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. 9/26/21 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. 5/4/23 instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs. 5/5/22
students to engage 12/8/22
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of Student engage in variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some learning through the use strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on of adjustments in technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. 9/26/21 instruction to meet their that ensure equitable further their learning that
needs. 5/5/22 12/8/22 access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
5/4/23 learning needs.
I use beginning of the I use get to know you At the end of the
year surveys to learn activities, surveys, semester, I have been
more about student attendance questions and asking students to do a
background and interests. data provided from the reflection. I also ask for
I also do a diagnostic test school to learn as much feedback about the me or
at the beginning of the about the students as the course that will help
year to see where possible. As I learn more me grow. 5/4/23
students are at in terms about the students
of their math skills. I also throughout the year, I will Students have been using
look over students’ IEP adapt instruction to meet IABS and FIABS from the
and 504 plans to learn their needs and interests. CAASPP website in order
more about the student 5/5/22 to get familiar with the
and the accommodations tools such as a calculator,
Evidence that they need. 9/26/21 Incorporate different get strikeout tool, and even
to know you activities how to type out the
I use the results of that I got from a CTA answers. We also talk
assessments to adjust my conference. All About Me about different strategies
teaching and do Playlist, I Am From that they can use to solve
reteaching or small Posters, and 16 problems. 5/4/23
groups when needed. For Personalities Test are
the most part, students some of the activities that
have the same lesson, but I do to get to know the
I do provide extension or students and their
challenges for students interests better. 12/8/22
that need more challenge.
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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. 9/26/21 experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior learning. 5/5/22 to connect to student interests.
knowledge, learning. 12/8/22 5/4/23
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. 9/26/21 backgrounds, life and interests within and
5/5/22 experiences, and across learning activities.
interests. 12/8/22
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I am aware of prior I have integrated projects Students are allowed
knowledge and interests throughout the year so choice in exploring their
but I do not too much that students have interests in certain
about students’ culture different ways to get projects/activities. For
and backgrounds, or life assessed and have a example, I do a Party
experiences. 9/26/21 different way to learn. Planning Project where
One of the projects the students are able to
students do is a statistics incorporate their
project where students background and
chose a topic they are experience to make the
interested in and create a learning more
survey and presentation. meaningful. 12/8/22
Evidence We also do a career and
budget project. 9/26/21 I try to incorporate
students cultural
Dream bedroom project backgrounds through
uses students prior classroom discussions
knowledge and interests and try to incorporate it
to create a dream into student learning. For
bedroom while example, in our rational
calculation ratios, numbers unit, I try to
proportions, and incorporate students
geometry. 5/5/22 cultural food and have
students use recipes in
order to work with
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
fractions in a more
meaningful way. 5/4/23

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. 9/26/21 family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject 5/5/22 12/8/22 students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter. 5/4/23
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students utilize real-life in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons connections regularly to life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to develop understandings matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter. understanding. 5/4/23 applications of subject
subject matter. 9/26/21 12/8/22 matter during learning
5/5/22 activities.
I like to use real-life I integrate real-world Students are researching
connects to the subject connection when careers that interests
matter to help students possible. Students them by looking at the
engagement. I like to research careers that education required, job
explore how to connect interest them and see description, and average
subject matter like what time of home, car, salary. Using that salary
percents using tax, tip, and budget they can students use percents to
percent increase. afford. 5/5/22 calculate what their
9/26/21 budget allows for car and
Students are applying home payments. 5/4/23
I have students make math skills to calculate
word problems for tax, tip, discounts,
Evidence certain topics so that they markups. Students also
are able to make use simple interest to
connections to subject calculate monthly
matter in their own way. mortgage payment based
9/26/21 on a house they found on
Zillow. 12/8/22
Students apply math
skills to determine if a
$20 off coupon is a better
deal or 20% off coupon is
better 5/5/22

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. 12/8/22
strategies, resources, learning needs. 9/26/21 5/4/23
and technologies to 5/5/22
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or Students participate in in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons instruction using use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests strategies, resources, and targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. technologies matched to resources, and technologies that
their learning needs. technologies to meet their successfully advance their
9/26/21 5/5/22 individual students learning.
needs. 12/8/22 5/4/23
I like to use a wide Students are given many
arrange of technology and different types of
resources like Desmos, technologies, and
Quizizz, Blooket, Flash strategies that are
Cards (Quizlet), Google scaffolded so that
Docs/Slides, students have structure,
ProdigyGames and but also variety. There is
Youtube to teach and a mix of independent,
review content. partner, and small group
Students use different work. I am also have to
resources and tools. pull a small group or have
Sometimes it is more an aid pull a small group
Evidence guided, sometimes for additional support.
students have choice with 12/8/22
a choiceboard. 9/26/21
Modifications are made
I still utilize a variety for students that have
technology resources to different needs. For
teach and review content example, I have student
in an engaging way. that has vision needs
Students will sometimes placed in the front of the
get the choice of room and with handouts
reviewing with what they printed with a larger font.
like. 5/5/22 Students with language
needs are placed with a
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
partner that is helpful or
speaks the first language.
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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. 9/26/21 content. 5/5/22 12/8/22 reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though

inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons. 9/26/21 5/5/22 12/8/22 in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I like to ask students I involve the students to
WHY questions of why think critically and use
certain rules happen so different strategies in
that students are able to word problems and by
think critically and having them draw a
understand how certain picture to represent the
things work instead of problem. I also allow
getting a shortcut. students to pose their
Students are given own questions by having
puzzles and challenging students come up with “I
questions so that wonder” questions.
students and work on 5/5/22
critical thinking and
Evidence problem solving skills. I assign
Students share strategies problems/activities that
with their partners and include more than one
with the class. 9/26/21 way of completing a
problem. I encourage
students to think of
different ways/strategies
to answer a problem.
When we do Cornell
Notes, students have to
reflect and summarize
what they learned.
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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
9/26/21 engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. 12/8/22 concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student
5/5/22 5/4/23 effectively.
learning and

adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students monitor their
while teaching.
individual assistance Students receive Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
during instruction. assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
instruction. 9/26/21 activities. 12/8/22 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
5/5/22 their needs during instruction.
instruction. 5/4/23
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I like to go over common I make adjustments in my I am able to build on
mistakes that students lesson depending on student questions and
make in class to help student engagement, make changes to pacing
support student learning comments, or questions. I of a lesson depending on
and understanding. I also will either allow more a class/student needs
like to correct HW and time for discussion, think from monitoring the
emphasize the fact that time, or provide more classroom and student
we learn best from our scaffolding based on work. 12/8/22
mistakes. 9/26/21 student needs. 5/5/22
I assess student
I like to walk around the I allow students to think understanding frequently
classroom during by giving them time to by form of exit tickets,
individual or partner think, but also allowing quizzes, tests, and even
Evidence work time and look at them to share with a blookets in order to
student work and help partner before I call on gauge student
individual students. I also them in front of the entire understanding. This is
have an aid in my class class. This promotes done a variety of different
that sometimes works better classroom ways, but this allows me
with a small group. discussion and reduces to be able to adjust my
9/26/21 student anxiety. 12/8/22 lessons and address
points of confusion.
I or an aide am able to 5/4/23
pull out individual or
small groups of students
during instruction.
5/5/22