CSTP

6: Developing as a Professional Educator

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with and with colleagues on reflective practice and
practice to support practice individually colleagues on the refinements in action research in
student learning. and with colleagues relationship between teaching practice and supporting student
Reflects individually or that is focused on making adjustments in connections among the learning and raising
with colleagues on methods to support teaching practice and elements of the CSTP the level of academic
immediate student the full range of impact on the full to positively impact achievement.
learning needs. learners. range of learners. the full range of
9/20/20 learners. Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
9/20/20: We have all May 2021: This year I August 2021: I am going
staff meetings at least have met with my into my third year of
once and sometimes mentor once a week to teaching and now about
6.1 Reflecting on
twice a week. As a grade reflect on our teaching to finish my third
teaching practice in level, we meet once a practice and discuss way semester in BTSA. I have
support of student week after school to plan to better it. I also still learned the importance
learning for the upcoming weeks. meet with my grade level of collaboration and
We are always discussing team once a week to plan discussion. This has led
ways to make changes to and discuss our teaching me to meet other
our lessons that will practice as well. teachers, attend
promote the learning conferences and allowing
objectives. myself to reflect on my
teaching.

March 2022: I constantly
reflecting on my teaching
practices, especially
during this program.
After a lesson, I review
how it went, what went
well, and what I can do
better next time. This
allows for great self and
student achievement.
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Develops goals connected to Sets goals connected to the Sets goals connected to the Sets and modifies authentic Sets and modifies a broad
the CSTP through required CSTP that take into account CSTP that are authentic, goals connected to the CSTP range of professional goals
processes and local self-assessment of teaching challenging, and based on that are intellectually connected to the CSTP to
protocols. practice. 9/20/20 self- assessment. challenging and based on improve instructional
self-assessment and practice and impact student
Attends required Expands knowledge and Aligns personal goals with feedback from a variety of learning within and beyond
professional development. skills individually and with school and district goals, sources. the classroom.
colleagues through available and focuses on improving
professional development. student learning. Engages in and contributes Engages in ongoing inquiry
9/20/20 to professional development into teacher practice for
Selects and engages in targeted on student professional development.
professional development achievement. Pursues a
based on needs identified in variety of additional Contributes to professional
professional goals. opportunities to learn organizations, and
professionally. development opportunities
to extend own teaching
practice.
6.2 Establishing 9/20/20: I have set October 2020, January November 2021: During
goals for myself after 2021, April 2021 and this year, I have been
professional goals June 2021: This year we constantly been
and engaging in reviewing the CSTP
assessment on ways to have had an ELD training reflecting on my
continuous and that is four sessions teaching, trying new
becoming the best
purposeful teacher I can be. I also
throughout the duration classroom strategies, and
professional growth of the school year. I have reflecting on lessons that
attend all of the really enjoyed this PD I have done with
and development professional because it keeps us students. I have set some
development accountable and we have professional goals this
opportunities given at to report back with what year and am taking the
our school to develop we implemented in our steps needed to
and contribute to my classroom. accomplish those goals.
knowledge as a teacher
and to my students. I March 2022: I
volunteered to help
would love to soon
organize our curriculum
attend a professional for next year and asked
develop outside of my to be more involved in
school to expand my leadership roles for next
knowledge and get year.
other views of
teaching.


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Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
classroom level. department and school broadest positive
Identifies student and Begins to identify how 9/20/20 and district levels. impact possible on
teacher resources at to access student and instructional practice
the school and district teacher resources in Interacts with Engages with members and student
level. the broader members of the of the broader achievement at school
professional broader professional professional and district levels and
community. community to access community to access for the profession.
resources that support resources and a wide
teacher effectiveness range of supports for Initiates and develops
6.3 Collaborating and student learning. teaching the full range professional learning
with colleagues and 9/20/20 of learners. opportunities with the
the broader broader professional
professional community focused on
community to student achievement.
support teacher 9/20/20: As a grade May 2021: September 2021- At our
level team, we are always When we have school we use Google for
and student professional communication. Each
meeting to discuss
learning lessons, plan for the development meetings at grade level has their own
upcoming weeks, and our school, we meet with drive where teachers can
talk about student our sister school. At the share lessons, ideas,
development. We even meeting, we collaborate homework, etc. I have
have lunch together in with the other teachers in found this to be very
our room to looks over our same grade level at helpful because before
student data and the other school. We and after we teach
assessments. We also bounce ideas off each lessons that are from
meet with other grade other, assess data, another teacher we have
level teams to collaborate collaborate and plan to hold a post/pre
and compare data. together. It is very helpful conference to talk about
to get different what worked with the
perspectives of different lesson and what might
teachers at other schools. need improvement.

March 2022: The staff at
my school really looks
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out for each other and we
want to see each other
achieve our goals. Since I
teach at a public charter
school, we have some
different routines and
schedules that other
elementary school don’t
have or do. The veteran
teachers really do a great
job at making sure any
new staff member at our
school understands our
routines and procedures.
For the first month of
school we hold a “Bagel
Brunch” where teachers
can hang out and get to
know each other.












