CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Element Emerging Exploring Applying
6.1 Reflecting on Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection
teaching practice in reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with
support of student practice to support practice individually colleagues on the
learning student learning. and with colleagues relationship between
Reflects individually or that is focused on making adjustments in
with colleagues on methods to support teaching practice and
immediate student the full range of impact on the full
learning needs. learners. range of learners.
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I reflect on my own
keeping in mind my
instructional and
professional goals. I
reflect after lessons and
ask if students were
engaged during the
lesson, if class ran
smoothly, and if activities
were appropriate for the
class. Based on that
reflection, I make
adjustments to future
lessons or units. I meet
with my admin every
other week to reflect on
my teaching practice
throughout the week.
Beyond that, I also
collaborate and discuss
with colleagues about
areas of strength and
where I am being
challenged within my
Integrating Innovating
Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
and with colleagues on reflective practice and
refinements in action research in
teaching practice and supporting student
connections among the learning and raising
elements of the CSTP the level of academic
to positively impact achievement.
the full range of
learners. 5/5/22 Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
Throughout the year, I
have engaged in PD and
one on one meetings with
my director and mentor.
During these meetings, I
shared, discussed, and
reflected on my own
practice and the practice
of our staff. We have
engaged in PD’s where
we reflect on our units
and take the time to build
them out so we can
address any issues or
concerns. 5/5/22
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teaching practice.
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Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
protocols. practice. 9/23/20 assessment.5/5/21 challenging and based to improve
12/10/21 on self-assessment and instructional practice
Attends required Expands knowledge feedback from a and impact student
professional and skills individually Aligns personal goals variety of sources. learning within and
development. and with colleagues with school and 5/5/22 beyond the classroom.
through available district goals, and
professional focuses on improving Engages in and Engages in ongoing
development. 9/23/20 student contributes to inquiry into teacher
learning.5/5/21 professional practice for
6.2 Establishing 12/10/21 development targeted professional
professional goals on student development.
and engaging in Selects and engages in achievement. Pursues
continuous and professional a variety of additional Contributes to
purposeful development based on opportunities to learn professional
professional growth needs identified in professionally. 5/5/22 organizations, and
professional development
and development
goals.5/5/21 opportunities to
12/10/21 extend own teaching
practice.
ISTE Standard 2.1c 
Stay current with
research that supports
improved student
learning outcomes,
including findings from
the learning sciences.
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Each semester, I meet

My admin has the In setting goals this year with my directors to
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teachers create goals in for myself as a teacher check on my progress in
different areas of the and for my classroom, I achieving my goals for
teaching aspect to work used CSTP standards to the year. When
towards and reflect in as make goals that were necessary, I adjust based
the year progresses. This challenging but that I on their feedback that
year, I decided to create could work towards. My they give me.
goals by looking at the admin and I discussed
CSTP and choose areas in these goals, and we This semester, I
which I needed more examined my progress participated in a study
improvement. Each week towards them during that allowed me to reflect
staff engages in meetings and my on my teaching practice
professional evaluation. Goals are and my perspective of
development where we aligned with rubrics and effective teaching.
reflect in our teaching goals that my school has 5/5/22
practice and curriculum. I for its teachers. 5/5/21
had signed up for outside
workshops and I completed a few IRIS
conferences in the spring modules that supported
(2020), however they my learning in several
were canceled due to areas including assistive
COVID. I am seeking technology,
workshops and differentiated
conferences that are instruction, and diversity.
being held virtually. 12/10/21
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6.3 Collaborating Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
with colleagues and level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
the broader other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues. 5/5/22
professional meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. 9/23/20 practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
community to
classroom level. department and school broadest positive
support teacher
Identifies student and Begins to identify how 5/5/21 and district levels. impact possible on
and student teacher resources at to access student and 12/10/21 instructional practice
learning the school and district teacher resources in Interacts with and student
level. the broader members of the Engages with members achievement at school
professional broader professional of the broader and district levels and
community. community to access professional for the profession.
resources that support community to access 5/5/22
teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
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and student learning. range of supports for Initiates and develops
9/23/20, 5/5/21 teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. 12/10/21 opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
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My colleagues and I I collaborate with We work collaboratively
Collaborative and discuss how we can teachers across subjects as a staff to make sure
productive relationships adjust our instruction or to best support student that the learning
with staff are maintained offer additional support learning. Additionally, I environment is positive
to ensure that all to students at the work closely with the and conducive to all
students’ needs and classroom level. SPED department to students and their
learning experiences are I have interacted with make sure that students learning. We do this by
met. I discuss students’ outside organizations to are supported with their modeling positive
needs with the other learn more about their modifications. Outside of relationships to students
grade level teacher to trainings they provide for my immediate as we work together in
identify how to best educators in the areas of coworkers, our school creating or collaborating
support students. restorative justice and site works with middle on curriculum planning.
Additionally, teachers trauma informed school site to collaborate 5/5/22
collaborate to create education. I have on goal setting and
student care plans to encouraged my admin to providing each other
identify students how are look into their trainings, with in classroom
struggling and provide which resulted in strategies. Lastly, our
information about collaboration with these school works with an
students’ areas of organizations during full outside partner, High
strengths and growth. staff PD. Resources that Tech High, who provide
This involves working were shared during these us with trainings for
with other teachers, the presentations have been project based learning. I
SPED team, and parents. used in class time by work with one of the
9/23/20 myself and other teachers there who
teachers to aid in student provides feedback on our
learning. Additionally, I projects. 12/10/21
have interacted with
professionals in different
fields so that they could
be guest speakers in my
classroom. 9/23/20,
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6.4 Working with Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
families to support the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
student learning learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. 5/5/22 and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. 9/23/20, norms. student learning.
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I communicate to This semester, I have

