Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Learns about students
through data provided by
the school and/or
assessments. 7/15/23
Using knowledge of
students to engage
Some students may
them in learning
engage in learning using
instructional strategies
focused on the class as a
whole.
Gathers additional data to
learn about individual
students.
Students engage in single
lessons or sequence of
lessons that include some
adjustments based on
assessments. 7/15/23
Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple
of formal and informal measures to make
sources to learn about adjustments to
students and guide instruction and meet
selection of instructional individual identified
strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
learning needs. 4/26/2024
Student engage in Students actively utilize a
learning through the use variety of instructional
of adjustments in strategies and
instruction to meet their technologies in learning
needs. 10/2023 that ensure equitable
access to the curriculum.
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Uses comprehensive
knowledge of students to
make ongoing
adjustments and
accommodations in
instruction.
Students take ownership
of their learning by
choosing from a wide
range of methods to
further their learning that
are responsive to their
learning needs.

Evidence I use a variety of "get to I assign journal entries

I utilize both formal and
informal curriculum
assessments to
understand students'
academic strengths and
challenges. Additionally, I
analyze their iReady
scores as a valuable
resource to gain insights
into their abilities and
inform my instructional
approach. 7/15/23
I utilize differentiation by
adjusting my lessons
based on a combination
of assessment scores and
behavior. I provide
extension activities or
more challenging tasks
for students who
demonstrate a solid
understanding, while
offering additional guided
practice or small-group
instruction to address the
specific needs of those
who struggle with certain
concepts. 7/15/23
know you" activities in randomly to students as a
order to learn as much as way to deepen my
possible about my understanding of their
students, such as morning interests and
meetings, community personalities. By
circles, etc. During our reviewing their entries, I
Restorative Justice gain valuable insights
Circles, student feel safe into their preferences and
and are encouraged to hobbies, allowing me to
participate in activities tailor lessons and
and conversation activities to align with
targeting Social their individual interests.
Emotional Learning. This personalized
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students engaged and
motivated in their
learning journey.
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I may organize small

group instruction or
provide differentiated
assignments to ensure
that each student receives
targeted support aligned
with their individual
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
learning goals.
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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.
Exploring
Uses gathered
information about
students’ prior
knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interest
to support student
learning. 7/15/23
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. 10/2023
Students make
connections between
curriculum, and their
prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests. 10/2023
Integrating
Integrates broad
knowledge of students
and their communities to
inform instruction.
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Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
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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.

Evidence I build prior knowledge
on content areas that
allow me access to view
previous grade level stuff.
After reviewing parent
survey, I learn about
students’ cultural
backgrounds and plan
lessons around that. I rely
on current events to
relate events to students.
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Students share knowledge
of previous math lessons,
for instance, and compare
differences during group
discussions. Also, I initiate
lessons on prior
knowledge and include
interests to keep students
engaged. 7/15/23
I incorporate targeted
activities that connect
content to my students'
prior experiences and
interests, including the
well-known 'What's
Behind My Back?'
exercise, which is an
integral part of our math
curriculum. Similarly,
during our reading
workshop, students have
dedicated independent
reading time, with the
option to choose a book
I employ technology tools
to craft interactive
learning experiences
tailored to align with
students' individual
interests and preferences.
By integrating digital
resources and platforms, I
strive to create engaging
lessons that resonate with
their diverse backgrounds
and preferences.
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Students actively engage
in classroom discussions
and activities, leveraging
personal experiences and
interests to connect with
the curriculum. By
drawing upon their own
life experiences, they
deepen their
understanding of the
material and contribute
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
from the library or meaningfully to the
explore resources on Epic. learning process.
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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 Some students relate
contexts subject matter to real-life.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
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. 7/15/23 family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
students in relating to instruction.
subject matter.
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Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students routinely
real-life connections connections regularly to integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings Students actively engage into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. in making and using real- and make relevant
support understanding of 10/2023 life connections to subject applications of subject
subject matter. 7/15/23 matter to extend their matter during learning
understanding. activities.
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Evidence I encourage class When introducing bar During our reading