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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on 9/20/20 community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range Communicates to environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with families in ways, which families take
classroom/ school schools. show understanding of leadership to improve
events. and respect for cultural student learning.
norms. 9/20/20
9/20/20: At the May 2021: I have a great
beginning of the school group of parents this
year I have the parents year that always want to
fill out an info sheet with help. I made sure to keep
their phone number, an open communication
6.4 Working with email, and if they are policy and that if they
families to support wanting to volunteer in have any questions to
the classroom. I have feel free to email or call
student learning different volunteer jobs me. Having that trust
needed in the classroom, with your parents really
so if a parent is makes the transition
interested they will tell easy. I also encourage
me which area they parents to contribute to
would like to volunteer our school and classroom
in. If a parent ever wants community by getting
to help out in the involved with activities
classroom or come read a we have at school and
book to the class I am helping out our
always open to it! During community.
virtual learning, we have
not had a chance to have August-June 2021:
parent volunteers help Throughout the school
out yet, but I am hoping year anytime I need extra
they will be able to soon. help, supplies or
donations, I always use
the website
SignupGenius. I also use
this website when it
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comes to any class party
or school celebration. I
am able to construct my
own Sign Up and make
slots and descriptions for
what I need. If a parent is
able to contribute all they
have to do is pick a slot
and fill out their
information. Everything
will be sent to me and I
am also able to print it
out.


March 2022- Since a lot
of our students don’t live
close to our school, we
always make sure to
reach out to our
community for support.
Anytime we have a
fundraiser we always
invite our neighbors to
come and we make sure
to always respect our
neighbors by following
traffic rules and
regulations.










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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
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. 9/20/20 instructional program, learning opportunities
connections to students, and families. for students.
Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction 9/20/20 and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
9/20/20: We have a lot April 2021: I was in apart March 2022- In our
of support from parents of our Beautification school neighborhood, we
6.5 Engaging local and businesses at our committee, and for Earth have a neighbor who is
communities in school. The community is Day I was able to put part of our board of
support of the very giving and we together a Beach Clean trustees at our school.
instructional always make sure to give up day and got a couple Their child used to go to
back to them as well. We sponsors from local our school, but they have
program run a few charities businesses. Families, since moved on to high
through our school, students, and staff went school. I think it’s really
which teaches the kids to the beach to clean it great that even though
how to understand their up. Many families came they don’t have a student
role within the out to support our school enrolled at our school,
community and the ways and the community. they are still
in which small acts can compassionate and want
have, a greater effect. For November 2021: I live in to help out as much as
example, we have had the area where I teach they can.
canned food drives, and our school does a
passed out food the good amount of
homeless, and planted fundraising with local
trees in our community. businesses. I have been
going to more school
fundraisers to learn more
about the local
community and find
ways to help.
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Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full range of Models professionalism and
understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and professional responsibilities supports colleagues in
ways and seeks support as manages time and effort into advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
professional needed. 9/20/20 required to meet prepares for situations that professional
responsibilities. expectations. may be challenging. Responsibilities effectively.
Demonstrates commitment
Seeks to meet required by exploring ways to Pursues ways to support Maintains continual effort to Supports colleagues to
address individual student students’ diverse learning seek, develop, and refine maintain the motivation,
commitments to needs and maintains belief new and creative methods resiliency, and energy to
needs. 9/20/20
students. in students’ capacity for to ensure individual student ensure that all students
achievement. learning. achieve.

9/20/20: If any of my May 2021: I currently November 2021: Every March 2022- Even
students are not meeting maintaining professional Friday students have a though we have made a
grade level, and are responsibility by meeting minimum day. During the year long plan, we seem
struggling, I always find deadlines, planning for second half of the day we to always be updating it.
6.6 Managing ways to help and assist the week ahead, not are able to get caught up Sometimes we feel that a
professional them in both inside and procrastinating, staying on work from the week, certain Science or Social
outside of the classroom. organized, and being prepare for the next Studies lesson would be
responsibilities to I would also set up an prepared as a teacher for week, collaborate with better taught either later
maintain SST for the student. My myself and my students. our grade levels, and or earlier in the year. If
motivation and schools holds SST This alleviates stress, participate in we feel that our students
commitment to all meetings every month, so allows time for self- professional are struggling with a
students even if a student starts reflection, and goal development. certain topic, we will
the school year at grade setting. continue on with it for
level, but then starts to the following week which
regress, I am able to set pushes everything else
up an SST to put them on back.
an academic plan to help
them succeed. Also, my
mentor teacher has
helped me in balancing
the rigors of a first year
teacher. I sometimes find
myself trying to juggle
too much and that’s
when my mentor helps
me in maintaining my
time and getting what
needs to be done first.
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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances. 9/20- 04/22
* As follows: 9/20/20- April 2022
• Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
• Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication. 9/20-
• Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of 04/22
learners, including English learners and students with special needs.
• Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
• Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and and ethical conduct. 9/20- 04/22
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
• Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
6.7 Demonstrating
• Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
professional health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
responsibility, • Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
integrity, and • Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
ethical conduct • Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.

September 2020- May 2022: I am a professional educator and I understand how to
maintain a positive learning environment, without any bias affecting my teaching
or student learning. I adhere to my legal obligation and follow my guidelines as a
mandated reported. I model appropriate behavior for students, and teach them
how to be leaders in our community. I maintain high expectations and standards
for all my students, and communicate and contribute to my education community.
I also foster my school culture in my classroom by following our PBIS plan, in
cooperating multiple intelligences into my everyday lessons, and promoting my
schools rules and expectations.