Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.1 Emerging Exploring
Models and Models fair and respectful
communicates behavior. Demonstrates
expectations for fair and commitment to fairness
respectful behavior to and respect in
support social communications with
development. students about language
and behavior.
Seeks to understand
Promoting social cultural perceptions of
Development and caring community
responsibility within (9/24/19)
a caring community Some students share in
where each student responsibility for the Students participate in
is treated fairly and classroom community. occasional community
respectfully building activities,
designed to promote
caring, fairness, and
respect.
-Before even teaching any
required content, the first
thing that I do at the
beginning of each year is
model the expectations
that I have for my
students. After
introducing these
expectations, I ensure
Evidence that I am acting fairly and
justly, holding each of my
students to the same
expectations. Through
doing so I find it much
easier to build a safe
learning environment
where all students are
able to succeed. In
addition I attempt to
Applying Integrating
Reinforces positive, Develops shared
responsible, and responsibility with
respectful student students for resolving
interactions. Assists conflict and creating and
students to resolve maintaining a caring
conflicts. classroom community.   the value of all members.
Incorporates cultural Supports students in
awareness to develop a taking leadership in
positive classroom developing a caring
climate. (5/5/2020) community that is
responsive to the diverse
Students demonstrate cultural norms of
efforts to be positive, identities of all students.
accepting, and respectful (12/8/2020)
of differences. (9/24/19)
Students take
responsibility resolving
conflicts and maintaining
a caring classroom
community. Students
promote respect and
appreciation for
differences. (5/5/2020)
(12/8/2020) (5/5/2021)
-While I do believe that I -Though creating a safe
could be a bit more classroom environment I
proactive in have found that students
incorporating cultural traditionally do not
awareness into my struggle with conflict and
classroom. I have my are generally quite
class structured in a way appreciative of the
that allows my students diversity and various life
to know exactly what to experiences that each of
expect the minute they their classmates bring
walk in the door. I ensure into the classroom.
that there are no (5/5/2020) (12/8/2020)
surprises in my
classroom by outlining -Coming into this
policies and procedures semester I was a bit lost
throughout the first week in regards to what
before jumping into any classroom management
content material. and creating an effective
(5/5/2020) classroom environment
Innovating
Facilitates student self-
reflection and ongoing
improvement of the
caring community based
on respect, fairness, and
(5/5/2021)
Students take leadership
in resolving conflict and
creating a fair and
respectful classroom
community where
student’s home culture is
included and valued.
Students communicate
with empathy and
understanding in
interactions with one
another.
This has been a key point
that I have focused on
throughout the semester.
As at the end of a majority
of the summative
assessments I give my
students, I ask them to
reflect on the chapter as
well as teaching practices
utilized and determine
what they liked vs what
didn’t seem to work for
them as well. (5/5/2021)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
build a lasting community
by calling on students by
name and promoting
students to build on top
of each other’s idea.
(9/24/19)
would entirely look like.
However in delving into
the ISTE standards in
regards to being a digital
leader, I was provided
with several tips and
tricks that I utilized in
order to create a digital
classroom environment
that I would say mirrors
what I had established
over the course of the last
two years while I was
meeting face to face with
my students. I have found
that one of the most
important aspects of
creating a digital
classroom is consistency
in creating and upholding
rules and regulations.
(12/8/2020)
With some students back
in the classroom and
some still remote, I have
had to develop new
techniques in order to
foster a classroom
environment that in
conducive to learning for
both groups. While this
has been challenging at
times, I have largely
urged my students to
interact with those who
are still learning
remotely, by having them
join the zoom sessions
even when they are in the
classroom. (5/5/2021)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the Experiments with and/or Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
importance of the virtual learning environments that reflect environments that reflect environments flexibly to
physical and/or virtual environments that student diversity and student diversity and facilitate access to a wide
learning environments support student learning. provide a range of provides a broad range of range of resources that
that support student resources for learning. resources, displays, and engage students in
learning. artifacts that are current learning. Ensures that
Structures for interaction Utilizes a variety of and integral to environments enhance
Is aware that structured are taught in single structures for interaction instruction. learning and reflect
interaction between lessons or sequence of during learning activities diversity within and
Creating physical or students can support lessons to support that ensures a focus on Integrates a variety of beyond the classroom.
