CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Has a foundational Examines concepts in Understands and explains Uses broad knowledge of Uses extensive knowledge of knowledge of subject subject matter and the relationship between inter-relationships of subject matter concepts, matter, related academic academic language to essential subject matter concepts, academic content current issues, academic 3.1 Demonstrating language, and academic identify connections concepts, academic standards, and academic language, and research to knowledge of subject content standards. between academic content language, and academic language in ways that make relevant connections to matter academic standards and instruction. content standards. ensure clear connections standards during instruction content standards and relevance to students. and extend student learning. 11/21 5/2/22
When I teach my students My goal is to teach my
about a new concept or new students elaborate and vocabulary, I focus on the extensive information about terms I am teaching. I will a subject. They are capable use a word wall and have students who understand a definitions on the side. We lot. For example, when I am play Jeopardy as an activity teaching Bible, I share with that encourages the students my students the cultural to practice and know the context of the event that was vocabulary meanings. I also taking place in the Bible and show videos of the relevant what everything symbolizes. usage of the concepts. They understand the material 11/21 and they can articulate it in their own words. 5/2/22
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Has basic knowledge of Expands knowledge of Adapts instruction in Integrates knowledge of Utilizes comprehensive student stages of student development and response to knowledge of range of students knowledge of students to development while implements learning student development and development into guide all students to develop becoming aware of activities in single lessons proficiencies to meet instructional decisions to proficiencies, understand differences in students’ or sequence of lessons students’ diverse learning ensure student subject matter including understanding of subject that addresses students’ needs. Ensures understanding of the subject related academic language. matter. proficiencies and support understanding of subject matter including related understanding of subject matter including related academic language. Engages student at all levels Teaches subject-specific matter including related academic language. 11/21 of vocabulary, academic vocabulary following academic language. 5/2/22 language, and proficiencies 3.2 Applying curriculum guidelines. Provides explicit teaching in self-directed goal setting, knowledge of student Provides explicit teaching of essential vocabulary, Provides explicit teaching monitoring, and development and of essential content idioms, key words with of specific academic improvement. Guides all proficiencies to ensure vocabulary and associated multiple meanings, and language, text structures, students in using analysis student understanding academic language in academic language in ways grammatical, and stylistic strategies that provides of subject matter single lessons or sequence that engage students in language features to ensure equitable access and deep of lessons. Explains accessing subject matter equitable access to subject understanding of subject academic language, text or learning activities. matter understanding for the matter. formats, and vocabulary 11/21 range of student language to support student access levels and abilities. to subject matter when 5/2/22 confusions are identified.
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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When I notice the students After teaching a lesson, I are having difficultly with have the students the material taught, I will articulate their adjust my lesson or strategy understanding in various to meet their needs and ways, such are verbally learning styles. For example, if I am teaching a explaining their math lesson and had understanding, planned to complete a competing a test, worksheet, I might change participating in a Kahoot, the activity to use counters or writing a paper. and a whiteboard to share and show their answer.
I like to integrate academic 11/21
language into my lessons and relate them to the students' prior knowledge. My students are very For example, if we talk capable of understanding about the baby seals (pups), big concepts. However, I do I will ask the students what need to go step by step with other baby animals are my student and explicitly referred to as pups? explain the material. I have to start off small before I can elaborate into too much detail. For example, when I taught prepositions, I had to take it slowly because this was a concept my students have never heard before. I had to start with simple sentences before I share more elaborate sentences with prepositions. 5/2/22
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Follows organization of Examines organization of Uses knowledge of Integrates knowledge of Uses extensive knowledge of curriculum as provided by curriculum and considers curriculum and student curriculum and resources to curriculum and related site and district to support adjustments in single readiness to organize and organize and adjust resources to flexibly and student understanding of the lessons or sequence of adjust the curriculum to instruction within and effectively organize and 3.3 Organizing subject matter. lessons to support ensure student across subject matter to adjust instruction. curriculum to facilitate understanding of subject understanding. extend student student understanding matter. understanding. Ensures student of the subject matter 5/2/22 comprehension and facilitates student articulation about what they do and do not understand.
