CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or sequence
available curriculum and of lessons using additional
information from district and assessment information on
state required assessments. student academic readiness,
language, cultural background,
and individual development.
4.1 Using knowledge
of students’ academic
readiness, language Becomes aware of potential
proficiency, cultural Is aware of impact of bias on areas of bias and seeks to learn
background, and learning. about culturally responsive
pedagogy.7/14/2023
individual
development to plan
instruction.
One way I want to grow as a
teacher is making sure I am
fluent in the curriculum to avoid
any potential areas of bias. This
takes time being at a school for a
while to really understand and
memorize the curriculum. Since
I have only been at my school
for two years, I am still learning
our curriculum and integrating
all cultures into the lessons.
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Applying
Plans differentiated instruction
based on knowledge of students’
academic readiness, academic
language, diverse cultural
backgrounds, and individual
cognitive, social, emotional, and
physical development to meet
their individual
needs.7/14/2023
Examines potential sources of
bias and stereotyping when
planning lessons. Uses culturally
responsive pedagogy in
planning.11/5/2023
At the beginning of the school
year, I start building
relationships with the students
and their families to fully
immerse myself into their
cultures. I am accepting of all
cultures and support their
beliefs inside the classroom
throughout the year. It is one of
my goals each year to have a
classroom full of students who
support and accept each other
as well. Some families have
different needs that I strive to
support and provide materials
for those needs to be met.
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I am executing my lessons
better this year by allowing
more diversity to come into the
lessons and for students to have
a voice and choice in their
learning. 11/5/2023
Integrating Innovating
Plans differentiated instruction, Plans differentiated instruction
which is based on broad that provides systematic
knowledge of students. Matches opportunities for supporting
resources and specific strategies and extending student learning
to students’ diverse learning based on comprehensive
needs and cultural backgrounds. information on students.
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Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the analysis
stereotyping, and assumptions of bias, stereotyping, and
about cultures an members of assumptions.
cultures.4/29/2024
This school year, I have
incorporated a lot of diverse
learning through our
curriculum. Our reading
curriculum touches on history
throughout the world and this
year I have incorporated a lot of
different resources for our
students to identify and learn
about culture and their
backgrounds. 11/5/2023
We started a new SEL this year
that focuses on how to be a
better person and use your
skills to be a member of our
community. 4/29/2024
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Communicates learning
objectives for a single lesson to
students based on content
standards and available
4.2 Establishing and curriculum.
articulating goals for
student learning
Establishes and shares learning
goals for skill development with
students in single lessons and
sequence of lessons.
Establishes and communicates
to students clear learning goals
for content that are accessible,
challenging, and differentiated
to address students’ diverse
learning needs.7/14/2023
Establishes and articulates
learning goals to students that
integrate content standards
with students’ strengths,
interests, and learning needs.
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Establishes and articulates
comprehensive short-term and
long-term learning goals for
students. Assists students to
articulate and monitor learning
goals. 4/29/2024

