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

Before the school year I use data from multiple

began, I had parents ill assessments throughout
out a questionnaire. I the year to create
asked them to tell me 3 strategies and resources
important things I should to be meet my students
know about their child needs. I use visual,
(for example, family auditory, kinesthetic, and
dynamic, allergies, past hands on strategies for
school experience etc.). I students to access
also asked them to curriculum. 5/5/23
describe their strengths
and weaknesses. During
the irst 2 weeks of school, 12/6/23
Evidence
I spent one on one time
with each student to 4/29/24
assess their knowledge
and get to know them
better. This Allows me to
plan lessons based on my
student’s needs. I
implement this during
stations by assignment
students to certain math
or phonics stations based
on their current needs.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Develops awareness of
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among
Connecting learning students.
to students’ prior
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests Some students connect
learning activities to their
own lives.
Uses gathered information Uses school resources and
about students’ prior family contacts to expand
knowledge, cultural understanding of
backgrounds, life students’ prior
experiences, and interest knowledge, cultural
to support student backgrounds, life
learning. experiences, and interests
to connect to student
learning.
Students participate in
single lessons or Students make
sequences of lessons connections between
related to their interests curriculum, and their
and experiences. prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests.
Integrates broad
knowledge of students
and their communities to
inform instruction.
Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
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.

My goal is to design I collect information that I This semester I have

lessons that interest my need to know about
students. I know how students at the beginning
much all my students love of the year. This allows me
cookies. For a science to connect to their back
lesson about using our ground. For example I
senses, we explored have a student who’s dad
cookies with all 5 of our is a ire ighter. Since I
senses. The students loved knew that I had him come
it and the lesson stuck. in for ire safety. I give
9/18/22 opportunity for my
Evidence students to make
5/5/23 connections by asking
open ended questions and
letting them share their
experiences.
been able to make even
more curriculum
connections to my
students and have made
learning fun and
engaging. For example
in our science plant unit
students were able to
plant their own seeds
and take care of them in
class. 4/29/24

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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
 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
identi ied 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 speci ic to students’ family and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to meaningful, subject matter.
real-life contexts
Some students relate Students make use of real- Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
in single lessons or develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
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.
Whenever I teach a lesson, I am constantly Since the beginning of the
I naturally connect it to connecting our school year I have made
my students. Whether we an effort to connect
material to real life
are reading a book or anything and everything
learning about something and asking students if we do to my students
new I connect it to my they can connect it to lives/the world. Now my
students lives by asking real life. It has been students are making these
them questions like, “do great to start seeing connections before I even
you have this?” “Have you my students make have to ask. Especially
done this?” “Would you during reading time,
these connections on
like this?”. Etc. 9/18/22 students will share
their own. 5/5/23 connections to their own
Evidence
lives or to world and it is
so awesome to see!
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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided
by school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional
strategies, resources,
and technologies to
meet students’
Some students participate
diverse learning
in instructional strategies,
needs
using resources and
technologies provided.
Explores additional
instructional strategies,
resources, and
technologies in single
lessons or sequence of
lessons to meet students’
diverse learning needs.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Re ines the lexible use of
strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
meet students’ diverse learning needs.
learning needs.
Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using a
strategies, resources, and use of a variety of targeted wide range of strategies,
technologies matched to strategies, resources, and resources, and
their learning needs. technologies to meet their technologies that
individual students needs. successfully advance their
learning.

To acknowledge Labor I used a variety of

Day and why we had the
day off from school I
created a sequence of
lessons. First, we talked
about who community
helpers are. Students
were able to share what
jobs their parents or other
Evidence family members have.
Next students were able
to draw and write what
job they want when they
are older. It was awesome
to see them talk about
their own lives and
experiences. 9/18/22
5/5/23
strategies in my ILP
lesson. I incorporated
technology into my lesson
through a slide show.
Students were able to
participate with the
technology by engaging
with the power point and
also manipulating the
slides.
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continue to participate in
multiple ways in lessons.

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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
Promoting critical critically.
thinking though
inquiry, problem
solving, and Some students respond to Students respond to
re lection 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 challenge my students to
think critically by asking
them to explain their
answers or to tell me why
they think the answer is
correct. I also ask
students to predict what
will happen next when we
are reading books. This
challenges them and gives
them opportunities to
explain their thinking.
Evidence
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Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring
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Guide students to think
critically through use of
questioning strategies,
posing/solving problems,
and re lection 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.
I promote students
critical thinking by
ask open ended how
and why questions so
they can explain their
thinking. I also invite
students to ask their
own questions and
call on students to
ask my questions.
This holds them
accountable. 5/5/23
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Applying
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
re lecting on multiple problems.
perspectives.
Students pose problems Students pose and answer
and construct questions of a wide-range of complex
their own to support questions and problems,
inquiries into content. re lect, and communicate
understandings based on
in depth analysis of
content learning.
During our reading
comprehension
lessons I ask open
ended questions like
“how do you think
that made the
character feel” What
do you think will
happen next? My
students have gotten
great at critical
thinking! 4/29/24
Integrating Innovating
 Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction
guidelines. activities to support based on observation of
student understanding. student engagement and
regular checks for
Monitoring student understanding.
learning and
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning
instruction. activities.
When I give students an
independent worksheet
or activity, I am constantly
walking around the room
to monitor progress. If I
notice a common problem
or error, I will stop the
whole class and clarify or
explain what some may
not be understanding.
Rather than singling
students out I like to
address areas for
Evidence
improvement as a whole
group. 9/18/22
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Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
instruction based on the extend learning
ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
individual student needs assistance to students in
for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
challenge. lexibly and effectively.
Students monitor their
Students are able to progress in learning and
articulate their level of provide information to
understanding and use teacher that informs
teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
their needs during instruction.
instruction.
I am constantly
monitoring my students to
make adjustments during
lessons. Either slowing
down, speeding up, or
pulling a small group to
the side.
I allow students to tell me
if they are ready to move
on or not by giving a
thumbs up or thumbs
down and also either
going to their desk
independently or staying
on the rug with me.
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Students con inue to
monitor their own
progress. Especially
during independent
writing, pulling small
groups has been very
bene icial. 4/29/24