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 of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual formal and informal sources measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. to learn about students and adjustments to instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. guide selection of and meet individual and accommodations in
instructional strategies to identified learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of meet diverse learning
students to engage needs.
them in learning Students actively utilize a Students take ownership of
Some students may engage Students engage in single Student engage in learning variety of instructional their learning by choosing
in learning using lessons or sequence of through the use of strategies and technologies from a wide range of
instructional strategies lessons that include some adjustments in instruction to in learning that ensure methods to further their
focused on the class as a adjustments based on meet their needs. equitable access to the learning that are responsive
whole. assessments. curriculum. to their learning needs.

Evidence
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
Uses gathered information
about students’ prior
knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interest to
support student learning.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequences
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying
Uses school resources and
family contacts to expand
understanding of students’
prior knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests to
connect to student learning.
Students make connections
between curriculum, and
their prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests.
Integrating
Integrates broad knowledge
of students and their
communities to inform
instruction.
Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
Innovating
Develops and
systematically uses
extensive information
regarding students’ cultural
backgrounds, prior
knowledge, life
experiences, and interests.
Students can articulate the
relevance and impact of
lessons on their lives and
society.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging
Uses real-life connections
during instruction as
identified to curriculum.
Connecting subject
matter to meaningful,
real-life contexts
Some students relate
subject matter to real-life.
Evidence
Exploring
Explore using additional
real-life connections to
subject matter in single
lessons or sequence of
lessons to support
understanding.
Students make use of real-
life connections provided in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons to support
understanding of subject
matter.
Applying
Integrates connections from
subject matter to
meaningful, real-life
contexts, including those
specific to students’ family
and community.
Students utilize real-life
connections regularly to
develop understandings of
subject matter.
Integrating
Integrates connections to
meaningful, real-life
contexts in planning subject
matter instruction and is
responsive during
instruction to engage
students in relating to
subject matter.
Students actively engage in
making and using real-life
connections to subject
matter to extend their
understanding.
Innovating
Engages student in actively
making connections to
relevant, meaningful, and
real-life contexts
throughout subject matter
instruction.
Students routinely integrate
subject matter into their
own thinking and make
relevant applications of
subject matter during
learning activities.
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’ diverse Some students participate
learning needs in instructional strategies,
using resources and
technologies provided.
Evidence
Exploring
Explores additional
instructional strategies,
resources, and technologies
in single lessons or
sequence of lessons to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying
Utilizes a variety of
strategies including
culturally responsive
pedagogy, resources, and
technologies during
ongoing instruction to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students participate in
instruction using strategies,
resources, and technologies
matched to their learning
needs.
Integrating
Creates, adapts, and
integrates a broad range of
strategies, resources, and
technologies into
instruction designed to
meet students’ diverse
learning needs.
Students actively engage in
instruction and make use of
a variety of targeted
strategies, resources, and
technologies to meet their
individual students needs.
Innovating
Refines the flexible use of
an extensive repertoire of
strategies, resources, and
technologies to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students take
responsibilities for using a
wide range of strategies,
resources, and technologies
that successfully advance
their learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in single Guide students to think Supports students to initiate Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and lessons or a sequence of critically through use of critical thinking through opportunities for student to
comprehension. lessons that require students questioning strategies, independently developing apply critical thinking by
to recall, interpret, and posing/solving problems, questions, posing problems designing structured
think critically. and reflection on issues in and reflecting on multiple inquiries into complex
content. perspectives. problems.
Promoting critical
thinking though Students respond to varied Students pose problems and
inquiry, problem Some students respond to questions or tasks designed Students respond to construct questions of their Students pose and answer a
solving, and reflection questions regarding facts to promote comprehension questions and problems own to support inquiries wide-range of complex
and comprehension. and critical thinking in posed by the teacher and into content. questions and problems,
single lessons or a sequence begin to pose and solve reflect, and communicate
of lessons. problems of their own understandings based on in
related to the content. depth analysis of content
learning.

Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify instruction Makes ongoing adjustments Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum and learning activities to to instruction based on instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. support student observation of student ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
understanding. engagement and regular individual student needs for assistance to students in
checks for understanding. assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student challenge. flexibly and effectively.
learning and adjusting
instruction while Students successfully Students monitor their
teaching. Some students receive Students receive assistance participate and stay Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance during individually or in small engaged in learning articulate their level of provide information to
instruction. groups during instruction. activities. understanding and use teacher that informs
teacher guidance to meet adjustments in instruction.
their needs during
instruction.

Evidence