virtual learning learning. (9/24/19) student learning. and completion of structures for interaction
environments that (5/5/2020)(12/8/2020) learning tasks. that engage students Selects from a repertoire
promote student constructively and of structures for
learning, reflect productively in learning. interaction to ensure
diversity, and (5/5/2021) accelerated learning for
encourage the full range of students.
constructive and Some students use Students use a variety of
productive available resources in Students use resources resources in learning Students routinely use a Students participate in
interactions among learning environments provided in learning environments and range of resources in monitoring and changing
students during instruction. environments and interact in ways that learning environments the design of learning
(9/24/19) interact with each other deepen their that relate to and enhance environments and
to understand and understanding of the instruction and reflect structures for
complete learning tasks in content and develop their diversity. interactions.
single lessons or constructive social and Students share in
sequence of lessons. academic interactions. monitoring and
(5/5/2020) (12/8/2020) (5/5/2021) assessment of
interactions to improve
effectiveness and develop
a positive culture for
learning.
-I attempt to -While providing a -Given the fact that While teaching in a
structure each of my virtual learning we are teaching hybrid classroom has
lessons with a environment was not completely remotely, made promoting
component that something that I had I have been forced to interaction between
requires students to put much thought reinvent the wheel a students more
Evidence
interact with one into prior to the bit as I work to difficult, in order to
another and the COVID-19 pandemic, ensure that all ensure that students
material, I find that I quickly learned students are actively are able to continue
this can sometimes through trial and engaged in the to work alongside
become a bit stagnant error the important material. Personally I one another and
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
and repetitive role that technology have found that since collaborate on group
(9/24/19) needed to play in my beginning remote projects and
classroom in order to teaching I have activities, I have
allow my students become so much found the use of
diverse learning more aware of the aspects of zoom such
needs to be met. With countless tech tools as breakout rooms in
that being said I that could be order to connect
attempt to provide integrated into my every member of the
my students with a teaching that I had class (remote and
myriad of resources previously live) to be extremely
(both virtual and overlooked. This has helpful in fostering a
physical) in order to been a bit a blessing collaborative
help them attain the in disguise, as it has classroom.
desired learning deepened my skills as (5/5/2021)
outcomes. (5/5/2020) an educator and
(12/8/2020) allows my students
increased creativity
in the classroom
(12/8/2020)

One way that

students (remote and
live) are able to
interact with one
another in my
classroom is through
the use of programs
such as Flipgrid. I
have students record
videos correlating
with projects that
they have been
assigned, followed by
interacting with at
least two of their
classmates posts.
(5/5/2021)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.3 Emerging Exploring
Adheres to policies and Recognizes and addresses
laws regarding safety that safety issues regarding
are required by the site, materials, student
district, and state. interactions, and the
Responds to behaviors organization of the
that impact student safety learning environments.
as they arise.
Establishing and
Explores strategies to
maintaining learning
establish intellectual and
environments that
emotional safety in the
are physically,
classroom. (5/5/2020)
intellectually, and
(12/8/2020)
emotionally safe
Students are aware of
required safety
procedures and the Students follow teacher
school and classroom guidance regarding
rational for maintaining potential safety issues for
safety. self or others. (9/24/19)
Evidence -I personally pride
myself in having
created a safe
learning
environment for my
students. In order to
create this sort of
environment I model
accepted behavior
and what is expected
of students when
both I and their
fellow classmates are
presenting. (9/24/19)/
(5/5/2020) (12/8/2020)
Applying Integrating Innovating
Anticipates and reduces Integrates support for Shares responsibility with
risks to physical, students to take risks and the students for the
intellectual, and offer respectful opinions establishment and
emotional safety using about divergent maintenance of a safe
multiple strategies that viewpoints. physical, intellectual, and
include examining biases emotional environment
in the learning focused on high quality
environment and and rigorous learning.
curriculum. Engages in reflection on
their own language and
Models and provides behavior that contributes
instruction on skills that to intellectual and
develop resiliency and emotional safety in the
support intellectual and classroom.
emotional safety. Students demonstrate
(5/5/2021) resiliency in perseverance
Students develop and for academic
practice resiliency skills achievement.
