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. 07/13/2022
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use Students actively utilize a of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in variety of instructional choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their strategies and range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. technologies in learning further their learning that
07/13/2023 that ensure equitable are responsive to their
access to the curriculum. learning needs.
During small groups or I collect data from a
independent work, variety of sources that
students are able to include teacher made
access their own leveled assessments,
lessons/resources. standardized
Students are also assessments, and
provided with informal assessments. I
differentiated instruction am using the data for
during small groups with fluid small groups for
the teacher. 07/13/2023 both math and language
arts 07/13/2023

Evidence
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. 07/13/2023
backgrounds, life

experiences, and
Some students connect Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
interests
learning activities to their single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
own lives. sequences of lessons curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests. 07/13/2023
While teaching lessons
and units, I pull resources
that can help students
connect to the materials.
We use discussions,
padlet, socratic seminars,
etc., to dig deep and make
connections based on our
own experiences and
background knowledge.
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Evidence Students are able to
utilize discussions and
resources to learn about
and expand upon their
own life experiences and
interests. Students work
in small groups, in pairs,
and participate in whole
group seminars where
information and ideas are
investigated. 07/13/2023

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 family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject 07/13/2023 students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. Students make use of connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
real-life connections develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
provided in single lessons of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
or sequence of lessons to 07/13/2023 understanding. applications of subject
support understanding of matter during learning
subject matter. activities.
Once I know my students Students naturally use
and class, I am able to their real life-connections
connect subject matter to to understand what it is
their own lives. I often they are working on. Our
take problems that are student body is composed
unrelated to them and of a Hispanic/Latino
change them into culture, and students are
something they are often able to discuss with
familiar with – I find that one another and relate
it’s easier for them to with one another.
grasp the concept and 07/13/2023
solve the problem when it
Evidence is something they are
familiar with.
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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
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
Using a variety of
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
instructional
learning needs. 07/13/2023
strategies, resources,

and technologies to
Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students take
meet students’
in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using Students actively engage responsibilities for using
diverse learning
using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and in instruction and make a wide range of strategies,
needs
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to use of a variety of resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. targeted strategies, technologies that
resources, and successfully advance their
technologies to meet their learning.
individual students
needs. 07/13/2023
I am constantly
integrating strategies and
resources into our
everyday routine. I
expose my students to all
ways of learning and
allow them to participate
in their own learning by
choosing which method
they find works best for
them based on their own
needs. I always assist
Evidence students in discovering
the way in which they
learn best. 07/13/2023

Students are able to
engage in their learning
and have autonomy. They
are all well-equipped and
know themselves as
learners by the end of the
school year. 07/13/2023
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 in posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. content. reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though
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inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems Students pose problems answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and and construct questions complex questions and
comprehension and begin to pose and solve of their own to support problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own inquiries into content. communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. 07/13/2023 understandings based on
lessons. in depth analysis of
content learning.
I utilize thinking maps
into my instruction to
allow students to
organize and structure
their learning. I use
anchor charts and gallery
walks with stickie notes
to get students to ask and
answer questions. I have
students use Costa’s Level
of Thinking to and depth
& complexity to dig deep.
Evidence 07/13/2023

Students start off with
simple, easy, and basic
question development
and gradually move into
more difficult and
complex questions that
are student created. They
are given the opportunity
to challenge each other
throughout the school
year by answering each
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
other’s questions.
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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
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and 07/13/2023 effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during participate and stay understanding and use provide information to
instruction. engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
activities. 07/13/2023 their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I am constantly asking for
check ins and observing
how students discuss the
material with each other
to better know where
their understanding lies.
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Most students are able to
successfully communicate
with one another on
subject matter and stay
engaged. 07/13/2023
Evidence