Standard

1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Learns about students Gathers additional data to Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs.
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. 9/23/20 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
5/2/21, 10/24/21 learning needs. 4/3/22
I use data from I have practiced using I understand my
summative assessments multiple forms of data students’ proficiencies in
as well as informal and information about each academic subject, as
formative assessments, my students this year to well as their social and
like school work and plan instructions. I have emotional strengths and
participation. used many various needs. I differentiate
strategies and lessons, adjust the
I make many in-the- technologies to help my learning environment,
moment decisions during students access the and make
lessons to adjust for learning equitably. accommodations for their
needs I see. I also adapt 5/2/21 needs on a regular basis.
lesson plans to help My students have lots of
engage my students in the I collect data in lots of agency in how they would
Evidence learning, plus I meet with ways to inform my like to learn and show
students one-on-one and teaching. I differentiate their learning and can
in small groups to my lessons for students choose the way that
differentiate instruction who need the basics and works best for them.
further. 9/23/20 for students who need 4/3/22
extension. 10/24/21
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior learning. to connect to student interests.
knowledge, learning.
backgrounds, life Students are actively
experiences, and Some students connect Students participate in Students make engaged in curriculum, Students can articulate
interests learning activities to their single lessons or connections between which relates their prior the relevance and impact
own lives. sequences of lessons curriculum, and their knowledge, experiences, of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, and interests within and and society. 4/3/22
and experiences. backgrounds, life across learning activities.
experiences, and 10/24/21
interests. 9/23/20;
5/2/21
All work I do in the We spend lots of time Our learning is centered
classroom is meant to engaging in learning around the lens of
engage students on a related to culture and diversity. Students have
personal level. I call upon current events. lots of opportunities to
students to share their share their own cultures
Students’ own contexts
prior knowledge with and experiences. Much of
each other so we can for learning and prior our learning and
build on it. Current events knowledge are reflection asks students to
are woven through our activated regularly. consider how their own
social studies work so They have a chance to cultures, experiences,
students can connect it to choose their path for interests, and knowledge
what’s happening in their learning across various impacts and is impacted
Evidence
lives. They are given subjects which further by what we learn and talk
choice in what they read allows them to tap into about in the classroom.
and write. 9/23/20 their own knowledge, 4/3/22

interests, and
Students are given many
opportunities to
experiences. 10/24/21
incorporate their own
knowledge and interests
into their learning.
Lessons often build on
each other, triggering
prior knowledge. 5/2/21
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 students in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified 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 specific to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of 9/23/20 understanding. 5/2/21, applications of subject
subject matter. 10/24/21 matter during learning
activities. 4/3/22
Current events are used Lessons are rooted in All of our learning is
to show how history is real-life contexts. rooted in real-life
living. Students are called Students are engaged in contexts. In writer’s
upon to be activists for the learning because they workshop, students write
causes they care about to see how it applies to their letters to argue for what
connect our learning to own experiences. An our school needs. In math,
their own real-life example of this is the we look for examples in
contexts. They read and learning my students do our own lives in which we
write about these topics. on climate change, use the strategies we are
9/23/20 something that they are practicing. In reading,
already being affected by. students read about
5/2/21 topics they are interested
Evidence in. In science, students
Lessons are rooted in are learning about
real-life contexts like natural resources and
culture and current climate change, topics
events. Students bring that are very relevant to
their knowledge to the their own lives. In social
lessons to make them studies, students are
meaningful and then the constantly asked, how are
class builds on this we still dealing with this
knowledge to reach the issue today? How does
learning goal. 10/24/21 this historical event or
mindset impact our lives
even now? 4/3/22

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 Refines the flexible 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.
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 instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. 9/23/20 their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
5.2.21 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning. 10/24/21
needs. 10/24/21 4/3/22
Lesson topics are very I have experimented a lot A mixture of notebooks, Materials and resources
much designed to be this year with different workbooks, google docs, are provided to meet the
meaningful and based on online tools and online games and needs of all kids of
students’ interests and strategies for teaching, programs are used to learners. There are visual
needs. I’m still learning all plus engaging students in meet students’ needs. aids, videos, material can
the various strategies and as many ways as possible. This year, more than ever, be read aloud for
resources that can be Students are able to students are asking to be students, they can work
used for the diverse access information and able to type work or show with partners to help
learning needs of my show learning with learning in a digital way. process or work alone if
students. 9/23/20 hands-on activities, This shows that students they prefer. There are
videos, audio recordings, are able to identify which manipulatives for
text, games, and images. resources work best for students who need them.
Evidence 5/2/21 them to help them in 4/3/22
their learning. 10/24/21

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 reflection on issues posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. in content. 9/23/20 reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical perspectives.
thinking though
inquiry, problem Some students respond Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and reflection to questions regarding varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
facts and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own 10/24/21 communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons. 9/23/20 9/23/20 in depth analysis of
content learning. 4/3/22
I am careful to word my My next step is to have Students regularly Students are asked to
questions in an open- the students posing and engage in thinking solve problems that they
ended format and solving more of their own routines that include see at our school to
encourage lots of problems. 9/23/20 asking questions, such as engage in critical
different ideas. I push Notice and Wonder and thinking. They research
students to question their Students are required to What Do We Know, What and write letters using an
own assumptions and to problem-solve, analyze, Do We Want To Find Out, argument writing format.
respond to each others’ and interpret texts and What Have We Learned? 4/3/22
thoughts and ideas. We problems in ways that 10/24/21
do lots of reflection. promote critical thinking.
9/23/20 They have been required
to look critically at their
Evidence own work and pose
questions about what is
missing and what they
want to know. 5/2/21

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to extend
lessons following instruction and adjustments to instruction based on the learning opportunities and provide
curriculum learning activities to instruction based on ongoing monitoring of assistance to students in mastering
guidelines. support student observation of student individual student needs the concepts flexibly and
understanding. engagement and regular for assistance, support, or effectively.
Monitoring student checks for challenge.
learning and understanding. Students monitor their progress in
adjusting instruction learning and provide information
while teaching. Students are able to to teacher that informs
Some students Students receive Students successfully articulate their level of adjustments in instruction.
receive individual assistance individually participate and stay understanding and use 10/24/21 4/3/22
assistance during or in small groups engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet
instruction. during instruction. activities. 9/23/20 their needs during
instruction. 5/2/21
As I teach, I do frequent I check for understanding Lessons are differentiated and
checks for throughout my lessons and students are given lots of
understanding and if adjust as necessary. resources that will meet them
there’s a need, I will Students ask for guidance where they are. Some math
adjust the lesson in the when they need it and I resources that come to mind are
moment to meet that arrange re-teach lessons, Prodigy, Khan Academy, and IXL.
need. Students have lots pre-teach lessons, small 10/24/21
of opportunities to groups and one-on-one
share their responses meetings as necessary. One way in which learning is
with each other and 5/2/21 assisted and extended is during my
with me throughout conferences with students in
each lesson, which helps writer’s workshop. I meet with
keep participation and each student individually to give
Evidence
engagement at a higher them some one-on-one instruction
level. 9/23/20 on whatever it is they need. During
these conferences, I look for
patterns in student needs and use
them to create small groups for
additional instruction. This gives
students exactly the level of
instruction they need, whether it’s
scaffolding or extending into
advanced writing strategies.
4/3/22