Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Learns about Gathers additional data to learn Uses data from a Uses data from Uses comprehensive
students through about individual students. variety of formal multiple measures to knowledge of
data provided by and informal make adjustments to students to make
the school and/or sources to learn instruction and meet ongoing adjustments
assessments. about students and individual identified and accommodations
guide selection of learning needs. in instruction.
Using instructional
knowledge of Students engage in single lessons strategies to meet
students to or sequence of lessons that diverse learning Students actively Students take
engage them in Some students include some adjustments based needs.7/15/21 utilize a variety of ownership of their
learning may engage in on assessments. 7/15/21 instructional learning by choosing
learning using Student engage in strategies and from a wide range of
instructional learning through the technologies in methods to further
strategies focused use of adjustments learning that ensure their learning that are
on the class as a in instruction to equitable access to responsive to their
whole. meet their needs. the learning needs.
curriculum.10/19/21
I give a short assessment at the I use the While I teach my
beginning of the school year in information lessons, I use
order to determine how much of provided to me by multiple check for
the fundamentals I need to review administration, understanding to
with them. counselors, and assess student
AERIES student learning and to adapt
I make seating arrangements profiles to learn my instruction. By
based off of the level of support about which doing this, I can more
these students show that they students are accurately assess
need. A student in need of extra involved in a special student
Evidence math support might be placed program or have an comprehension.
close to one or two students who IEP/504 plan.
might be able to assist them if I’m Students engage in
not able to. I seat my EL students To learn about my my lessons daily with
close to me or near a student who students’ personal enthusiasm. They
speaks their native language. relationship with are able to complete
7/15/21 math, I conduct a assignments using a
survey at the variety of
beginning of the instructional tools.
school year.
7/15/21

Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Connecting learning Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and family Integrates broad Develops and
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among
students.
to students’ prior
knowledge,
backgrounds, life Some students connect
experiences, and learning activities to their
interests own lives.
information about contacts to expand
students’ prior understanding of students’ prior
knowledge, cultural knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life backgrounds, life experiences,
experiences, and interest and interests to connect to
to support student student learning.7/15/21
learning.
Students make connections
between curriculum, and their
Students participate in prior knowledge, backgrounds,
single lessons or life experiences, and interests.
sequences of lessons 7/15/21 & 10/19/21
related to their interests
and experiences.7/15/21
I give out a questionnaire at the
beginning of the school year with
the intention of learning about
my students’ lives and interests.
knowledge of systematically uses
students and their extensive information
communities to regarding students’
inform instruction. cultural backgrounds,
prior knowledge, life
experiences, and
interests.
Students can articulate
Students are the relevance and impact
actively engaged in of lessons on their lives
curriculum, which and society.
relates their prior
knowledge,
experiences, and
interests within
and across
learning activities.

When given the opportunity to

speak to my students’ family
members, I ask questions about
my students that will help me
understand them and their
background more.

Evidence During my lessons, I do my best

to refer to my own experiences
as well as my students’
experiences with the intention of
making my teaching more
relevant to them. I refer to the
area they live in, attempt to use
their jargon, and refer to some of
their hobbies. 7/15/21 &
10/19/21
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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
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. 7/15/21 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 understanding. 3/11/22 applications of subject
subject matter. 7/15/21 matter during learning
activities.
While I sometimes Students need to
am able to tie my understand both the
lessons to real life real-life context and
and my students’ the mathematical
interests, I know I topics to complete
don’t do it enough. digital activities. The
This is an area in students
which I can really demonstrate mastery
grow. Making real- of topics and skill
life connections in through the use of
Evidence my Algebra classes extended responses.
are much easier for
me than in my NBPTS Proposition 2:
Geometry classes. Teachers know the
7/15/21 subjects they teach
and how to teach
those subjects to
their students.
3/11/22
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. 7/15/21
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 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. their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
7/15/21 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.10/19/21
Evidence My favorite form of In my POP Cycle for
technology that I use semester 3, I focused
in class is my iPad. on using multiple
This gives me the strategies to check
ability to teach from for understanding
anywhere in my that each use a
classroom and makes variety of
checking in on communication
students a lot easier methods.
for me. During
independent work Different students
time, depending on responded to
the assignment, I’m different check for
able to monitor my understanding
students using methods. This
GoGuardian which resulted in almost all
allows me to easily of the students
see who is struggling mastering the
with the material, lesson’s topics.
and then I walk over
to help them. ISTE standard 6b is
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
relevant to this
All my students have element.
their own
Chromebook which
allows me to give
online assignments
that provide them
with immediate
feedback. For my EL
students, they have
access to Google
Translate and have
the option to change
the language settings
if they choose.
7/15/21

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
critically.
Promoting critical
thinking though
inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content. 7/15/21
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
7/15/21
Supports students to Facilitates systematic
initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
through independently to apply critical thinking
developing questions, by designing structured
posing problems and inquiries into complex
reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students pose problems Students pose and
and construct questions answer a wide-range of
of their own to support complex questions and
inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
3/11/22 communicate
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
In my lessons, in lead An online digital
discussions, asking curriculum has
questions in order to activities called Unit
lead my students’ Activities that
reasoning towards connect multiple
solutions or with the mathematical topics
intention of helping to real life
them make a connections. Unlike
connection. I the course activities,
challenge my these are more
Evidence students to use specific to a unit and
problem solving are usually more
skills, critical challenging. Students
thinking, and to refer need to understand
to their notes. 7/15/21 both the real-life
context and the
mathematical topics
to complete these
activities. 3/11/22

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
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student
effectively.
learning and
adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
while teaching.
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. 7/15/21 & instruction.
3/11/22
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I regularly check for
understanding
during my lessons. I
like to follow the “I
DO, WE DO, YOU DO”
strategy. I call on
random students
during the WE DO
problems and ask
them to help me
complete a problem.
Evidence During the YOU DO
part of a lesson, I
walk around and
check students’
notes. I then walk
through the problem
with them and
address common
mistakes that I found
in their work and
answer questions
they may have.
7/15/21& 3/11/22