Standard

1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Learns about students Gathers additional data Uses data from a variety of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by to learn about individual formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. students and guide and meet individual and accommodations in
selection of instructional identi ied learning needs. instruction.
strategies to meet diverse 07/17/21
Using knowledge of
learning needs.
students to engage
Students take ownership of
them in learning
Some students may Students engage in Student engage in learning Students actively utilize a their learning by choosing
engage in learning using single lessons or through the use of variety of instructional from a wide range of
instructional strategies sequence of lessons that adjustments in instruction strategies and methods to further their
focused on the class as a include some to meet their needs. technologies in learning learning that are
whole. adjustments based on 07/17/21 that ensure equitable responsive to their
assessments. access to the curriculum. learning needs.

I make modi ications for I review student pro iles I have all students in
students such as and demographics to be leveled groups for small
preferential seating, use of aware of all ELLs, 504s, group instruction. I
visual aids, and paired IEPs, and other areas of routinely monitor
progress of students by
collaborative work assist needed support. I use data
level across subject areas
language barriers. from diagnostic testing and modify instruction/
07/17/21 such as iReady and STAR provide additional support
to group students and as needed. 12/9/21
track progress. I use
formative assessments I use a variety of methods to
throughout units of study consistently assess my students,
using gathered data to inform
to assess student learning instruction. Leveled groups are
fluid and students are moved as
Evidence prior to summative necessary. 04/25/2022
assessments and adjust
instruction as needed.
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I use a variety of
instructional supports to
ensure that all students
can access material;
visuals, sentence frames,
modeling, and digital
tools such as XtraMath,
iReady, and Accelerated
Reader. 04/25/2022
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered information Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, about students’ prior family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests backgrounds, life students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among experiences, and interest knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. to support student backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning
learning. experiences, and interests experiences, and interests.
to students’ prior
to connect to student
knowledge,
learning. 07/17/21
backgrounds, life
Students participate in Students can articulate the
experiences, and
Some students connect single lessons or Students make Students are actively relevance and impact of
interests
learning activities to their sequences of lessons connections between engaged in curriculum, lessons on their lives and
own lives. related to their interests curriculum, and their which relates their prior society.
and experiences. prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences,
backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and interests. across learning activities.
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I review student In addition to reviewing In a variety of of ways, students

information in Aeries as students’ information in choose writing topics and books
Aeries and CUM folders, to explore. Students complete
well as their CUM folders projects in which they can learn
I get to know students
to understand students’ about and share their cultural
personally through a background with the class.
backgrounds. Through variety of strategies such 04/25/2022
class conversations and as journal writing and
student writing, I inquire community circles.
and learn about students’ Additionally, I send home Through Global Citizenship
Education Lessons, students learn
interests to integrate into parent surveys at the start about social issues in their
lessons and ind ways to of the year asking parents communities and around the
world. Students analyze these
for their perspective of
make content applicable their student. 12/9/21
issues and critically think to
develop possible solutions.
Evidence to students. 07/17/21 04/25/2022

Through connecting
lessons to student I use a variety of
interests and providing engagement strategies
examples of realistic use, such as think-pair-share to
students are able to engage students in
collaborative conversation
connect content to their
and work together to find
own experiences and ways to apply curriculum
understandings. to personal experiences.
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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identi ied to curriculum. subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning connections to relevant,
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those subject matter instruction meaningful, and real-life
lessons to support speci ic to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
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Connecting subject
subject matter.
matter to meaningful,
real-life contexts
Some students relate Students make use of real- Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided Students utilize real-life in making and using real- integrate subject matter
in single lessons or connections regularly to life connections to subject into their own thinking
sequence of lessons to develop understandings matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter. understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 07/17/21 matter during learning
activities.

