Standard

1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Learns about students Gathers additional data Uses data from a variety of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by to learn about individual formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. students and guide and meet individual and accommodations in
selection of instructional identi ied learning needs. instruction. 7/16/2023
strategies to meet diverse
Using knowledge of
learning needs.
students to engage
Students actively utilize a Students take ownership of
them in learning
Some students may Students engage in Student engage in learning variety of instructional their learning by choosing
engage in learning using single lessons or through the use of strategies and from a wide range of
instructional strategies sequence of lessons that adjustments in instruction technologies in learning methods to further their
focused on the class as a include some to meet their needs. that ensure equitable learning that are
whole. adjustments based on 7/16/2023 access to the curriculum. responsive to their
assessments. learning needs.

I make modi ications such I leverage my

as creating simpli ied comprehensive knowledge
sheet music and of each student's abilities,
additional guidance for learning styles, and
beginning students, while interests to continuously
an advanced student could adapt and accommodate
be challenged with my instruction in the
complex compositions and classroom. By tailoring my
opportunities for teaching methods,
improvisation. 7/16/2023 selecting appropriate
repertoire, and providing
individualized support, I
Evidence create an inclusive and
engaging environment that
nurtures each student's
musical growth and fosters
a love for music.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered information Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, about students’ prior family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests backgrounds, life students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among experiences, and interest knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
Connecting learning students. to support student backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to students’ prior learning. 7/16/2023 experiences, and interests experiences, and interests.
knowledge, to connect to student
backgrounds, life learning.
experiences, and Students participate in Students can articulate the
interests Some students connect single lessons or Students make Students are actively relevance and impact of
learning activities to their sequences of lessons connections between engaged in curriculum, lessons on their lives and
own lives. related to their interests curriculum, and their which relates their prior society.
and experiences. prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences,
7/16/2023 backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and interests. across learning activities.

I discovered a student has

a passion for jazz due to
their family's musical
background and
incorporate jazz elements
and history into their
lessons to spark their
enthusiasm and make the
learning experience more
relatable and engaging.
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Evidence
Students engaged in a
cumulative project by
working in groups of 4-5
to compose music for a
spooky story they wrote.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

 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
identi ied 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 speci ic to students’ family and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to meaningful, subject matter.
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Some students relate Students make use of real- Students utilize real-life Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided connections regularly to Students actively engage integrate subject matter
in single lessons or develop understandings in making and using real- into their own thinking
sequence of lessons to of subject matter. life connections to subject and make relevant
support understanding of matter to extend their applications of subject
subject matter. understanding. matter during learning
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I have incorprated
cultually relevant
pedagogy into my
classroom by teaching a
historical roots of hip-hop
unit into my 8th grade
classes. Students really
enjoy learning about
music they currently
listen to. 7/16/2023

Students took music that

Evidence
they listen to and used it
as inspiration to make
drum beats and patterns
on a hip hop song they
composed in a digital
audio workspace.
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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 Re ines the lexible 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.
strategies, resources,
learning needs.
and technologies to
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meet students’
Some students participate Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning
in instructional strategies, single lessons or sequence Students participate in in instruction and make responsibilities for using a
needs
using resources and of lessons related to their instruction using use of a variety of targeted wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. interests and experiences. strategies, resources, and strategies, resources, and resources, and
technologies matched to technologies to meet their technologies that
their learning needs. individual students needs. successfully advance their
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In the month of
September, I incorporate
music from the Hispanic
community in honor of
Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Students are equipped

with their own iPad or
MacBook and have
lessons that are tailored
Evidence to learning needs.
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 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 re lection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
Promoting critical critically. content.7/16/23 re lecting on multiple problems.
thinking though perspectives.
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and answer
re lection questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions of a wide-range of complex
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and their own to support questions and problems,
comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. re lect, and communicate
critical thinking in single problems of their own understandings based on
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. in depth analysis of
lessons.7/16/23 content learning.
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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Students are guided I have designed our
to use previously music curriculum in
acquired content order for students to
knowledge and learn critically think or
to apply it through problem solve on
sequential lessons their own or in small
such as reading groups. For example,
rhythm and playing my middle school
them on grades use a DAW to
boomwhackers or compose music and
Evidence xylophones. must troubleshoot on
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partners. 7/15/23

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 instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support based on observation of ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
student understanding. student engagement and individual student needs assistance to students in
regular checks for for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student understanding. challenge. 7/16/23 lexibly and effectively.
learning and
adjusting instruction Students monitor their
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
instruction. activities. 7/16/23 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
their needs during instruction.
instruction.
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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

When teaching When teaching the
Modern Band, ukulele unit, some
students have a fun students had trouble
time and stay mastering the
engaged when they dexterity in their
rotate between ingers so I pivot their
playing drums, piano, instruction by
and guitar. 7/16/23 modi ing the
ingering on the
fretboard. 7/16/23
Evidence
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