CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language physical development to
proficiency, cultural meet their individual
background, and needs.
individual Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan on learning. 9/24/20 potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction. 5/3/21 and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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My lessons are primarily Based on my knowledge

based on the content of my students, I
provided to me by the differentiate lessons to
school. I understand that meet their learning
my prior experiences, needs. For example, when
learning style, etc. covering the broad topic
influence my teaching of graphing linear
and, in turn, my students’ functions, I introduce a
learning. 9/24/20 vast array of options for
how to graph and allow
I try to base my lesson students to choose what
plans on the curriculum method they prefer to
provided to me along use. In this way, students
with my knowledge of my can demonstrate their
students’ readiness, ability to graph a line in
based on my own whatever way feels most
assessments and data doable to them. 10/2022
provided to me from state
assessments. I also try to
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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account for my own
biases while teaching,
which I notice most often
with particular topics or
lessons that were easy for
me to master as a
student. With these
particular lessons, I find
myself growing
exasperated when
students struggle, and I
have been working to
acknowledge that bias
and slowly but surely
overcome it. 5/3/21
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 9/24/20 10/2022 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
5/3/21 address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 4/2023 learning goals.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging
The daily objectives are
posted on the board at
the beginning of each
class. 9/24/20
Uses available curriculum
for daily, short- and long-
4.3 Developing and term plans. 9/24/20
sequencing long- 5/3/21
term and short-term
instructional plans to
support student
learning
Exploring
I have been working to
establish and
communicate learning
goals for each chapter
with my students so that
they have a clear goal and
objective for each
chapter. 10/2022
Begins to plan curriculum
units that include a series
of connected lessons and
are linked to long-term
planning to support
student learning.
10/2022
Applying Integrating Innovating
At the beginning of a unit
on polynomials, which
included operations with
polynomials and factoring
polynomials, I explained
to students what the
learning goals for the unit
would be, including the
various methods which
we would learn for each
section, and that students
would be able to choose
at each section which
method they preferred to
use. 4/2023
Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning. 4/2023 learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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My lesson plans, both As I plan my lessons After having taught the
immediate and long-term, throughout the year, I try same curriculum for
are based on the to cycle back to various nearly three years now, I
curriculum scope-and- concepts and skills that find myself better able to
sequence and the were covered either in map out the year's
textbook. 9/24/20 the beginning of the year lessons to ensure that the
or in a younger grade so academic language and
I plan my lessons based that the students subject matter concepts
on the curriculum maintain a sense of best support student
provided to me by the continuity. One of the learning. Specifically in
school, with adjustments most common ways I do terms of the order of
as needed to ensure this is to include skills units or topics, I have
student succes. 5/3/21 (such as multiplying or begun to make changes to
dividing with decimals, the proposed curriculum
properties of negative based on what I have
numbers, exponents etc.) seen my students struggle
in some of the problems with in the past. 4/2023
we practice each
chapter. 10/2022
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. 9/24/20 language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
5/3/21 planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. 10/2022 and language needs. learning and language
4/2023 needs.

I attempt to account for I work to differentiate my

students’ diverse needs in lessons to provide varied
all my lessons by means of accessing the
providing varied curriculum and
opportunities to learn demonstrating their
and demonstrate what knowledge. Students are
they have learned. I work given choices about how
to learn about their needs to demonstrate their
by providing learning. 10/2022
questionnaires, surveys
and conducting formal
and informal assessments
that give me insight into
their learning styles and
needs. 9/24/20

I have been working on

providing differentiation
for my students, most
especially the advanced
learners who are usually
forced to sit around and
wait for the class to catch
up to them. 5/3/21
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element
Implements lessons and
uses materials from
curriculum provided.
4.5 Adapting
instructional plans
and curricular
materials to meet the
assessed learning
needs of all students.
Emerging Exploring
Begins to adapt plans and
materials in single
lessons or sequences of
lessons to address
students’ learning needs.
9/24/20
5/3/21
Based on my
assessments, both formal
and informal, I adapt my
lessons to accommodate
student needs. For
example, when I noticed
that some of my 7th
graders struggled to
recall their multiplication
facts and thus were facing
challenges performing
higher level math, I gave
them opportunities to
review their
multiplication facts, both
in the classroom and at
home. 9/24/20
I work to adapt my lesson
plans and materials
provided based on
student needs. For
example, a student with a
learning disability who
struggles with visual
processing and becomes
very overwhelmed
looking at different types
of problems on one page
Applying
Makes adjustments and
adaptations to
differentiate instructional
plans. Uses culturally
responsive pedagogy and
additional materials to
support students’ diverse
learning needs. 10/2022
In order to meet my
students' varied learning
needs, I provide
additional materials to
support students
whenever possible. When
a student was having
trouble recalling her
integer operations after
the summer break, I
provided her with
a review packet to work
on in place of the other
homework to help her
feel equipped for
success. 10/2022
Integrating Innovating
Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
adjustments to a wide range of
instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
uses a variety of based on in depth
materials as the analysis of individual
instructional needs arises student needs.
to support student
learning. 4/2023 Engages with students to
identify types of
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
As I teach each unit and
lesson, I adapt as needed
to the needs of my
students and often devote
more or less time to
specific sections based on
student understanding.
4/2023
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Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

is given a worksheet with
the problems divided up
into sections with each
type of problem. 5/3/21