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
background, and
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development.
of students’ academic
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readiness, language
proficiency, cultural
background, and
individual
Is aware of impact of bias
development to plan
on learning. Becomes aware of
instruction.
potential areas of bias
and seeks to learn about
culturally responsive
pedagogy.
I do not follow the
curriculum to the detail. I
will spend more time in
certain areas and skip
over areas as needed if I
see that they are
redundant. My lessons
are not based on a
specific timeline but of
my students’ progression
and growth. 7.16.22
Applying Integrating Innovating
Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
academic language, Matches resources and extending student
diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
social, emotional, and backgrounds. 4/8/23
physical development to
meet their individual
needs. 12/4/22
Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
7.16.22 and 12/4/22
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I make sure that I offer I have saved previous
books that showcase self-portraits from
characters of all different students of all different
backgrounds and colors. I skin colors to have real
also have plenty of life examples of how you
opportunities for the can portray yourself.
students to do show and 4/8/23
tell and share their “All
About Me” posters where
they have the opportunity
to share about their
culture, family, traditions,
and home life. We create
self portraits every year
in which we read books
on diversity, example:
“The Colors of Us” and “I
Like Myself. We use skin
colored crayons and
different types of
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materials for hair. 7.16.22
and 12/4/22 and 4/8/23

Teacher gives a pre

assessment prior to
beginning a lesson to
determine who is going to
need more support.
12/4/22 and 4/8/23
Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning 7.16.22 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. 4/8/23 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 12/4/22 learning goals.
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Before I begin any lesson,
I go over the learning
outcomes for the lesson.
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Teacher is finding Students understand the
different and more learning goals for the
challenging work for lesson and understand
advanced students who how the goals build upon
may become bored previous learning
during class. 12/4/22 experiences. 4/8/23

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. 7.16.22 language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student and 12/4/22 that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. 4/8/23 learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
I try to make sure that all
my lessons build on each
other. For example, when
we finish a science series
about animals, we will
begin learning about
animal foods which will
naturally bring us to our
planting and gardening
unit. 7.16.22 and 12/4/22
4.4 Planning Plans instruction that Selects strategies for
instruction that incorporates strategies single lessons or
incorporates suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that
appropriate guidelines. respond to students’
strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
the learning needs of 7.16.22
all students
Is aware of student
content, learning, and Seeks to learn about
language needs through students’ diverse learning
Applying Integrating Innovating
Teacher has a year-long
curriculum calendar so
that each learning goal is
sure to be met and
teacher can have
sufficient time to plan
ahead for the unit.
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Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
needs and styles. 4/8/23
12/4/22 Facilitates opportunities
Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
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data provided by the site and language needs Uses assessments of
and district. beyond basic data. students’ learning and
7.16.22 language needs to inform
planning differentiated
instruction.12/4/22
I try to incorporate as Teacher finds different
many manipulative and activities to scaffold
games that pertain to the lessons for each group of
subject. I try to get kids students. Students are
using their hands instead arranged in reading
of just listening to me. groups based on level and
7.16.22 do different activities
based on their needs.
12/4/22
broad range of their learning and the
assessments into impact of instructional
planning to meet strategies to meet their
students’ diverse learning learning and language
and language needs. needs.
4/8/23
If teacher finds that
previous knowledge is
lacking, then the unit is
put on hold until the
prerequisite lesson is
taught. Students must
have a familiarity with
the concept before
starting it. 4/8/23

4.5 Adapting Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
instructional plans uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
and curricular curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
materials to meet the lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
assessed learning students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
needs of all students. additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
support students’ diverse to support student
learning needs. 7.16.22 learning. 4/8/23 Engages with students to
and 12/4/22 identify types of
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
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their learning goals.

When possible, I will ask Teacher will group

an “expert” in the school students in small groups
to come and speak to my to work on remedial skills
class and do a together. These groups
demonstration or a will be based on
lesson. This expert can be assessment and
a parent or a child of a performance of students.
different grade. 7.16.22 4/8/23
and 12/4/22