Students take risks, offer and strategies to strive Students maintain
opinions, and share for academic intellectual and emotional
alternative perspectives achievement, and safety for themselves and
(5/5/2020) establish intellectual and others in the classroom.
emotional safety in the (5/5/2021)
classroom. (12/8/2020)
-If there is one thing -In reflecting on this While not of my own
that I want my semester, this is doing, I have found
students to be aware honestly what I am that my students
of it is that my most proud of my have deeply
classroom is a safe students for impressed me with
learning accomplishing… ‘a their resilient never
environment , where resilient never say say die attitudes,
they can be bold and die attitude’ in the even in the midst of
take a stance of midst of one of the all the uncertainty in
specific topics toughest the world now.
without fear of circumstances many Students have
ridicule from their of them have faced. utilized a variety of
classmates. With that Despite these means to adapt to the
being said, I have circumstances, my unforeseen
students regularly students continue to challenges that they
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
participate in strive for their best have had to face.
classroom debate as can be seen (5/5/2021)
and discussion in through the hard
order to reinforce work ethic. At the
this, therefore beginning of the year
allowing them to be in order to increase
bold and try new interaction with my
things. (5/5/2020) students as well as
their understanding
I find that this of the learning
component directly objectives I decided
correlates with what to host a tutoring
I teach my session every other
psychology classes day after school, and
and the beginning as while I didn’t expect
well as at the end of a large turnout, each
the year. At the and every time I host
beginning of the year, it I find that the zoom
I discuss the heavy is full which I believe
potential for bias in is a testament to
the field of their resiliency
psychology as well as (12/8/2020)
how to pinpoint and
navigate around it.
Additionally at the
end of the year, I
teach an entire unit
on what it means to
be resilient and how
these skills can be
built up, I find that
this is a great unit to
leave my seniors
with as they
transition to life after
high school.
(5/5/2021)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem solving, accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
tasks. importance of meeting and appropriate levels of critical reading, writing Fosters extended studies,
Is aware of the targeted learning goals. challenge. and thinking. research, analysis and
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.
Creating a rigorous expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of technologies throughout Supports students to
learning achievement patterns for achievement patterns, instruction that support utilize an extensive
environment with individuals and groups of and uses scaffolds to the full range of learners repertoire of
high expectations students. (9/24/19) address achievement in meeting high differentiated strategies
and appropriate gaps. expectations for to meet high expectations.
support for all achievement. (12/8/2020) (5/5/2021)
students Some students ask for Some individuals and Students engage in a (5/5/2020)
teacher support to groups of students work variety of differentiated Students take
understand or complete with the teacher to supports and challenges Students actively use responsibility to fully
learning tasks. support accuracy and in ways that promote supports and challenges utilize teacher and peer
comprehension in their their accuracy, analysis, to complete critical support, to achieve
learning.(9/24/19) and problem solving in reading, writing, higher consistently high levels of
learning. order thinking, and factual and analytical
problem solving across learning. (12/8/2020)
subject matter. (5/5/2021)
(5/5/2020)
-I have high -Prior to the -In being tasked by
expectations for each development of a my administrator to
of my students and I lesson or a unit of take on the challenge
strongly believe that study I utilize Blooms of teaching
with some guidance, taxonomy in order to psychology this year,
they all have the create learning goals I knew that I wanted
ability to succeed. In and objectives that to experiment with
Evidence order to ensure that are indicative of what new teaching styles
students meet I believe that each of that required an
expectations and my students are increased level of
succeed I have capable of student agency. As
designed my class in accomplishing. such I have set off on
a way that each Throughout this year constructing a model
lesson builds the one it has been my goal to for this class that
that came before it. increase the rigor of incorporates the use
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
In addition, I also
provide daily
reminders to
students of upcoming
assignments, tests
and quizzes so that
they can best prepare
themselves for
success. (9/24/19)
my courses, as I of various modalities
believe that they of learning including
were a bit dry and to lecture based lessons,
easy for many of my group work, projects
students last year. In and video analysis in
order to determine if order to ensure that
my students are able the needs of every
to meets these goals, student was met and
I have integrated a every one of them
series of checks for was fully engaged in
understand and what was being
formative discussed. In doing
assessments so, I have found that I
throughout my have created a digital
lessons in order to classroom in which
determine if students students are actively
are meeting the learning in new and
learning objectives innovative ways
that were laid out for every day.
them. I then utilize (12/8/2020)
data gained from
these assessments to Touching upon
drive my instruction student growth and
moving forward. In the resiliency that
addition, I regularly they have shown in
have my students this area. Throughout
complete a variety of the course of the
activities including year, I have had more
critical analysis of students reach out to
texts, as well as me when they don’t
comparing current understand a concept
events to historical than ever before as
happenings that we they have truly
are covering in class. learned to take their
(5/5/2020) learning into their
own hands through
all the circumstances
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
surrounding this very
difficult year.