I use my curriculum and After teaching the past three
students' readiness as the years with similar foundation of my lesson. curriculum, I have a better For example, for my understanding of the advanced students, when requirements of students. I we go over the history of understand lessons my Presidential Elections, I students were successful draw from the prior and engaged in. If they knowledge information they were not engaged or already know. We will use interested in a lesson, I have our current President and an opportunity to change that election as an example. the lesson and activities the We then elect a classroom following year. President for our class. Our 5/2/22 candidates are stuffed animals.
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Uses instructional strategies Gathers and uses Selects and adapts a variety Integrates instructional Uses an extensive repertoire that are provided in the additional instructional of instructional strategies to strategies appropriate to of instructional strategies to curriculum. strategies in single ensure student subject matter to meet develop enthusiasm, meta- lessons or sequence of understanding of academic students’ diverse learning, cognitive abilities, and 3.4 Utilizing lessons to increase language appropriate to to ensure student support and challenge the instructional strategies student understanding of subject matter and that understanding of academic full range of student towards that are appropriate to academic language addresses students’ diverse language, and guide student a deep knowledge of subject the subject matter appropriate to subject learning needs. in understanding matter. matter. connections within and across subject matter. 5/2/22 Think-pair-share is a I utilize different strategies strategy I use daily in class. that appropriate to the During the activity portion subject matter. For example, of the lesson, I will have the when my students are students complete their practicing their spelling work on their own. They words, we play the game can choose any way they Around the World. want to answer the 11/22 question. They will then check with a neighbor to The strategies I use in the see if they got the same class are determined by the answer. They have to lesson I am teaching. I will explain how they got their either have the students response to their partner. work independently, with Then I will ask a couple of partners, or as a whole people who answered it class. I can see whether or differently to share how not they can complete the they got their answer. This assignment on their own or will show that there are if they need additional multiple ways to get a assistance. I also enjoy response. including hands-on learning activities for my students. 5/2/22
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Uses available instructional Explores additional Selects, adapts, and utilizes Integrates a wide range of Engages students in materials, resources, and instructional materials, appropriate instructional adapted resources, identifying and adapting technologies for specific resources, and materials, resources, and technologies, and resources, technologies, and lessons to make subject technologies to make technologies for concept instructional materials to standards-aligned 3.5 Using and adapting matter accessible to subject matter accessible and skill development in meet identified student instructional materials to resources, technologies, students. to students. subject matter. Resources needs and make subject extend student understanding and standards-aligned 5/2/22 reflect the diversity of the matter accessible to and critical thinking about instructional materials Identifies technological classroom and support students. subject matter. including adopted resource needs. Explores how to make differentiated learning of materials, to make technological resources subject matter. Assists student with Ensures that student are able subject matter available to all students. equitable access to to obtain equitable access to accessible to all 5/2/22 Guides students to use materials, resources, and a wide range of technologies students available print, electronic, technologies. Seeks outside through ongoing links to and online subject matter resources and support. outside resources and resources based on support. individual needs. I work at a small private One activity that I school we do not have easy recently found is called access to classroom sets of 99 Math. My students iPads. I have three iPads for love playing games on the entire class. I utilize this site and it is them for my early finishers, incentives, and prize interactive and gets my opportunities. I also have students engaged. I my students participate in bring the iPad cart into EPIC. However, I use my my class and have my classroom iPad, Apple TV, students participate in projector, and document these activities.11/22 camera to display my teaching information. I use GoMath interactive technology resources to During the 4th quarter of enhance my lessons. the year, I have incorporated more technology, by bringing in iPads for the class on Friday. We use Freckle, Kahoot, or SeeSaw. The students also independently participate in EPIC. 5/2/22
