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 of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual formal and informal sources measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. to learn about students and adjustments to instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. guide selection of and meet individual and accommodations in
instructional strategies to identified learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of meet diverse learning
students to engage needs. 7/14/23
them in learning Students actively utilize a Students take ownership of
Some students may engage Students engage in single Students engage in learning variety of instructional their learning by choosing
in learning using lessons or sequence of through the use of strategies and technologies from a wide range of
instructional strategies lessons that include some adjustments in instruction to in learning that ensure methods to further their
focused on the class as a adjustments based on meet their needs. 7/14/23 equitable access to the learning that are responsive
whole. assessments. curriculum. to their learning needs.
At the beginning of the
year, I interview students to
see what interests they
have. I also use a back to
school questionnaire to find
out more about them. I also
read information about my
student on the district IEP
platform. I also collaborate
with other teachers to gain
insight about my student.
Then I design lesson plans
that are engaging and high
interest for the student.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging
Develops awareness of
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among students.
Connecting learning
to students’ prior
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and Some students connect
interests learning activities to their
own lives.
Evidence
Exploring
Uses gathered information
about students’ prior
knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interest to
support student learning.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequences
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying
Uses school resources and
family contacts to expand
understanding of students’
prior knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests to
connect to student learning.
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Students make connections
between curriculum, and
their prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests.
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I often contact parents to
gain information about
student demographics.
Other resources include
school IEP platform, annual
assessments. 7/14/23
Integrating
Integrates broad knowledge
of students and their
communities to inform
instruction.
Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
Innovating
Develops and
systematically uses
extensive information
regarding students’ cultural
backgrounds, prior
knowledge, life
experiences, and interests.
Students can articulate the
relevance and impact of
lessons on their lives and
society.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging
Uses real-life connections
during instruction as
identified to curriculum.
Connecting subject
matter to meaningful,
real-life contexts
Some students relate
subject matter to real-life.
Evidence
Exploring
Explore using additional
real-life connections to
subject matter in single
lessons or sequence of
lessons to support
understanding.
Students make use of real-
life connections provided in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons to support
understanding of subject
matter.
Applying Integrating Innovating
Integrates connections from Integrates connections to Engages student in actively
subject matter to meaningful, real-life making connections to
meaningful, real-life contexts in planning subject relevant, meaningful, and
contexts, including those matter instruction and is real-life contexts
specific to students’ family responsive during throughout subject matter
and community. 7/14/23 instruction to engage instruction.
students in relating to
subject matter.
Students routinely integrate
Students utilize real-life Students actively engage in subject matter into their
connections regularly to making and using real-life own thinking and make
develop understandings of connections to subject relevant applications of
subject matter. 7/14/23 matter to extend their subject matter during
understanding. learning activities.
I constantly strive to design
lessons plans that are
“functional.” I align goals
with the Expanded Core
Curriculum. I design
lessons that foster
independence and yet fun
and engaging. I often check
for understanding through
teacher-student discussions.
Students engage in
discussions about how the
information is useful to
them outside of the
classroom. Students also
watch videos about the
subject material and
participate in role playing.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging
Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided by
school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional strategies,
resources, and
technologies to meet
students’ diverse Some students participate
learning needs in instructional strategies,
using resources and
technologies provided.
Evidence
Exploring
Explores additional
instructional strategies,
resources, and technologies
in single lessons or
sequence of lessons to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying Integrating Innovating
Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies including integrates a broad range of an extensive repertoire of
culturally responsive strategies, resources, and strategies, resources, and
pedagogy, resources, and technologies into technologies to meet
technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
ongoing instruction to meet meet students’ diverse needs.
students’ diverse learning learning needs. 7/14/23
needs. 7/14/23
Students participate in Students actively engage in Students take
instruction using strategies, instruction and make use of responsibilities for using a
resources, and technologies a variety of targeted wide range of strategies,
matched to their learning strategies, resources, and resources, and technologies
needs. 7/14/23 technologies to meet their that successfully advance
individual students needs. their learning.
As a teacher of the visually
impaired, technology is
critical. I use a variety of
computer apps and
programs to teach students.
Students also use various
technology including
laptops, iPads, Androids,
and their phone during
lessons. 7/14/23
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 single Guide students to think Supports students to initiate Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and lessons or a sequence of critically through use of critical thinking through opportunities for student to
comprehension. lessons that require students questioning strategies, independently developing apply critical thinking by
to recall, interpret, and posing/solving problems, questions, posing problems designing structured
think critically. and reflection on issues in and reflecting on multiple inquiries into complex
content. 7/14/23 perspectives. problems.
Promoting critical
thinking though Students respond to varied Students pose problems and
inquiry, problem Some students respond to questions or tasks designed Students respond to construct questions of their Students pose and answer a
solving, and reflection questions regarding facts to promote comprehension questions and problems own to support inquiries wide-range of complex
and comprehension. and critical thinking in posed by the teacher and into content. questions and problems,
single lessons or a sequence begin to pose and solve reflect, and communicate
of lessons. problems of their own understandings based on in
related to the content. depth analysis of content
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My lesson plans are
designed with open ended
questions with time for
reasoning and discussion.
Students are encouraged to
ask questions and explore
different perspectives.
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Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify instruction Makes ongoing adjustments Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum and learning activities to to instruction based on instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. support student observation of student ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
understanding. engagement and regular individual student needs for assistance to students in
checks for understanding. assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student 7/14/23 challenge. flexibly and effectively.
learning and adjusting
instruction while Students monitor their
teaching. Some students receive Students receive assistance Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance during individually or in small participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
instruction. groups during instruction. engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
activities. 7/14/23 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in instruction.
their needs during
instruction.
I determine the student’s
current levels, observe the
student and gather
evidence, then compare the
students ongoing progress
through progress notes and
graphs. If necessary, I make
adjustments in the lesson
plan. 7/14/23

Evidence