Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying
Learns about Gathers additional Uses data from a variety of
students through data to learn about formal and informal sources
data provided by individual students. to learn about students and
the school and/or guide selection of
assessments. Students engage in instructional strategies to
single lessons or meet diverse learning needs.
Using knowledge of Some students may sequence of lessons 7/21/2021
students to engage engage in learning that include some
them in learning using instructional adjustments based Student engage in learning
strategies focused on assessments. through the use of
on the class as a adjustments in instruction to
whole. meet their needs. 7/21/2021
I use school wide data
applicable to the incoming
freshman class including test
scores and demographics as
well as whatever individual
student data is available at
the start of the year including
IEPs (which we call ECPs). As
the year progresses I
incorporate student and
parent interactions, previous
science experience and
information from other
Evidence freshman teachers to adjust
my teaching. 7/21/2021
Modifications I make for
specific students as I get to
know them include strategic
grouping and/or pairing and
seat location, technology use
(computer instead of written
notes as needed), additional
time on assessments and labs,
1-1 check-in as needed, and
brain breaks. 7/21/2021
Integrating Innovating
Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
measures to make adjustments knowledge of students to
to instruction and meet make ongoing
individual identified learning adjustments and
needs. 11/7/2021 accommodations in
instruction.
Students actively utilize a
variety of instructional Students take ownership
strategies and technologies in of their learning by
learning that ensure equitable choosing from a wide
access to the curriculum. range of methods to
11/7/2021 further their learning that
are responsive to their
learning needs.
In addition to everything
written to the right, I am
working to integrate notebook
checks into my routine which
allow me to see how students
are progressing as the semester
moves along. 11/7/2021
Modifications provided for
students are the same as
previously offered. My school
does not have IEP/504 plans so
we only offer some
accommodations and the rest of
what I provide is as
needed/requested by students.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad knowledge of Develops and
awareness of information about family contacts to expand students and their communities to systematically uses
prior knowledge, students’ prior understanding of students’ inform instruction. 7/21/2021 extensive information
culture, knowledge, cultural prior knowledge, cultural regarding students’
Connecting learning backgrounds, life backgrounds, life backgrounds, life 11/7/2021 cultural backgrounds,
to students’ prior experiences, and experiences, and experiences, and interests prior knowledge, life
knowledge, interests interest to support to connect to student Students are actively engaged in experiences, and interests.
backgrounds, life represented student learning. learning. curriculum, which relates their
experiences, and among students. prior knowledge, experiences, and
interests Students participate in Students make connections interests within and across Students can articulate the
Some students single lessons or between curriculum, and learning activities. 7/21/2021 relevance and impact of
connect learning sequences of lessons their prior knowledge, lessons on their lives and
activities to their related to their interests backgrounds, life society. 11/7/2021
own lives. and experiences. experiences, and interests.
I review students’ information The curriculum redesign is
from our school database as well having a really big impact
as take significant amounts of on how students relate to
time at the beginning of the year the material we are
to get to know them and their teaching. I think I
families. I live in the community underestimated how
and spend most of my time in the powerful it would be to tie
areas where my students all their learning to a local
themselves live. 7/21/2021 phenomenon. Students
have been able to explain
I haven’t changed anything about why their learning is
how I approach the beginning of important and how it
the year. I am thinking about how connects to the broader
to improve on this don’t but class themes. 11/7/2021
Evidence honestly don’t have many ideas. I
switch students at the semester
break so my goal is to figure out
how to integrate some ways to
gather additional information
about my new students at that
point. 11/7/2021

We redesigned the curriculum

last year to be directly related to
our students’ prior knowledge
and experiences and have varied
types of activities that allow for
various learning styles to thrive.
7/21/2021
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
connections real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life contexts in actively making
during subject matter in single meaningful, real-life planning subject matter connections to relevant,
instruction as lessons or sequence of contexts, including those instruction and is responsive meaningful, and real-life
identified to lessons to support specific to students’ family during instruction to engage contexts throughout
curriculum. understanding. and community. students in relating to subject subject matter
Connecting subject matter. 7/21/2021 instruction.
matter to Some students Students make use of
meaningful, real-life relate subject real-life connections 11/7/2021
contexts matter to real- provided in single lessons Students utilize real-life Students routinely
life. or sequence of lessons to connections regularly to Students actively engage in integrate subject matter
support understanding of develop understandings of making and using real-life into their own thinking
subject matter. subject matter. 7/21/2021 connections to subject matter to and make relevant
extend their understanding. applications of subject
11/7/2021 matter during learning
activities.
Whilst we did complete The curriculum redesign we did
the redesign, the student last year was explicitly for this
experience of it is not yet exact purpose – we anchored all
fully flushed out so this student learning with a real life,
aspect is still a work in observable, local (to CA)
progress. 7/21/2021 phenomena. 7/21/2021

The curriculum redesign has

really helped with this but still
needs more work to meet the
requirements for “innovating.”
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Evidence
For example, when we teach
about plant vs. animal cells we
now have two broad topics for
students to relate back to. They
are growing a marigold as part of
a longitudinal study AND they are
learning about salmon’s impact on
the forest ecosystem in the pacific
northwest. 11/7/2021
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
rest. Regardless, I think I
incorporate differing resources,
technologies etc. into some of
my lessons and would like to
get better at including it in ALL
Evidence of my lessons for ALL of my
students. 7/21/2021
As a teaching team this year we
have actually tried diligently to
reduce our technology use
because last year was so tech
heavy. As such I haven’t added
any new supports or resources.
11/7/2021
students in lessons of
appropriate length. I
think I do a good job of
meeting students learning
needs on the fly but I
would like to be better
about planning that into
my lessons. 7/21/2021
We had a significant
schedule change this year
so unfortunately I have
spent most of my time re-
planning existing lessons
to fit within our new class
periods instead of
improving on this point.
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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
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
Promoting critical critically.
thinking though
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to
reflection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Evidence
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content. 7/21/2021
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
7/21/2021
My lessons are largely
inquiry-based so students
spend a lot of time trying
to figure out the main
point and then develop
their own questions
around those key ideas.
7/21/2021
Students will often
complete a lab or even
design their own lab
before we introduce the
learning and/or content
goals. 7/21/2021
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. 11/7/2021
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
11/7/2021 understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
This year I am teaching
AP Environmental
Science with another
teacher who has taught
the class for a long time. It
has been really cool to
work with her and see the
types of assignments she
gives them which
includes a lot of inquiry-
based labs and creative
research assignments.
11/7/2021
Students have to design
their own inquiry to test
in a lab setting.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during instruction Makes adjustments to
following instruction and learning adjustments to based on the ongoing monitoring of extend learning
curriculum activities to support instruction based on individual student needs for opportunities and
guidelines. student understanding. observation of assistance, support, or challenge. provide assistance to
student engagement 7/21/2021 students in mastering the
Monitoring student and regular checks concepts flexibly and
learning and for understanding. 11/7/2021 effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Students receive Students are able to articulate their Students monitor their
Some students assistance individually Students level of understanding and use progress in learning and
receive individual or in small groups successfully teacher guidance to meet their needs provide information to
assistance during during instruction. participate and stay during instruction. 7/21/2021 teacher that informs
instruction. engaged in learning adjustments in
activities. 11/7/2021 instruction.
This is one of my strengths. In the
classroom I am able to identify trouble
spots or points of confusion early and
address them immediately. Students
feel comfortable asking me clarifying
questions and I am good at rephrasing
instructions and content ideas.
7/21/2021

I work cooperatively with two other

teachers on a very tight schedule so I
feel a little stuck on this one. If I don’t
Evidence manage to teach a topic well the first
time around or if it’s clear students
need additional practice, there really
isn’t time to go back and revisit
material. In the end students have to
come to office hours for any kind of
re-teaching. 11/7/2021