CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using
information from district additional assessment
and state required information on student
assessments. academic readiness,
language, cultural
4.1 Using knowledge background, and individual
of students’ academic development.
readiness, language
proficiency, cultural
background, and
individual
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias and
seeks to learn about
culturally responsive
pedagogy. 7/16/21
Lessons are prepped
individually so the
storyline isn’t always
coherent, but this is
something I'd like to
improve on. 7/16/21
Applying
Plans differentiated
instruction based on
knowledge of students’
academic readiness,
academic language,
diverse cultural
backgrounds, and
individual cognitive, social,
emotional, and physical
development to meet their
individual needs.
Examines potential
sources of bias and
stereotyping when
planning lessons. Uses
culturally responsive
pedagogy in
planning.12/7/21
Through more reflection
and PD time, I have
adjusted my lesson plans
and teaching strategy to be
more culturally sensitive.
12/7/21
Integrating
Plans differentiated
instruction, which is based
on broad knowledge of
students. Matches
resources and specific
strategies to students’
diverse learning needs
and cultural backgrounds.
Planning addresses bias,
stereotyping, and
assumptions about
cultures an members of
cultures. 5/4/22
I now have a better idea of
the students that I work
with, and I can confidently
say that I plan in better
ways to help facilitate
their learning. 5/4/22
Innovating
Plans differentiated
instruction that provides
systematic opportunities
for supporting and
extending student
learning based on
comprehensive
information on students.
Engages students in the
analysis of bias,
stereotyping, and
assumptions.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and articulates Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to students learning goals to students articulates comprehensive
lesson to students based development with clear learning goals for that integrate content short-term and long-term
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons content that are accessible, standards with students’ learning goals for
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. challenging, and strengths, interests, and students. Assists students
student learning differentiated to address learning needs. 5/4/22 to articulate and monitor
students’ diverse learning learning goals.
needs. 7/16/21 12/7/21

Objectives for labs and Students have been better

projects are scaffolded by
assignments and
discussions, then
thoroughly explained
beforehand so students
understand expectations.
7/16/21
told what the goals for
assignments and
assessments are, focusing
them and assisting in
learning. 5/4/22

Students still read a

question and goal before
major lab and discussion
assignments to frame
activities in an appropriate
way. 12/7/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and units that include a series long-term curriculum long-term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and
long-term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of curriculum content standards, and
sequencing
are linked to long-term concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
long-term and
planning to support related academic language and assessed instructional design cohesive and
short-term
student learning. and formats that support needs to ensure student comprehensive long- and
instructional plans to
student learning. 7/16/21 learning. short-term instructional
support student
12/7/21 plans that ensure high
learning
levels of learning.5/4/22

This is facilitated by PLC With better

meetings with science understanding of teaching
teachers which happen standards (NGSS, ISTE,
once every 2 weeks. NBSTE) I have better
teachers discuss how to aligned learning to fit
best teach topics and student needs and
properly assess for expectation. 5/4/22
understanding. 7/16/21

While I feel like i’m close

to moving up to Integrated,
I’m still not great at
creating multiple long
term goals for units and
subject matter. I am
working on large unit-long
projects for units that
would achieve this.
12/7/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Plans instruction that Selects strategies for single Incorporates differentiated
incorporates strategies lessons or sequence of instructional strategies
suggested by curriculum lessons that respond to into ongoing planning that
guidelines. students’ diverse learning addresses culturally
needs. responsive pedagogy,
4.4 Planning students’ diverse language,
instruction that and learning needs and
incorporates styles. 7/16/21 12/7/21
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about
strategies to meet the content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Uses assessments of
learning needs of all language needs through and language needs students’ learning and
students data provided by the site beyond basic data. language needs to inform
and district. 7/16/21 planning differentiated
instruction. 12/7/21
I try to survey students Lessons and assignments
often about what types of are given in different ways
assignments/lessons to engage different
helped them learn and students, I take note of
what didn’t so I can adjust what worked and what
accordingly. 7/16/21 didn’t. I also make an
effort to communicate
with students about this
topic. 7/16/21
Lessons are created in a
way that engages them in
different ways each time I
teach, in an attempt to
keep the class more lively.
Students are regularly
assessed to determine how
much they’ve learned, and
assessments are given
with specifications in mind
for student’s instructional
needs. 12/7/21
Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
wide range of strategies to incorporating a repertoire
address learning styles of strategies specifically
and meet students’ meet students’ diverse
assessed language and language and learning
learning needs. Provides needs and styles to
appropriate support and advance learning for all.
challenges for students.
Facilitates opportunities
Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
broad range of their learning and the
assessments into planning impact of instructional
to meet students’ diverse strategies to meet their
learning and language learning and language
needs.5/4/22 needs.
Learning more strategies
has led to great
improvements in my
teaching and student
learning. These
assessments are better
aligned with learning in
other classrooms as well
as other cultural norms to
better help with student
understanding.5/4/22
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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for a
uses materials from materials in single lessons adaptations to adjustments to wide range of adaptations
curriculum provided. or sequences of lessons to differentiate instructional instructional plans and to lessons based on in
4.5 Adapting address students’ learning plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials depth analysis of
instructional plans needs. responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs individual student needs.
and curricular additional materials to arises to support student
materials to meet the support students’ diverse learning. 7/16/21 Engages with students to
assessed learning learning needs. identify types of
needs of all students. adjustments in instruction
that best meet their
learning goals. 12/7/21

instruction is given Now that I know students

through a variety of
methods, including labs,
projects, and demos.
Students are encouraged
to engage content in
multiple different wants to
see what works best.
7/16/21
accommodations better, I
plan their lessons
accordingly instead of on
the fly. I change the ways I
engage all students, but
take specific care to meet
the needs of ELL students
and those with special
needs. 12/7/21

It has become much easier

to make last-second
adjustments for students
to help with learning.
5/4/22