I provide real-life I provide opportunities for Students use decoding and

students to engage in critical thinking skills to break
examples of using projects that mimic real apart and solve mathematical
word problems. Students use
skills that are learned life application of skills their knowledge of fractions and
in class. I ask being taught. 12/9/21 equal parts to split the class into
equal groups to complete
students to expand collaborative assignments.
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on experiences Students demonstrate
their understanding in a
they’ve had using or variety of ways, often
witnessing skills. creating products where
07/17/21 they explain a skill or
apply it in a different
context to demonstrate
Evidence Students are asked to transferability. 12/9/21
practice skills in
Students create blog sites and
other settings and post a book review, combining
technological skills with reading
complete projects comprehension and critical
thinking skills. 04/25/2022
that demonstrate
their ability to
transfer
understanding to
different contexts.
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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Re ines the lexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
Using a variety of
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, resources,
learning needs. 07/17/21
and technologies to
meet students’
Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning
in instructional strategies, single lessons or sequence instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using a
needs
using resources and of lessons related to their strategies, resources, and use of a variety of wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. interests and experiences. technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
07/17/21 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students needs. learning.

In the classroom, I I utilize a variety of In a math unit, I implement small

incorporate instructional strategies group instruction, use digital
program supports, and self-create
instructional including whole, small valid and reliable assessments to
group, and one-on-one ensure students’ learning.
practices that cater to instruction, visual and 04/25/2022
all styles of learning verbal supports, and
including visual digital reinforcement to Students use digital programs to
meet all students’ needs. extend learning. Students take
supports, verbal 12/9/21 initiative to reference support
explanations, and materials when needed. Example:
Student references possible
hands-on practice. sentence frames and starters
when responding to a prompt.
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Evidence
Students consistently
practice Students engage in both
hands-on and digital
demonstrating their practice to demonstrate
understanding their understanding of
verbally and in skills being taught.
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written form, as well
as through district-
approved online
programs. 07/17/21
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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 Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
comprehension. sequence of lessons that questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
require students to recall, posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
interpret, and think and re lection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
Promoting critical critically. content. 07/17/21 re lecting on multiple problems.
thinking though perspectives.
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and answer
re lection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions a wide-range of complex
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support questions and problems,
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. re lect, and communicate
critical thinking in single problems of their own understandings based on
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. in depth analysis of
lessons. 07/17/21 content learning.

Students respond to I provide a number of Students analyze a variety

critical thinking perspectives and of perspectives in texts,
and present a variety of
questions via think- ways to view material perspectives to each other
pair-shares, class and solve problems through discussion.
discussions, and and allow students Students also are taught
and explore different
written journals. time to search for solutions to problems.
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perspectives and While reading “By the Great
solutions. 07/17/21 Horn Spoon,” students annotate
and discuss observations they
make in the text between
Evidence background knowledge, and or
other subject matter, discussing
with each other and presenting
their inquiries to the class.
Students respond to Through class discussions,
questions given by students analyze the text and
present their own perspectives to
teacher using complete find possible answers.
sentences, academic 04/25/2022
language, and evidence to
Students routinely annotate texts
support answers as with observations or questions to
needed. 12/9/21 refer back to or research during
instruction.. 04/25/2022
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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 Makes adjustments to
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs assistance to students in
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. 07/17/21 lexibly and effectively.
learning and
adjusting instruction Students monitor their
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
instruction. activities. 07/17/21 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
their needs during instruction.
instruction.

Students observe my Throughout lessons, I Throughout lessons I

modeling and observe students’ observe students’
understanding, extending
subsequently understanding using the lesson or moving into
participate in guided strategies like ask leveled small group
practice, asking and and answer, think- instruction to further
support as needed.
answering questions pair-shares, 12/9/21
while exploring new whiteboard work and
material. 07/17/21 etc. to monitor Students are formatively assessed
daily. Students are in flexible,
understanding and leveled groups. Movement
lengthen the lessons between leveled groups is fluid as
students demonstrate more or less
Evidence or build upon need for support. 04/25/2022

depending on
Students track their progress
students ability to through a math unit by using
demonstrate tracking tool to document their
scores on exit tasks after each
knowledge. 07/17/21 lesson. Each score requires a
teacher signature. Teacher can
track students’ progress and note
which students are demonstrating
any needs of additional support.
Students observe teacher 04/25/2022
modeling, subsequently
practice, and ask clarifying
questions while learning new
skills. 12/9/21
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning