Standard

2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Element 2.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Models and communicates Models fair and Reinforces positive, Develops shared Facilitates student self-
expectations for fair and respectful behavior. responsible, and responsibility with reBlection and ongoing
respectful behavior to Demonstrates respectful student students for resolving improvement of the caring
support social commitment to fairness interactions. Assists conBlict and creating and community based on
development. and respect in students to resolve maintaining a caring respect, fairness, and the
communications with conBlicts. classroom community. value of all members.
students about language Incorporates cultural Supports students in
Promoting social and behavior. awareness to develop a taking leadership in
Development and Seeks to understand positive classroom developing a caring
responsibility within cultural perceptions of climate. community that is Students take leadership in
a caring community Some students share in caring community. responsive to the diverse resolving conBlict and
where each student is responsibility for the Students demonstrate cultural norms of creating a fair and
treated fairly and classroom community. Students participate in efforts to be positive, identities of all students. respectful classroom
respectfully occasional community accepting, and respectful community where
building activities, of differences. Students take student’s home culture is
designed to promote responsibility resolving included and valued.
caring, fairness, and conBlicts and maintaining Students communicate
respect. a caring classroom with empathy and
community. Students understanding in
promote respect and interactions with one
appreciation for another.
differences.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
I speak with kindness and
treat students fairly as I
feel this is the best way to
get them to treat me and
others the same. I try to
set an example for them,
and if I notice there is
disrespectful behavior
happening, either in the
Evidence classroom or on the
playground, I will talk
about it at Morning
Meeting.

We have classroom jobs

and students pick new
jobs at the beginning of
each month. 9/25/21
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the importance Experiments with and/or Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
of the physical and/or virtual learning environments that reBlect environments that reBlect environments Blexibly to
virtual learning environments that student diversity and student diversity and facilitate access to a wide
environments that support student learning. provide a range of provides a broad range of range of resources that
support student learning. resources for learning. resources, displays, and engage students in
artifacts that are current learning. Ensures that
Is aware that structured Structures for interaction Utilizes a variety of and integral to instruction. environments enhance
interaction between are taught in single structures for interaction learning and reBlect
Creating physical or
students can support lessons or sequence of during learning activities Integrates a variety of diversity within and
virtual learning
learning. lessons to support student that ensures a focus on structures for interaction beyond the classroom.
environments that
learning. and completion of that engage students
promote student
learning tasks. constructively and Selects from a repertoire
learning, reDlect
productively in learning. of structures for
diversity, and
interaction to ensure
encourage
accelerated learning for
constructive and
Some students use Students routinely use a the full range of students.
productive
available resources in Students use resources Students use a variety of range of resources in
interactions among
learning environments provided in learning resources in learning learning environments Students participate in
students
during instruction. environments and interact environments and interact that relate to and enhance monitoring and changing
with each other to in ways that deepen their instruction and reBlect the design of learning
understand and complete understanding of the their diversity. environments and
learning tasks in single content and develop Students share in structures for interactions.
lessons or sequence of constructive social and monitoring and
lessons. academic interactions. assessment of interactions
to improve effectiveness
and develop a positive
culture for learning.

I often pair students

together during ELA
time (I pick sticks so
that students work
with different people
Evidence each time). This
enables them to have
some independence,
but also to have some
support through work
time. 9/25/21
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
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. in the learning focused on high quality
environment and and rigorous learning.
Establishing and curriculum. Engages in reBlection on
maintaining learning Explores strategies to their own language and
environments that establish intellectual and Models and provides behavior that contributes
are physically, emotional safety in the instruction on skills that to intellectual and
intellectually, and classroom. develop resiliency and emotional safety in the
emotionally safe support intellectual and classroom.
emotional safety. Students demonstrate
Students are aware of resiliency in perseverance
required safety Students follow teacher Students develop and for academic
procedures and the school guidance regarding Students take risks, offer practice resiliency skills achievement.
and classroom rational for potential safety issues for opinions, and share and strategies to strive for Students maintain
maintaining safety. self or others. alternative perspectives academic achievement, intellectual and emotional
and establish intellectual safety for themselves and
and emotional safety in others in the classroom.
the classroom.

We have a meeting
every morning. This is
when I will discuss our
schedule for the day.
This is also the time
when we discuss things
like safety issues if I
notice these things
Evidence come up. I reinforce
expectations and
discuss any unsafe
behavior that I have
seen, be it in the
classroom, or on the
playground. 9/25/21
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 that learning environment that throughout the learning learning environment in
accuracy of answers and includes accuracy, 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
Creating a rigorous maintaining high expectations for students for students. Has an scaffolds and technologies learning.
learning expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of throughout instruction Supports students to
environment with achievement patterns for achievement patterns, and that support the full range utilize an extensive
high expectations individuals and groups of uses scaffolds to address of learners in meeting repertoire of
and appropriate students. achievement gaps. high expectations for differentiated strategies
support for all achievement. to meet high expectations.
students Students engage in a
Some students ask for Some individuals and variety of differentiated Students actively use Students take
teacher support to groups of students work supports and challenges supports and challenges responsibility to fully
understand or complete with the teacher to in ways that promote to complete critical utilize teacher and peer
learning tasks. support accuracy and their accuracy, analysis, reading, writing, higher support, to achieve
comprehension in their and problem solving in order thinking, and consistently high levels of
learning. learning. problem solving across factual and analytical
subject matter. learning.

