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

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
social, emotional, and backgrounds. 12/9/21 5/2/22
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs. 7/18/21
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias,
development to plan
on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and Engages students in the
instruction.
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about analysis of bias,
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures an members of stereotyping, and
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures. 12/9/21 assumptions. 5/2/22
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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I make sure to As part of my master's As part of my role as

differentiate instruction program, I took a Cultural Standardized Testing
by scaffolding lessons, Diversity in Education Data Analyst, I regularly
providing individualized course during which we evaluate our ERB data
support, and more. For looked at education and help draw
example, I try to make through different conclusions that can help
sure that my lessons students groups. We also improve our instruction. I
reflect the students in my took Harvard University's recently was asked to
class by connecting the Implicit Association Tests disaggregate the data in
content to their own and reflected on how our regard to race/ethnicity
cultural backgrounds. own biases may impact and student learning
7/18/21 our students and our needs. This has been
teaching. 12/9/21 helpful information to
provide administration to
ensure we are meeting all
students’ needs. 5/2/22
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying
Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to
lesson to students based development with students clear learning
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging,
student learning and differentiated to
address students’ diverse
learning needs. 7/18/21
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Each semester in RISE,
we establish Study Skills
Goals for each student.
We collaborate with other
teachers and the families
in order to establish these
goals and ways to
measure student
progress. Student are
asked to regularly reflect
on their goals as well.
Parents receive monthly
progress reports so that
they are aware of their
student’s progress as
well. 7/18/21
Integrating Innovating
Establishes and Establishes and
articulates learning goals articulates
to students that integrate comprehensive short-
content standards with term and long-term
students’ strengths, learning goals for
interests, and learning students. Assists students
needs. 5/2/22 to articulate and monitor
learning goals.
I recently improved our
previous RISE at a Glance
form and converted the
documentation to what
will now be called
Individual Student Plans.
This document is more
formal and now requires
agreement and signatures
from all parties (school
administration, faculty,
families, and student).
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At the start of each year, I

create a RISE at a Glance
form for each student
that includes a Study
Skills Goal for the
upcoming school year. I
share this form/goal with
administration, faculty,
families, and the student
so that we can
collaboratively work
towards achieving this
learning goal. 12/9/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term
term and short-term planning to support
instructional plans to student learning.
support student 7/18/21
learning
My lesson planning
includes both short- and
long-term goals. The
short-term goals build
upon one another to
achieve the long-term
goals. While I use the
pacing guide to plan out
the year, I also try to
remain flexible in the
short-term. 7/18/21
Applying Integrating Innovating
Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning. 12/9/21 5/2/22 learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
My What is a Boundary
Lesson includes a multi-
day series of lessons and
activities that involve
building upon the prior
day's content. All days
work towards the goal of
demonstrating
understanding of the
different types of
boundaries. 12/9/21
5/2/22
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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.7/18/21 12/9/21 5/2/22
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. 7/18/21 students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
and language needs. learning and language
12/9/21 needs. 5/2/22
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying
At the beginning of the
year, students take
various assessments
(STAR Test, Mathematics
assessments, and more).
These assessments give
me valuable information
on their learning and how
to proceed throughout
the year. I can use what I
learn to differentiate
instruction and ensure
students receive the
support they need in
order to succeed.
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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and
instructional plans
additional materials to
and curricular
support students’ diverse
materials to meet the
learning needs. 7/18/21
assessed learning
needs of all students.
Integrating Innovating
My school uses various At the beginning of the
assessment practices year, I used the data
(STAR Tests, found from last year's
mathematics ERB testing to create a
assessments, and end-of- document for our
the-year ERB testing) to Elementary Teachers to
inform the diverse give to our families
learning needs of our during our Fall parent-
student. I am able to teacher conferences. This
access student's past document, Understanding
assessment results to Your Student's ERB Score
help differentiate Report, explains the test,
instruction. what is on the test, how it
is scored, and how it can
Further, I am now my be used to inform
schools Standardized instruction. 5/2/22
Testing Data Analyst so I
communicate with
families, teachers, and
administration on how to
use our school/student
data to reflect on our
academic programs.
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Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
adjustments to a wide range of
instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
uses a variety of based on in depth
materials as the analysis of individual
instructional needs arises student needs.
to support student
learning. 12/9/21 Engages with students to
identify types of
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
At my school I am able to After teaching my What is Throughout my Master’s
bring in supplementary a Boundary Lesson I was Program, I was
materials (TPT, able to reflect on the introduced to Universal
manipulatives, etc.) in lesson with my MT. We Design for Learning. This
order to allow for greater discussed what worked framework based on
access to the curriculum. well and what did not anticipating any potential
These materials add work well in order to see barriers to student
diversity to the what instructional learning is a program that
curriculum given. materials and strategies I have become very
7/18/21 can be used for future interested. In any lesson I
lessons. 12/9/21 teach, I try to anticipate
how all students may
access the material
including those with
documented and
undocumented learning
disabilities. 5/2/22