(5/5/2021)

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
maintaining for individual and group involvement. responsive instruction to supports, and systems that ensure
high standards for behavior. (9/24/19) Communicates, models develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
individual and group and explains expectations high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
behavior for individual and group individual and group behavior within and maintaining high
behavior. (5/5/2020) behavior. across learning activities. standards for individual
(12/8/2020) (5/5/2021) and group behaviors.
Refers to standards for Utilizes routine Guides and supports
behavior and applies Reviews standards for references to standards students to self-assess,
consequences as needed. behavior with students in for behavior prior and monitor, and set goals for
single lessons or during individual and individual and group
sequence of lessons in group work. behavior and
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
anticipation of need for participation.
reinforcement.
Students are aware of (5/5/2020)(12/8/2020) Students follow behavior Students respond to Students demonstrate
classroom rules and (5/5/2021) expectations, accept individual and group positive behavior,
consequences.(9/24/19) consequences and behaviors and encourage consistent participation
Students know increase positive and support each other to and are valued for their
expectations for behavior behaviors. (12/8/2020) make improvements. unique identities.
and consequences and (5/5/2021)
respond to guidance in
following them.
(5/5/2020)

Evidence -In my classroom I -Before I even begin -Coming into the year
have established a to dive into my with the unknowns of
clear set of standards required curriculum, what to expect I was
for behavior that I I go over policies and slightly worried in
hold each of my procedures with my regards to what my
students to. In order students taking their classroom
to introduce students suggestions and management policies
to these rules and questions into would look like.
regulations I consideration. In the However prior to the
constantly model to instance of a beginning of the year,
students what is behavioral issue I in looking over my
expected. In addition, will review these syllabus I made
in order to hold policies with my several small changes
students to these students in order to in order to make
regulations while remind them what is them appropriate for
participating in expected of them in the model of online
group work I utilize a my class. I seek to learning that we
rubric that I use to ensure that there are would be following
evaluate each group no surprises in my and presented them
members class and that each of to my students on the
participation. my students know first day of school. In
(9/24/19) what to expect in addition, I reinstated
regards to how they these regulations
are to act and behave. throughout the first
(5/5/2020)(12/8/2020) several weeks and
(5/5/2021) will continue to do so
whenever a problem
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
arises, however,
overall I can say that
I haven’t had many
classroom
management issues
at all as students
understand the
rules/regulations
and what is expected
of them. (12/8/20)
(5/5/2021)

Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Employing classroom Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines, procedures, routines or norms for procedures, and norms in routines and procedures monitoring and reflecting participating in
norms, and supports single lessons to support single lessons or that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
for positive behavior student learning. sequence of lessons with responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
to ensure a climate in some student students in the are culturally responsive. and procedures focuses
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
involvement. development and Maintains a quality on maximizing learning.
monitoring of norms. learning climate that Classroom climate
(5/5/2020) (12/8/2020) builds on student integrates school
strengths. standards and culturally
Seeks to promote positive relevant norms.
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds Provides positive Promotes positive (5/5/2021)
behavior. to disruptive behavior. behavior supports. behaviors and
Responds appropriately consistently prevents or Promotes positive
to behaviors in ways that refocuses behaviors behaviors and establishes
lessen disruptions to the disruptive to the learning preventions and a
learning climate. climate. (5/5/2020) positive classroom
which all students Students participate in climate that eliminate
can learn routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
norms and receive (12/8/2020) (5/5/2021)
Students are aware of Students receive reinforcement for
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior positive behaviors. Students are involved in
classroom norms. that interferes with (9/24/19) assessment and
learning, and positive monitoring of routines, Students share
reinforcement in Students receive timely procedures, and norms in responsibility with
following routines, and effective feedback ways that improve the teacher for managing and
procedures, and norms. and consequences for learning climate. maintaining a positive
(9/24/19) behaviors that interfere (5/5/2021) classroom climate that
with learning. promotes learning.
