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.
Using knowledge of learning needs.
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Students engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I review information from I consult student scores, I continually adapt my
students’ logs, from my student feedback and instruction and support
conversations with my input from my colleagues resources to support my
students and their in my PLC. 5/8/20 students. 12/11/20
Learning Coaches, and
from my students’ writing I am discovering even
to help me tailor lessons more effective ways to
to my students’ learning make my students aware
styles, interests and of the resources available
challenges. 9/26/2019 to them. For example, I
sent a webmail to all of
their parents/guardians
with a video explaining
Evidence how to bookmark the
guide to my class that I
prepared.) 5/2/21

I adjust my Live Lessons I continually adjust my My students use various My students are utilizing
based on how my instruction and grading resources and strategies the supplemental
students perform on their feedback to help my to help them access the resources I provide at a
assessments. I developed students increase in their curriculum. 12/11/20 much higher rate than in
a LiveLesson specifically understanding of content. previous years. I am
to help my students use 5/7/20 excited that my efforts to
RACE format to answer make them aware of what
the essay questions on I offer is paying off.
their upcoming Unit 2 5/2/21
Test. 9/26/2019
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
Uses gathered Uses school resources and
information about family contacts to expand
students’ prior understanding of
knowledge, cultural students’ prior
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life
to support student experiences, and interests
learning. to connect to student
learning.
I’m still at this level.
Students participate in Students make
single lessons or connections between
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their
related to their interests prior knowledge,
and experiences. backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests.
My students are still at
this level.
I access student logs, Data
Views, Gradebooks and
my own notes about my
students to prepare for
each meeting with my
students. I recently
discussed with my FOTIP
mentor the tools we can
use to learn more about
our students. 9/26/2019
I am able to help my
students make
connections with the
curriculum. This results in
dynamic class
discussions. 5/8/20
My students are sharing
Integrating Innovating
Integrates broad Develops and
knowledge of students systematically uses
and their communities to extensive information
inform instruction. regarding students’
cultural backgrounds,
prior knowledge, life
experiences, and
interests.
Students are actively Students can articulate
engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
knowledge, experiences, and society.
and interests within and
across learning activities.
I research the areas my
students live in, from
throughout the state, as
well as adolescent culture
and development to
better support my
students. I offer a “Getting
to Know You” project and
take notes on what my
students share so I can
include their interests in
my teaching. 10/20
I continue to learn about
my students and their
lives. I have expanded my
“notes” file on each
student and add details
from my interactions with
them and the work they
submit. 5/2/21
My students are currently
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Students share their
thoughts and comments
about the lesson content
during their meetings
with me. Students
comment about whether
they like or don’t like the
concepts and authors
covered in the curriculum.
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their own experiences submitting personal
during our lessons and in narrative essays. I am
their writing. 5/8/20 continually amazed by
how much they share in
My students make their essays, They take
connections with the the assignment to heart
curriculum, particularly and really embrace the
during one-on-one or opportunity to share
small group lessons. authentically about their
10/20 own lives. 5/2/21
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
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
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.
Evidence As a PLC, we have This has been a focus of I invest considerable time
decided to offer our my teaching. I continually into finding outside
students a “passion emphasize topics and resources my students
project” this year so our themes that my students can relate to. In my
students can incorporate can connect with. I use weekly webmails, I offer
their personal interests my awareness of my tips and links to help each
into a project. 9/27/2019 students’ interests to plan student with the
my lessons. I include upcoming assignments in
current pop culture my class and times I am
references in my available to offer help.
slideshows and play 10/11/20
music my students enjoy.
I also include diverse I continue to emphasize
examples in the pictures relevant connections for
and videos I use so my my students. For a lesson
students are represented I’m teaching this week, I
in my lessons. 5/7/20 found a video slam poetry
performance of a young
man who has OCD and
ADHD and protests the
overprescribing of
medications to boys.
Many of my students will
be able to relate to this.
5/2/21
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging
Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided
by school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional
strategies, resources,
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate
diverse learning in instructional strategies,
needs using resources and
technologies provided.
My students make My students are My students are doing an
comments about enthusiastic about amazing job connecting
recognizing their making connections with American literature to
communities and the curriculum. 5/7/20 their own lives during our
interests in my lessons. lessons and in their
Their interest and writing. 10/11/20
engagement increases
accordingly. 9/27/2019 My students continue to
respond to the
opportunity to connect
with the curriculum.
5/2/21
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
learning needs.
Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
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.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I include a variety of
technologies and
strategies in my lessons. I
spend time researching
what innovations other
teachers are using.
9/27/2019
Evidence My students make
comments about
recognizing their
communities and
interests in my lessons.
Their interest and
engagement increases
accordingly. 9/27/2019
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
critically.
Promoting critical
thinking though
inquiry, problem Some students respond to Students respond to
solving, and questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
reflection and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
I continue to seek out
new resources to help my
students feel connected
and represented. I adapt
the curriculum to meet
each student’s learning
needs. 5/8/20
I strive to match
resources to student
needs. 5/8/20
Applying
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content.
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
Continuing at this level.
I have been revising the I continue to build a
editable templates I collection of supportive
provided last year to resources that meet my
support my students with students’ needs. This can
their essays. 10/11/20 range from modified
essay templates for my
students with learning
challenges to offering
additional information for
my gifted students.
5/2/21
My students are utilizing
the resources I provide
for them. I can see the
difference it’s making in
their work. 10/11/20
My students continue to
access more of the
resources I am creating to
support them in my class.
5/2/21
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
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I am learning how to I am developing my
create space in my ability to use questions
lessons for my students to during my lessons and
have time to think and really take the time to
come up with their own wait for responses.
answers. I am also 5/7/20
learning how to ask
better questions that
encourage my students to
think critically and
connect their prior
learning to the lesson.
9/29/2019
Evidence My students like to
respond to the questions I
ask and many of them do
ask their own questions
related to the content.
They responded to exit
ticket questions I asked in
a recent lesson and
demonstrated their
learning. 9/29/2019
I encourage my students
to ask questions and
reflect on our curriculum.
The work they are
submitting and the
questions they ask during
lessons, small group
sessions and 1:1 support
show me they are
developing these skills.
10/20
I continue to support my
students as they develop
their critical thinking
skills. 5/2/21
My students are
developing their own
questions and thinking
more deeply about our
curriculum. 10/20
My students continue to
develop their critical
thinking skills. 5/2/21

My students continue to
respond to questions that
I ask, both in individual
phone calls and in groups
lessons and discussions.
5/7/20

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
learning and following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
adjusting instruction guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
while teaching. student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
I am still at this level. effectively.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
I pay attention to my Together with the
students’ feedback and members of my PLC, I
questions during my continually adjust the
lessons. I adjust how resources we offer to our
much time I spend on a students to support them.
certain concept, or how I I design lessons that allow
teach a concept, based on me to gauge student
what I observe from my understanding so I can
students. 9/26/2019 adapt the lesson to make
sure students understand
I enjoy adjusting my the material. 10/20
lessons according to what
my students need. I continue to adjust the
5/8/20 curriculum and my
lessons according to what
my students need to learn
more effectively. 5/2/21
Evidence
My students are engaged
My students participate in the educational
Working in an online during lessons. They process. Since our school
environment, I am able to incorporate the resources is an independent study
work one-on-one with I provide into the program, my students
students, either in my assignments they submit. need to take initiative and
LiveLesson room or by 5/8/20 communicate with me
phone. I also offer small when they need
group lessons in my Live clarification. 10/20
Lesson room. During
team LiveLessons, the My students continue to
English 11 teachers who take responsibility for
aren’t teaching the lesson their learning and give me
monitor the chat pod and feedback when they need
answer student additional support or
questions. 9/29/2019 information. 5/2/21