I have a WIP (Work in

Progress) folder for every
student. If they are not able
to Binish their morning work,
they must put it in their WIP
folder and work on it at
other times during the week
when they have Binished
something else early. We
Evidence have Finish Up Friday where
they are expected to make
sure that their WIP folder is
empty and all work from the
week is done. This way, every
student is held accountable
to Binish all of their work for
the week. 9/25/21
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Establishes expectations, Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
rules, and consequences with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
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
Developing, and group behaviors.
communicating, and Refers to standards for Reviews standards for Utilizes routine references Guides and supports
maintaining behavior and applies behavior with students in to standards for behavior students to self-assess,
high standards for consequences as needed. single lessons or sequence prior and during monitor, and set goals for
individual and group of lessons in anticipation individual and group individual and group
behavior of need for reinforcement. work. behavior and
participation.
Students know
Students are aware of expectations for behavior Students follow behavior Students respond to Students demonstrate
classroom rules and and consequences and expectations, accept individual and group positive behavior,
consequences. respond to guidance in consequences and behaviors and encourage consistent participation
following them. increase positive and support each other to and are valued for their
behaviors. make improvements. unique identities.

Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
This is a work in
progress for me. I
have some pretty
challenging behaviors
in my classroom this
year. I have already
had to call a parent
regarding their child’s
behavior. I give
individual incentives,
Evidence and whole classroom
incentives. I also have
a discipline plan for
individual students
who are not following
classroom rules. I
remind students of
expectations at least
once a week during
morning meeting.
9/25/21

Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines or norms for procedures, and norms in routines and procedures monitoring and reBlecting participating in
single lessons to support single lessons or sequence that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
student learning. of lessons with some responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
student involvement. 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
Seeks to promote positive strengths. standards and culturally
behaviors and responds to Provides positive relevant norms.
Employing classroom
Responds to disruptive disruptive behavior. behavior supports. Promotes positive
routines, procedures,
behavior. Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
norms, and supports
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
for positive behavior
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a positive
to ensure a climate in
learning climate. disruptive to the learning classroom climate that
which all students
Students participate in climate. eliminate most disruptive
can learn
routines, procedures, and behavior.
norms and receive
Students receive reinforcement for positive
Students are aware of correction for behavior behaviors.
procedures, routines, and that interferes with Students are involved in Students share
classroom norms. learning, and positive Students receive timely assessment and responsibility with
reinforcement in and effective feedback and monitoring of routines, teacher for managing and
following routines, consequences for procedures, and norms in maintaining a positive
procedures, and norms. behaviors that interfere ways that improve the classroom climate that
with learning. learning climate. promotes learning.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Our weekly schedule
is always the same. I
believe this helps
students to know
what is expected at
each transition. I call
out bad behavior as I
see it, but I do try to
call out more of the
good behavior. If
someone is shouting
Evidence out answers, I will
often ignore it and
call on the person
who is raising their
hand and say, “Thank
you for raising your
hand.” The shouters
have started to notice
this and are starting
to raise their hand
more when they want
to speak. 9/25/21

Element 2.7 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Paces instruction based Paces instruction with Paces instruction with Paces instruction to Paces, adjusts, and Bluidly
on curriculum guidelines. some consideration of students to provide include ongoing facilitates instruction and
Develops awareness of lesson type, adjustments adequate time for assessment of student daily activities.
how transitions and for sufBicient student instruction, checking for learning. Supports
classroom management work time and transitions understanding, students in the
impact pacing and to optimize learning. completion of learning monitoring of
Using instructional lessons. activities and closure. instructional time.
time to optimize
learning Some students complete Students complete Students participate in Students use their Students monitor their
learning activities in time learning activities and, as and complete a variety of instructional time to own time, are engaged in
allotted. needed, may receive some learning activities in the engage in and complete accomplishing learning
adjustments of time time allotted with options learning activities and are goals, and participate in
allotted for tasks or for extension and review. prepared for the next reBlection, self-
expectations for sequence of instruction. assessment, and goal
completion. setting.

Students Binish their

work at different times.
Obviously, it is very
disruptive when
students wander
around the class so I
constantly remind
students who Binish
early that they need to
check their WIP folder,
read, or work on an
Evidence activity from the green
bin. Most of them are
Binally starting to do
this on their own
without asking me,
“What do I do now?” By
making sure they have
something to do, it
allows me to get to
those students who
need more time and
help. 9/25/21