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
4.1 Using knowledge background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
of students’ academic individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
readiness, language social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
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.

I use differentiation and

have a broad knowledge
of my students. My
planning addresses
bias/stereotypes, but I do
not often engage students
directly about it. 7.13.23
I’ve continued to use
differentiation based on
the students. I match
strategies to students,
based on their needs.
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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 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.

I establish and I establish and

communicate learning articulate
goals that are made from comprehensive short
content standards and and long term learning
student interests/needs. I
goals for my students. I
could be more specific
about short term and long also assist students to
term goals. 7.13.23 help them articulate
and keep track of those
learning
goals. Examples include
my post-secondary
research assignment as
well as the student’s
weekly Habit Tracker.
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Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

I have established short I use my knowledge of

and long term plans, and curriculum and standards
am currently in the to design comprehensive
process of refining them instruction plans. Plans
each year so they become are cohesive, and include
more cohesive. 7.13.23 both long and short term
goals. Examples include
the outline of my art
units, as well as the steps
I include in each
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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. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs.

I integrate assessment I utilize many strategies,

results into the planning such as frontloading and
process and consider the differentiation, to
needs of diverse learners. advance the learning
Area for improvement needs of my students.
has to do with 7.13.23
encouraging student self-
reflection on specific I continue to use many
assignments and skills. strategies in my
7.13.23 curriculum to help
address the needs of all
While I’ve incorporated learners. This includes
self-assessments into the frontloading and
some aspects of my differentiation, as well as
curriculum, I feel this chunking, extended time,
continues to be an area I individual check-ins, etc.
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Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I am strong with I anticipate and plan for

flexibility and potential adaptations to
adjustments to engage the content and
learners, but could instruction so that
continue to grow in students can continually
regards to anticipating a engage with the lesson. I
wide range of needs in also help them identify
advance. 7.13.23 accommodations in the
instruction that will help
them meet their needs.
An assignment that fits
with this is my “Know
Your Accommodations”
assignment. 11/28/2023