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CTP 6 Searfoss 4
CTP 6 Searfoss 4
I communicate with
my students families
usually multiple times
a week through email
and sometimes
6.4 Working with
through phone
families to support conversations. Family
student learning involvement is crucial
as I teach in a school
that supports home-
schooled learners. I
try to learn about
cultural norms and
accommodate students
and their religious
beliefs if they conflict
with school in any way.
For example, I have
two students who will
not be sending in
photos of themselves
due to their family
philosophies. I have
offered to let them
send in a photo of
CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
something else that
could depict something
they like. 9/23/20
Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
6.5 Engaging local surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
communities in connections to students, and families. for students.
support of the Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
instructional neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
program community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. implementing community to improve in the community.
5/2021 instruction 4/2022 and enrich the Incorporates
11/2021 instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
I can’t say that I do
much with this because
my students are spread
throughout the state.
They do at least two
projects having to do
with their individual
communities and I
always comment
positively on what they
have shared. 9/23/20