CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is based instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ on broad knowledge of systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, students. Matches for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, resources and specific extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural strategies to students’ learning based on
background, and individual backgrounds, and diverse learning needs comprehensive
development. individual cognitive, social, and cultural backgrounds. information on students.
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4.1 Using knowledge
development to meet their
of students’ academic
individual needs.
readiness, language
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proficiency, cultural
Is aware of impact of bias stereotyping, and Engages students in the
background, and
on learning. Becomes aware of potential assumptions about analysis of bias,
individual
areas of bias and seeks to Examines potential cultures an members of stereotyping, and
development to plan
learn about culturally sources of bias and cultures assumptions.
instruction.
responsive pedagogy. stereotyping when 11/2021.
planning lessons. Uses
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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I consider and plan series
of lessons guided by
information I have
obtained through Aeries,
but also through home
surveys and conversations
with families. I am
currently working on
supporting my ELL
students with more explicit
instruction (building
vocabulary and
grammar/phonics
instruction)
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Communicates learning Establishes and shares
objectives for a single learning goals for skill
lesson to students based development with students
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and in single lessons and
articulating goals for available curriculum. sequence of lessons.
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I use a variety of resources
that offer multiple or
different perspectives than
are traditionally
considered in scripted
curriculum.
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I do my best to use
information I have
gathered from home
surveys, informal
assessments, and
conversations to help plan
and differentiate lessons
for my students. I
consistently activate
background knowledge at
the start of new units and
lessons to help students
find connections to their
own lives and between
content..
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Establishes and
communicates to students
clear learning goals for
content that are accessible,
challenging, and
differentiated to address
students’ diverse learning
needs.
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I use surveys and
collection of data to
inform my teaching. I
used a multiple
intelligence test to
showcase specific
strengths in my students
to enhance learning in the
classroom. I ask higher
level questions during and
at the end of the unit to
help bridge text to self
questions and how the
content is applicable to
their lives. This year I
explicitly frontload and
teach vocabulary and
continue to bring in
relevant tools and
resources that allow for
students to feel seen in
our classroom.
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Establishes and articulates Establishes and
learning goals to students articulates comprehensive
that integrate content short-term and long-term
standards with students’ learning goals for
strengths, interests, and students. Assists students
learning needs. to articulate and monitor
learning goals.
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I consistently share the
learning / goal and
objective for each lesson
and have students read it
out loud. I chunk objectives
and work piece by piece for
easier comprehension of
content. I base all learning
from state/state/district
standards.
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Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum
for daily, short- and units that include a series
4.3 Developing and
long-term plans. 9/20/20 of connected lessons and
sequencing
are linked to long-term
long-term and
planning to support
short-term
student learning.
instructional plans to
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support student
learning
I have been working on
providing my students
with differentiated
learning goals. I have
created opportunities for
students to demonstrate
their success and growth
through learning goals that
reflect their abilities.
Examples of PBL and
student led vocabulary
acquisition.
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Establishes short- and Refines sequence of Utilizes extensive
long-term curriculum long-term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of curriculum content standards, and
concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
related academic language and assessed instructional design cohesive and
and formats that support needs to ensure student comprehensive long- and
student learning. learning. short-term instructional
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levels of learning.
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I am working on building I am starting to look at the
up my lessons and how bigger picture for my unit
they connect to achieve a planning. For example, the
larger, overall objective. current ELA/SS project
We are writing our first students are working on. I
essay and I have been planned it by laying out all
trying to introduce skills of the lessons and
needed for this identified the goals for each
assignment in pieces to lesson. Then determined
allow for practice and which skills need to be met
exploration before they’re first. This scope helps me
graded and assessed. to see how I will support
However, I am living day my students to achieve the
to day and week to week overall learning
as I plan lessons right goals/objectives of the
now. project. I am hoping to do
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In my grade team, we are
establishing short and long
term plans and focusing on
needed skills that include
prerequisite skills and
vocabulary. We adjust
lessons to spend more
time on fundamental math
skills, like the distributive
and associative property of
multiplication. These skills
are necessary for
upcoming objectives and
content. To reach our
overarching goal, we are
slowing down and making
sure those fundamental
skills are being taught and
mastered.
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Plans instruction that Selects strategies for single
incorporates strategies lessons or sequence of
suggested by curriculum lessons that respond to
guidelines. students’ diverse learning
needs.
4.4 Planning
instruction that
incorporates
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about
strategies to meet the content, learning, and students’ diverse learning
learning needs of all language needs through and language needs beyond
students data provided by the site basic data.
and district.
Try to use different
strategies and tools to meet
diverse needs. Have
performed short
phonics/decoding/fluency
testing which has helped
me to find gaps in
knowledge and
foundational skills to
incorporate into either
whole or small group
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Updaetd
Incorporates instructional Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
strategies into ongoing wide range of strategies to incorporating a repertoire
planning address address learning styles of strategies specifically
culturally responsive and meet students’ meet students’ diverse
pedagogy, and students’ assessed language and language and learning
diverse language, and learning needs. Provides needs and styles to
learning needs. Consider appropriate support and advance learning for all.
strategies to provide challenges for students.
support and challenge for Facilitates opportunities
students. Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
broad range of their learning and the
Uses assessments of assessments into planning impact of instructional
students’ learning and to meet students’ diverse strategies to meet their
language needs to inform learning and language learning and language
planning differentiated needs. needs.
instruction
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I bring in different
strategies to help support
all my learners. I use
strategies that allow
students to engage with
the material and
demonstrate
understanding. I use
strategies like task cards,
videos, and hands on
learning.
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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for a
uses materials from materials in single lessons adaptations to adjustments to wide range of adaptations
curriculum or sequences of lessons to differentiate instructional instructional plans and to lessons based on in
4.5 Adapting provided.9/20/20 address students’ learning plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials depth analysis of
instructional plans needs.9/20/20 responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs individual student needs.
and curricular Updated 4/2021 additional materials to arises to support student
materials to meet the support students’ diverse learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning learning needs. identify types of
needs of all students. 11/2021 adjustments in instruction
that best meet their
learning goals.

I am using the curriculum Using my data more

mainly but have made effectively this year to
changes for some students include a greater amount
who need modifications to of intentional
be able to access the accommodations and or
content. modifications to set up all
I am using small groups students for success. I
now to access/support deliver lessons and
students who may have provide directions in
gaps in knowledge. varied ways to make sure
Would like to incorporate all students are ready to
new ways to check for learn. For example, in a
understanding during recent project, I adjusted
teaching. requirements for my
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required more support in
I am working on adapting locating and outputting
lessons and resources for adaptations for animal
students. For small and research. They worked in
larger assignments I am pairs and with me. Also
making necessary used different learning
accommodations to modalities - hands on,
support diverse learning video, direct instruction,
needs. For example, for our read aloud, and digital
biography project. Certain support through Padlet.
students are required to 11/2021
find either 2 or 3 facts.
These differentiated goals
helps all of my students to
achieve success.
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