(5/5/2020) (12/8/2020)

Evidence -Throughout the first As previously stated -As stated for the
week of school, prior at the end of a previous CSTP
to teaching any majority of the standard prior to the
content I establish assessments I give beginning of the year
classroom my students I I developed a specific
procedures that are provide them with ‘online learning
maintained the opportunity to syllabus’ that target
throughout the rest reflect on what they potentially
of the year. Several like / don’t like about problematic areas
procedures that I set the class as well as (including zoom’s
up include those for things that they chat feature as well
entering and exiting would like to see as digital
the classroom, changed or added. I backgrounds and
turning in take this information zoom bombing).
assignments, making into account as I Throughout the first
up absent work and continue to develop several weeks I
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
restroom use. lessons and reviewed these
(9/24/19) / (5/5/2020) classroom policies policies with my
and procedures. students and have
-I seek to shut down (5/5/2021) not seemed to have
or alleviate and much of a problem
behavioral issue whatsoever.
before it becomes an (12/8/2020)
issue. My students (5/5/2021)
know what I expect
of them in regards to Once more as
how they are to previously stated I
behave in my class, value my students
and as such I feedback as I find it
traditionally do not very informative and
have many am open to
behavioral struggles suggestions for
to deal with. improvement.
However, when they (5/5/2021)
do occur, I follow the
policies outlined at
the beginning of the
year as well as in
student handbook in
promptly dealing
with issues that may
arise. (5/5/2020)
(12/8/2020)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.7 Emerging
Paces instruction based
on curriculum guidelines.
Develops awareness of
how transitions and
classroom management
impact pacing and
lessons.
Using instructional
time to optimize
Some students complete
learning
learning activities in time
allotted.
Evidence
Exploring
Paces instruction with
some consideration of
lesson type, adjustments
for sufficient student
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.
Applying Integrating
Paces instruction with Paces instruction to
students to provide include ongoing
adequate time for assessment of student
instruction, checking for learning. Supports
understanding, students in the
completion of learning monitoring of
activities and closure. instructional time.
(5/5/2020)
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.
(5/5/2020) (12/8/2020)
-The classroom -At my current school
procedures discussed each of my class
in the previous periods is only 48
section, allow for me minutes long and as
to maximize my such forces me to
instructional time as make good use of my
well as transitions time. With that being
from one activity to said each and every
another. Throughout day I have my
Innovating
Paces, adjusts, and fluidly
facilitates instruction and
daily activities.
(12/8/2020)
Students monitor their
own time, are engaged in
accomplishing learning
goals, and participate in
reflection, self-
assessment, and goal
setting.
-At the beginning of
the year my school
site announced that
we would be moving
to a block schedule
which I was
personally thrilled
about. With that in
mind I went about
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
the course of a class students complete a reworking,
period students not bellwork activity that combining and
only take part in note scaffolds upon what lengthening lessons
taking (direct we discussed the in order to take
instruction) but also previous day before advantage of the
have the ability to either guiding them additional time that I
read documents through notes or now had with each of
related to the topic of having them do an my classes. Since
study and work on activity that goes starting block
any given along with out topic scheduling I have
assignments. of study. Throughout found that it is
(9/24/19) my classes I attempt beneficial to give
to monitor student students a 8-10
learning, taking minute break in the
advantage of the time middle of lessons in
given to me in order order to give them a
to ensure that every moment to stretch
student is able to their legs or recharge.
comprehend the In addition there are
desired learning also times that I find I
outcomes. do not completely fill
Additionally if I am the full 95 minutes
going to assign work that I am allotted,
for my students to however if I can
take home, I ensure gauge that students
that they have 10-15 are growing tired, I
minutes at the end of have found that
each class period to sometimes the best
work on it strategy is to take a
individually pause and
therefore allowing reconverge come our
them to ask any next meeting time.
questions that may (12/8/2020)
confuse them while
they are still in my
room. (5/5/2020)
(12/8/2020)
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning