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 measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students.8/13/22 sources to learn about adjustments to instruction make ongoing
assessments. 8/12/22 students and guide and meet individual adjustments and
selection of instructional identified learning needs. accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse instruction.
learning needs. 09/17/23
Using knowledge of
Students actively utilize a 04/28/24
students to engage
Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in learning variety of instructional
them in learning
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of through the use of strategies and Students take ownership
instructional strategies lessons that include some adjustments in instruction technologies in learning of their learning by
focused on the class as a adjustments based on to meet their needs. that ensure equitable choosing from a wide
whole. assessments. access to the curriculum. range of methods to
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are responsive to their
learning needs.
I gave students a I gave students a survey to I use software programs I use available
pre-assessment at the fill out to learn about their IXL, Deltamath, Albert, AP documentation in the
beginning of the year to interests outside of school classroom, and Savvas. form of MAP test scores to
learn about their ability and math 8/13/22 Many of these programs determine levels of
levels in English and give me the ability to individual students at the
Mathematics. 8/12/22 assign individual beginning of the year, and
questions to some also developed and
students and not to implemented a learning
others. Differentiation is styles survey that I gave at
also possible since the beginning of the year.
questions progressively 09/17/23
become more difficult. 04/28/24
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Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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 03/22/23 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. 09/17/23
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Students participate in Students make
single lessons or connections between Students are actively Students can articulate
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
related to their interests prior knowledge, which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
and experiences. backgrounds, life knowledge, experiences, and society.
experiences, and and interests within and
interests. across learning activities.
I know students’ abilities I gave students an online
and interests and try to survey at the beginning of
integrate those interests the year to learn as much
in the lesson. For example, as possible about my
some students like art, current group of students
some don’t. Some like and to learn about their
group activities, some learning styles, interests,
don’t. I take into and experience in
consideration the mathematics. I also make
different learning styles a conscientious effort to
and try to accommodate introduce new topics by
as many students as activating prior
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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
students in relating to instruction.
Connecting subject
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matter to
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meaningful, real-life
Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage
contexts
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using Students routinely
provided in single lessons develop understandings real-life connections to integrate subject matter
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. subject matter to extend into their own thinking
support understanding of their understanding. and make relevant
subject matter. applications of subject
matter during learning
activities.
Relevance and purpose in I introduce a topic by
mathematics are creating relevance and
important. I will attempt purpose by relating it to a
to create relevance by real-life situation. I get
providing students with a students to write and
real-life example and reflect about a topic.
situation where 09/17/23
mathematics could be 04/28/24
applied. I gave students
an example of when an
absolute maximum can be
applied to a real-life
Evidence situation on Savvas.
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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 Some students participate
meet students’ in instructional strategies,
diverse learning using resources and
needs technologies provided.
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. 03/22/23 9/17/23
learning needs. 04/28/24
Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage
single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make Students take
sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of responsibilities for using
related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, a wide range of strategies,
and experiences. their learning needs. resources, and resources, and
technologies to meet their technologies that
individual students needs. successfully advance their
learning.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I use software programs
IXL, Deltamath, Albert, AP
classroom, Savvas, many
of these programs give
me the ability to assign
individual questions to
some students and not to
others. Differentiation is
also possible since
questions progressively
become more difficult.
Students are shown
Evidence videos in class, as well as
given direct instruction
from me, and given
opportunities to work
with others. I also provide
students with matching
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Students are given
multiple resources to
learn topics in different
formats. These resources
are self-paced, provide
students with corrective
feedback and allow most
students to finish work
during class time.
Students learn to take
responsibility for their
own learning.
Assessments allow
students to apply their
knowledge to new
situations. Students are
paired up depending on
ability.
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Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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.
Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and reflection on issues in
content.
Students respond to
questions and problems
posed by the teacher and
begin to pose and solve
problems of their own
related to the content.
Supports students to
initiate critical thinking
through independently
developing questions,
posing problems and
reflecting on multiple
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Students pose problems
and construct questions
of their own to support
inquiries into content.
Facilitates systematic
opportunities for student
to apply critical thinking
by designing structured
inquiries into complex
problems.
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Students pose and answer
a wide-range of complex
questions and problems,
reflect, and communicate
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Students are asked to
develop their own
questions when finished
with sets of problems
and/or to teach the topic
to someone else. Students
are also asked to analyze
errors in others’ answers
and solve puzzles.
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Evidence
Students reflect upon
what they have learned
and reflect on how well
they understood the
lesson on a daily basis.
These reflections are part
of a portfolio that allows
students to see growth
over time. Online
resources are self-paced,
allow students to apply
acquired knowledge to
new situations, provide
students with corrective
feedback and chunk
complex problems into
manageable parts.
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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
checks for understanding. challenge. 03/22/23 concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student effectively.
learning and 09/17/23
adjusting instruction Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to 04/28/24
while teaching. individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use Students monitor their
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet progress in learning and
their needs during provide information to
instruction. teachers that informs
adjustments in
instruction.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Based on how students
are engaging with the
content, I might give
fewer problems during
class, and based on
formative assessments
given every day in class, I
will adapt the next lesson
to students’ needs. I will
scaffold when necessary.
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Evidence
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Students are provided
with online resources that
are self-paced, provide
students with corrective
feedback and chunk
complex problems into
manageable parts. All
students are given the
opportunity to reflect
upon what they have
learned and reflect on
how well they understood
the lesson on a daily
basis. These formative
assessments are used to
guide instruction for the
following lesson.
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