discussions and group graphs to my second sessions, students utilized
activities that allow graders, I initiated a ReadWorks to explore an
students to share their discussion by asking article titled "Growing Up
own real-life experiences them, 'How do you Long Ago." This piece
or connections to the commute to school?' and served a dual purpose: it
subject matter. This helps provided options like provided practice with
students build walking, car, train, or context clues and also
connections between school bus to collect offered insights into real-
their prior knowledge relevant data. The world situations.
and the new concepts responses gathered 4/26/2024
being taught. 7/15/23 during this exercise
guided our lesson, and Through this activity,
I encourage students to the students actively students honed their
share their personal engaged in creating a bar skills in deciphering
experiences that relate to graph to represent the context while
the subject matter. For collected information. simultaneously gaining
instance, if the class is 10/2023 valuable perspectives on
learning about historical experiences.
community helpers, Students were not only
students might share mastering the skill of
stories about encounters utilizing context clues and
with police officers, acquiring new vocabulary
doctors, or mail carriers but also gaining an
in their daily lives. understanding of the
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, Some students participate
and technologies to in instructional strategies,
meet students’ using resources and
diverse learning technologies provided.
needs
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children growing up in
the late 1800s.
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Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
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Students participate in Students take
Students participate in instruction using responsibilities for using
single lessons or strategies, resources, and Students actively engage a wide range of strategies,
sequence of lessons technologies matched to in instruction and make resources, and
related to their interests their learning needs. use of a variety of technologies that
and experiences. 7/15/23 targeted strategies, successfully advance their
resources, and learning.
technologies to meet their
individual students
needs. 10/2023
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I incorporate activities
that engage multiple
senses to enhance
learning. For example,
students might use
manipulatives or
interactive materials
during math lessons,
allowing them to see,
touch, and move objects
to understand
mathematical concepts.
Evidence 7/15/23
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring
Promoting critical Asks questions that focus Includes questions in
thinking though on factual knowledge and single lessons or a
inquiry, problem comprehension. sequence of lessons that
solving, and require students to recall,
reflection interpret, and think
critically.
Some students respond to Students respond to
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks
and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons.
I use a variety of
instructional strategies to
accommodate different
learning styles and
abilities within the
classroom. For example,
they may incorporate
visual aids, hands-on
activities, or auditory
cues to cater to diverse
learners. 7/15/23
Applying
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content. 7/15/23
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
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I strategically tailor my
instructional strategies
and materials to cater to
individual learner needs
by employing
instructional grouping in
both math and ELA. I
organize homogeneous
groups for independent
practice with different
activities for each center
and heterogeneous
groups for small group
learning. In math,
students engage in small
group learning to work
on similar math problems
within heterogeneous
groups. Conversely,
during ELA, I group
students homogeneously
as I meet with each group
to address specific areas
of focus. 10/2023
Integrating Innovating
Supports students to Facilitates systematic
initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
through independently to apply critical thinking
developing questions, by designing structured
posing problems and inquiries into complex
reflecting on multiple problems.
perspectives. 4/26/2024
Students pose and
Students pose problems answer a wide-range of
and construct questions complex questions and
of their own to support problems, reflect, and
inquiries into content. communicate
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in depth analysis of
content learning.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I incorporate I foster independent and
collaborative activities creative thinking in my
where students work students and encourage
together to solve problem-solving across
problems or discuss all subject areas. In
complex issues. This writing, I guide students
fosters communication to carefully plan and
skills, teamwork, and the revise their work
ability to consider throughout the writing
different viewpoints. process, leading them to
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math, I introduce various
I include cooperative problem-solving methods
learning. Students can and empower students to
engage in group projects, choose the one that suits
debates, or problem- them best. At the end of
solving tasks in pairs or each day, we engage in
small groups. 7/15/23 closing circles, providing
students with an
opportunity to reflect on
Evidence
their day, make better
choices, and acknowledge
their actions. 10/2023
Students utilize rubrics in
their writing. This
approach supports them
in posing and answering
complex questions,
reflecting, and
communicating
understandings. By
analyzing content
learning through rubrics,
students gain insight into
their progress and areas
needing improvement,
fostering their academic
development. 4/26/24

I have expanded our

small group dynamics to
include heterogeneous
groups tailored to specific
learning needs. However,
I maintain homogeneous
grouping for my lowest-
performing students in
ELA to provide targeted
support during our
sessions. This approach
ensures individualized
attention and fosters
academic growth across
diverse learning levels.
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Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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
checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
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learning and
adjusting instruction Some students receive Students receive Students are able to
while teaching. individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully articulate their level of Students monitor their
during instruction. in small groups during participate and stay understanding and use progress in learning and
instruction. engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet provide information to
activities. 7/15/23 their needs during teacher that informs
instruction. 10/2023 adjustments in
instruction. 4/26/2024

I establish clear learning I enhance students' During the lesson, I make

objectives at the understanding by sure to build on students’
beginning of each lesson, expanding upon their comments and questions
clearly communicating to questions and comments to deepen their
students what they are during lessons. Math understanding. I provide
expected to learn and instruction is focused on additional examples and
achieve. This provides a students, allowing me to ask probing questions to
roadmap for instruction assess their encourage critical
and helps students comprehension and thinking and exploration
understand the purpose reinforce key concepts of the topic. 4/26/2024
of the activities. 7/15/23 during whole-class
discussions. Additionally, Students are given
I regularly check for I provide students with opportunities to assess
Evidence understanding ample time for reflection their own learning and
throughout the lesson to after activities such as establish learning goals
ensure students are read alouds, writing, and for themselves.
engaged. This can be done math, using tools like 4/26/2024
through questioning, math Cool Downs, exit
quick quizzes, or informal tickets, and weekly
discussions to assess formal assessments to
students' comprehension inform and adjust
of the material. If any subsequent lessons.
misconceptions or gaps in 10/2023
understanding are
identified, the teacher
addresses them promptly.
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