Learning goals are taught at the With our new curriculum, My goal lesson planner has been
beginning of each lesson. Every comes wonderful online lessons a life saver this year. It has
day, we go over our classroom that are on google slides. They allowed me to find short term
goals that have the expectations are displayed for students to see and long term goals for all my
on how to behave inside the and we review these goals every students in their learning
classroom with peers and day before the lesson and after groups. It has allowed me to
during lessons. Then, we go over the lesson. 11/5/2023 monitor the students well and
learning goals and objectives maintain a consistent progress
during lessons for the students monitoring schedule.
know understand what is being 4/29/2024
taught during each lesson. These
goals are visually shown as well
as verbally spoken by the
teacher and sometimes the
students (depending on their
level of reading). They are
written in a way to inform the
students what is being taught
and what challenges the lesson
might give them. It allows for
student curiosity and
engagement in the lesson prior
to the start of the lesson.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying
Uses available curriculum for Begins to plan curriculum units Establishes short- and long-
daily, short- and long-term that include a series of term curriculum plans for
plans. connected lessons and are subject matter concepts and
4.3 Developing and linked to long-term planning to essential related academic
sequencing long- support student learning. language and formats that
term and short-term support student
instructional plans to learning.7/14/2023
support student
learning
My coworker and I map out our
curriculum map each summer
that provides understanding of
which units, lessons, and areas
of content we will be teaching
throughout the year. It is broken
down by months and weeks.
Then, we collaborate each week
to map out the week in advance
as well as two weeks out. This
allows us to make changes if we
need to reteach content, enrich
content, or continue. It also
provides time to reflect on what
went well and what we can do
the next time around.
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Integrating Innovating
Refines sequence of long-term Utilizes extensive knowledge of
plans to reflect integrations of curriculum, content standards,
curriculum guidelines, and assess learning needs to
frameworks, and assessed design cohesive and
instructional needs to ensure comprehensive long- and short-
student learning. 11/5/2023 term instructional plans that
4/29/2024 ensure high levels of learning.
New curriculum needs more
attention at hand prior to
teaching the material to the
students. Therefore, I have been
working on reviewing the weeks
briefly to make sure I am
correctly understanding the
material and supplementing the
work with materials that will
support my student’s learning.
11/5/2023 Continuation of
previous statement, 4.29.2024
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans instruction that
incorporates strategies
suggested by curriculum
guidelines.
4.4 Planning
instruction that
Is aware of student content,
incorporates learning, and language needs
appropriate through data provided by the
strategies to meet site and district.
the learning needs of
all students
Selects strategies for single
lessons or sequence of lessons
that respond to students’
diverse learning needs.
Seeks to learn about students’
diverse learning and language
needs beyond basic data.
Incorporates differentiated
instructional strategies into
ongoing planning that addresses
culturally responsive pedagogy,
students’ diverse language, and
learning needs and
styles.7/14/2023
Uses assessments of students’
learning and language needs to
inform planning differentiated
instruction.7/14/2023
Plans instruction using a wide
range of strategies to address
learning styles and meet
students’ assessed language and
learning needs. Provides
appropriate support and
challenges for students.
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Integrates results from a broad
range of assessments into
planning to meet students’
diverse learning and language
needs. 11/5/20234/29/2024
Plans instruction incorporating
a repertoire of strategies
specifically meet students’
diverse language and learning
needs and styles to advance
learning for all.
Facilitates opportunities for
students to reflect on their
learning and the impact of
instructional strategies to meet
their learning and language
needs.

When planning out lessons, my This year with my diverse

coworker and I sit down
together and review each part of
the curriculum lesson map.
Then, we decide the most
important parts of the lesson to
be whole group taught. During
our small groups, we break
down the lesson into
differentiated lessons that
provide adequate materials and
resources for student
understanding. This allows us to
scaffold the lessons according to
our student’s needs and meet
them at their levels on
understanding. 7/14/2023
learners, I have created a lot of
small group learning that allow
students to learn in different
ways. During small groups,
students are expected to work
on their online platforms
individually and enrich their
brains while I have another
group. Then we switch and each
group has the opportunity to
work online and with me during
the day. 11/5/2023 Continuation
of previous statement, 4.29.2024
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Implements lessons and uses Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing adjustments to Anticipates and plans for a wide
materials from curriculum materials in single lessons or adaptations to differentiate instructional plans and uses a range of adaptations to lessons
4.5 Adapting
provided. sequences of lessons to address instructional plans. Uses variety of materials as the based on in depth analysis of
instructional plans students’ learning needs. culturally responsive pedagogy instructional needs arises to individual student needs.
and curricular and additional materials to support student
materials to meet the support students’ diverse learning.7/14/2023 11/5/2023 Engages with students to
learning needs. identify types of adjustments in
assessed learning
instruction that best meet their
needs of all students. learning goals. 4/29/2024

Throughout my lessons, I am My lessons this year have

very flexible and adjust to accommodated all learners.
support student learning. I take Inside my classroom, I currently
pride in my flexibility and have an incredibly wide variety
abilities to read my student’s of learners. I have created
emotions. This helps me identify lessons to allow for all learners
if the content is accessible for to excel in the content. This
them to understand or if I need requires a lot of small group
to make changes to the lesson rotations and flexibility with our
on the spot. It is a great skill of pull out intervention classes.
mine to change a lesson when I 4/29/2024
see student engagement is
declining or student emotions
are showing confusion.
Changing the lesson also keeps
students on their toes and
engages them into the content
more which is a valuable
technique to use. 7/14/2023

I am still working in this

category as this is an area of
continuous growth. I can make
those adjustments to my lessons
by using scaffolding and
supporting students who need
more support than others when
necessary. 11/5/2023