lessons timings and I
have noticed a lot
more of my lessons
have been organized
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
to make the most out
of the time allotted
for the period.