families while worked more closely
showing with parents by
understanding and including them what
respect to cultural is happening in our
norms. I assist in classroom. I send out
student-led a newsletter bi
conferences and talk weekly that gives
with parents to make them information
sure they schedule about what is
them and are happening on
reminded of when campus. 5/5/22
their student’s
conference is. I
communicate with
parents about their
students through
email or phone to
share their progress
in the class. Parents
have been given an
opportunities to
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engage with
students/classroom
by preparing and
coming to field trips.
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Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. 9/23/20, instructional program, learning opportunities
connections to 5/5/21 students, and families. for students. 5/5/22
Uses available communities in single 12/10/21
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of Includes knowledge of Engages students in
community resources lessons. 9/23/20 communities when Draws from leadership and service
in single lessons. designing and understanding of in the community.
implementing community to improve Incorporates
instruction. 5/5/21 and enrich the community members
6.5 Engaging local instructional program. into the school
communities in 12/10/21 learning community.
support of the 5/5/22
Earlier this semester, I This semester I have
instructional
I include information or I interact and ask for hosted a guest integrated more guest
program facts about students’ information from speaker from the speakers and
communities to community resources to community who owns a collaborators into my
personalize single share with students who small business. She is an units. For example, for
lessons or activities might need them. In the award winning altarist the school tour video
which can help students past I have shared about and she came to campus project, I had an
to understand the resources for meals, to share with students experienced film and tv
content. Additionally, I school supplies, or her story in regards to show creator come to our
inform students of events extracurricular activities. celebrating Day of the class to show students
or news that is are I have taken students on Dead. She has since been best practices for filming.
happening locally, field trips to a local art partnering with GSA at He also gave the students
regionally, or within the museum and to Olvera our school and plans to feedback on their short
state. This information is Street in Los Angeles to do another event for videos as they were
either related to the learn about Spanish Christmas. 12/10/21 creating them 5/5/22
Spanish content or content as well as the
9/23/20 history of the areas they
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are from. I have
participated in
community projects with
students where students
volunteered their time to
clean up wetlands in the
local area. Knowledge of
out surrounding
community and outside
communities are
included in content of
lessons. 9/23/20, 5/5/21

Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models

understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
9/23/20 effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
Seeks to meet required expectations. 5/5/21 that may be Responsibilities
commitments to Demonstrates 12/10/21 challenging. 5/5/22 effectively.
students. commitment by
6.6 Managing exploring ways to Pursues ways to Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
address individual support students’ effort to seek, develop, maintain the
professional
student needs. diverse learning needs and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
responsibilities to 9/23/20 and maintains belief in creative methods to and energy to ensure
maintain students’ capacity for ensure individual that all students
motivation and achievement. 5/5/21 student learning. achieve.
commitment to all 12/10/21 5/5/22
students I make sure that I
I plan in advance for balance my personal I ask for help when
lessons and units, life and my work life needed when I am
making sure to take by including anticipating a
into account activities that I enjoy. challenge coming
situations that might I also have been during a unit. In
arise that would working hard to addition, I source a
require adjustment. I leave work at work lot of resources and
seek support when and not take any strategies from other
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needed either with home with me. teachers who have
curriculum, students, I always have a been teaching longer
or with more positive attitude to introduce into my
administrative tasks with students and classroom. 5/5/22
that I need to constantly tell them
complete. I try to that they can succeed
make a continual or engage with
effort to seek and difficult tasks.
refine new and 5/5/21
creative methods to
ensure individual I created a self-care
student learning that plan for the year that
can potentially meet I have followed
their needs. 9/23/20 pretty well
throughout this
semester. This has
been a good form of
accountability in
keeping a good
work/life balance.
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site
professional policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.*
responsibility,
integrity, and * As follows:
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes.
ethical conduct
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs.
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances. 5/5/22
Contributes to building professional community
and holding peers accountable to norms of
respectful treatment and communication.
5/5/22
Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
and ethical conduct. 5/5/22
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district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community. 9/23/20, 5/5/2112/10/21

ISTE Standard 2.3d 

 Model and promote management of personal data and digital
identity and protect student data privacy. 12/10/21

In my time at my school, I have become an influential

I inquire of learning goals and objectives in classrooms other than my own to
support student success. I make sure to implement guidelines given to my by the
school in regards to curriculum, classroom environment, and professional duties. I
interact appropriately with students and families as to model respectful behavior
for students. I am professional in my attitude, behavior, and appearance. 9/23/20,
5/5/21
member of our teacher team and staff. I have become
a role model for staff and students. In addition, I have
contributed to the school culture by being a part of
decision making that affects our students in a positive
manner. 5/5/22

After creating the technology tools and resources page, I used one of the video
resources to have students reflect about data privacy and how they engage with
technology in/outside of class.12/10/21