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
through data provided to learn about formal and informal sources
by the school and/or individual students. to learn about students and
assessments. guide selection of
instructional strategies to
meet diverse learning needs.
Using knowledge of
Student engage in learning
students to engage
Some students may Students engage in through the use of
them in learning
engage in learning single lessons or adjustments in instruction to
using instructional sequence of lessons meet their needs.
strategies focused on that include some
the class as a whole. adjustments based on
assessments.
I review information given to
me, such as IEP’s or Psych
reports, and discuss findings
with other staff members as
appropriate. I also speak
directly with the students to
learn about their
preferences/strengths/needs.
This helps me determine
what type of presentations
and supports I will give, and
how I will interact with each
student when working with
Evidence them.
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Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
measures to make knowledge of students
adjustments to instruction to make ongoing
and meet individual identified adjustments and
learning needs. accommodations in
instruction.
Students actively utilize a
variety of instructional Students take
strategies and technologies in ownership of their
learning that ensure equitable learning by choosing
access to the curriculum. from a wide range of
methods to further their
learning that are
responsive to their
learning needs.
In addition to reviewing IEP’s,
psych reports, and having
discussions with staff
members, I’ve also started
sending out beginning of the
year questionnaire’s to
parents and students to more
thoroughly learn about their
preferences/strengths/needs/
and background. This helps
me connect with students and
plan instruction to meet their
needs. Students are able to
use a variety of instructional
strategies and technologies to
access the curriculum. Some
examples of technology used
in the class are Chromebooks,
music, videos, Padlet, Google
Suites, and Canva. 11/29/23
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 Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
learning. to connect to student interests.
learning.
Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
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. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests.
I try to get to know In addition to using
each of my students school resources and
beyond just family contact to
academics. I will try understand prior
to build rapport and knowledge and
learn about their backgrounds of
lives/interests, and students, and also
then bring that into directly engage with
our daily students to learn
conversations and about their lives and
lessons to build a interests. This allows
stronger interest in me to make
the content. connections between
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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. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
I regularly try to
connect the academic
content I discuss with
students to real-life
context to help them
see the importance of
what they are
learning. 7/13/23
I continue to
integrate subject
Evidence matter and real-life
context, such has
interweaving art
assignments with
visual culture seen
around us. Students
are able to connect
their real-lives to the
content. 11/28/23
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.
strategies, resources, learning needs.
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
I think there are I use many strategies to
many instruction help engage students,
strategies being used such as multiple modes
and offered, but of presenting,
chunking, scaffolding,
many of the students
flexibility for giving
are still building their
answers, etc. 7/13/23
learning skills, and I create, adapt, and
don’t fully utilize integrate a broad range
their resources. Part of strategies and
of my job is to help technologies into my
Evidence them learn to use instruction. I use those
their resources while strategies to engage
also helping them students such as
with content. 7/13/23 differentiation,
chunking, and
flexibility. Students
engage and use
accommodations to
meet their needs.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
comprehension. sequence of lessons that
require students to recall,
interpret, and think
critically.
Promoting critical
thinking though
inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
I pose questions/give
tasks that require
students to think
recall, interpret, and
critically think – such
as in art critiques.
And they
demonstrate that
ability. 7/13/23
Evidence
Applying Integrating Innovating
Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
and reflection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
content. reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
problems of their own communicate
related to the content. understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
I pose questions/give
tasks that require
students to think recall,
interpret, critically
think, and reflect –
such as in art critiques
and art projects. And
they demonstrate that
ability. However, they
are not yet posing
questions of their own.
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Students are
responding to
questions and prompts
and demonstrating the
use of critical thinking
skills. They are also
posing questions of
their own,
demonstrated through
the Habit Tracker.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
With our small class
sizes, I can easily
monitor the
engagement of each
student and assess
their needs. I make
adjustments as needed
to be sure all students
are supported and
challenged. Students
feel comfortable in my
class and will express
Evidence
understanding or need
for support in order to
keep up with
instruction. 7/13/23
I continue to adjust
strategies during
instruction and
monitor needs.
Students communicate
their understanding
and seek support when
needed. 11/28/23