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Is aware of students’ primary Seeks additional information Identifies language Integrates knowledge of Engages English learners in language and English language describing elements of proficiencies and English English language development, assessment of their progress in proficiencies based on culture and language learner strengths in the study of English learners’ strengths and English language development available assessment data. proficiencies in listening, language and content. assessed needs into English and in meeting content speaking, reading, and Differentiates instruction using language and content standards. Supports students to writing. Uses multiple one or more components of instruction. establish and monitor language 3.6 Addressing the measures for assessing English language development 5/2/22 and content goals. English learners’ to support English learners. needs of English performance to identify gaps learners and student Provides adapted materials to in English language Creates and implements Is resourceful and flexible in the with special needs to help English learners access development. scaffolds to support standards- Develops and adapts design, adjustment, and provide equitable content. based instruction using literacy instruction to provide a wide elimination of scaffolds based access to the content Attempts to scaffold content strategies, SDAIE, and content range of scaffolded support for on English learners’ using visuals, models, and level English language language and content for the proficiencies, knowledge, and graphic organizers. development in order for range of English learners. skills in the content. students to improve language proficiencies and understand content. 5/2/22 I use a variety of strategies I assess my English learners that will enhance my EL to get a better student’s understanding of understanding of their the language. I use their foundational knowledge. I prior knowledge and recognize their strengths assessments when planning and areas of need. I use the instruction and activities. I assessments and work use graphs, word walls, individually on building videos, and we practice vocabulary and reading by choral reading. understanding concepts in 5/2/22 English. 5/2/22 I focus on their grammar for my advanced EL students because they tend to write in the way their native language writes. I show examples, and we read through their work together. 11/22
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
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Has an awareness of the full Seeks additional information Utilizes information on the full Integrates accommodations, Guides and support the full range of students identified on the full range of students range of students identified adaptations, and extensions to range of student with special with special needs through data identified with special needs with special needs to assess instruction for the full range of needs to actively engage in the provided by the school. to address challenges or strengths and competencies to students with special needs to assessment and monitor their supports in single lessons or provide appropriate challenge ensure adequate support and own strengths, learning needs, sequence of lessons. and accommodations in challenge. and achievement in accessing instruction. content. 11/21 Communicates and 3.6 Addressing the Attends required meeting with Cooperates with resource Communicates regularly with collaborates with colleagues, Communicates and collaborates resource personnel and personnel, para-educators, resource personnel, para- support staff, and families to with resource personnel, para- needs of English families. and families during meetings educators, and families to ensure consistent instruction. educators, families, leadership, learners and student and activities in support of Supports families in positive and students in creating a ensure that student services are with special needs to learning plans and goals. provided and progress is made engagement with school. coordinated program to provide equitable in accessing appropriate optimize success of the full access to the content content. Initiates and monitors referral range of students with special 11/21 processes and follow-up needs. Refers students as needed in a meeting to ensure that students Learns about referral processes Seeks additional information timely and appropriate manner receive support and/or Takes leadership at the site/ for students with special needs. on struggling learners and supported with documented extended learning that is district and collaborates with advanced learners to data over time, including integrated into the core resource personnel to ensure the determine appropriateness interventions tried previous to curriculum. smooth and effective for referral referral. 5/2/22 implementations of referral 11/21 processes.
While working with my I use the information I I integrate accommodation
students, I am trying to gained from my and provide extra support track and monitor areas assessments, the CUM for my student with special they are successful in and folders, and additional needs. I conference with his areas they need additional information from their mother every few weeks for help. I will do this during parents and tutors. a checkin. their groups, or I will pull The ABA team and I make them over and work with I communicate regularly sure we follow through with them while the other with the parents through the accommodations students work emails or phone calls, either necessary to meet the needs independently. when my student of our student. accomplishes a goal or 5/2/22 noticing that they are not improving. At that point, I will provide resources and tools they can use at home.