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

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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 instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
4.1 Using knowledge background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
of students’ academic individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
readiness, language social, emotional, and backgrounds.( Sept 2020) (August 2021)
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential Planning addresses bias, analysis of bias,
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and stereotyping, and stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when assumptions about assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures an members of
culturally responsive cultures.
pedagogy in planning.

I review assessment data I review several

(NWEA) that determines assessment data in  the
the level of knowledge beginning of the year in
students maintain in the regards to vocabulary,
beginning of the year; and conceptual development,
skills that need to be
and language proficiency
improved upon for future
in order to determine if
learning activities.
students have the
necessary skills for the
upcoming year; which in
turn helps plan for
differentiated instruction.
(August 2021) 
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Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs.(Oct 2020) to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.

I create a lesson in
English Language Arts
and before diving into the
lesson, I state what the
learning goal is,
beginning with “Students
will be able to….”
The students repeat the
goal after I do to make
sure they understand.
(Oct 2020)

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
4.3 Developing and
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
sequencing long-
planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
term and short-term
student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
instructional plans to
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
support student
learning. learning. plans that ensure high
learning
levels of learning. (Sept
2021)

 I sequence a writing
project over a week
so that students can
successfully write a
Personal Narrative.
(Sept 2021)
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
4.4 Planning
students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
instruction that
language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
incorporates
Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles. (Sept 2020) (Oct 2021)
appropriate
content, learning, and students’ diverse learning
strategies to meet
language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of
data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and broad range of for students to reflect on
all students
and district. language needs to inform assessments into their learning and the
planning differentiated planning to meet impact of instructional
instruction. students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
and language needs. learning and language
needs.
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I provide students with I provide extended
structured opportunities instruction to
to practice oral language
in the classroom through
students to build
fluency practice of short upon previous
stories. (Sept 2020) knowledge, but also
provide appropriate
instruction to those
whose knowledge is
lacking. (Oct 2021)

Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. learning. (Oct 2020) Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
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I respond the signs of
students
misunderstanding or
getting frustrated with a
lesson by scaffolding an
activity and approaching
the concept through
different methods. (Oct
2020)