CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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 instruction based on instruction, which is based instruction that provides
information from district using additional knowledge of students’ on broad knowledge of systematic opportunities
and state required assessment information academic readiness, students. Matches for supporting and
assessments. on student academic academic language, resources and speci ic extending student learning
readiness, language, diverse cultural strategies to students’ based on comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
cultural background, backgrounds, and diverse learning needs information on students.
of students’ academic
and individual individual cognitive, and cultural backgrounds.
readiness, language
development. social, emotional, and
pro iciency, cultural
physical development to
background, and
meet their individual
individual
needs. Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
Is aware of impact of bias stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
on learning. Becomes aware of Examines potential assumptions about stereotyping, and
potential areas of bias sources of bias and cultures an members of assumptions.
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when cultures.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses
pedagogy. culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

At the beginning of the I plan differentiated

school year, I assessed instruction for my
all students on letter students by creating
recognition, letter different worksheets and
sounds, number resources. I also use
recognition, writing parent helpers to work
numbers, and writing with small groups.
letters. This helped me 12/6/23
sequence lessons in a 4/29 /24
way that will best serve
my students. I make sure
that my students feel
represented in books we
read and videos we
watch. 9/19/22

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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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

Before starting a new I create learning goals for

lesson or unit we talk my students that are
about the learning goals based on the standards
and expectations. Since we and their current
are at the beginning of the strengths and areas for
year most students are all improvement. 5/5/23
at similar levels. For my 12/6/23
students that have 4/29/24
performed very high on
initial assessments I give
them more challenging
learning goals at time. For
example, I have the whole
class write numbers 1-10.
I have my higher
performers write 1-20.
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 CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Uses available curriculum Begins to plan Establishes short- and Re ines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- curriculum units that long-term curriculum term plans to re lect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. include a series of plans for subject matter integrations of curriculum content standards, and
sequencing long-term connected lessons and concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
and short-term are linked to long-term related academic language and assessed instructional design cohesive and
instructional plans to planning to support and formats that support needs to ensure student comprehensive long- and
support student student learning. student learning. learning. short-term instructional
learning plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
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As a grade level we plan I set my long term and Based on last year I have
units that are linked to short term academic goals been able to re ine my
the long-term plan for for my students and adjust long term plans to better
where we want our them as I assess them and it my students speci ically
students to be by the see their progress in the spring semester
end of the year. Our throughout the year. when we are preparing for
units build off one 12/6/23 1st grade. 4/29/24
another and low in a
nice sequence. 9/19/22

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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies to incorporating a repertoire
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies address learning styles of strategies speci ically
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning that and meet students’ meet students’ diverse
diverse learning needs. addresses culturally assessed language and language and learning
4.4 Planning
responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides needs and styles to advance
instruction that
students’ diverse appropriate support and learning for all.
incorporates
language, and learning challenges for students.
appropriate
Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles. Facilitates opportunities
strategies to meet the
content, learning, and students’ diverse Integrates results from a for students to re lect on
learning needs of all
language needs through learning and language Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
students
data provided by the site needs beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into planning impact of instructional
and district. language needs to inform to meet students’ diverse strategies to meet their
planning differentiated learning and language learning and language
instruction. needs. needs.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

At the beginning of the I plan differentiated
year, it is important for instruction to better serve
me to get to know the my ELL’s and my students
students very well to who are struggling. I
understand their review students
learning needs. Beyond assessments to better plan
just collecting data I take instruction. 5/5/23
the time to talk with the 12/6/23
students and to observe 4/29/24
how they work
individually and as a
group. This gives me the
tools to sequence
lessons in a way that
responds to students’
diverse needs. 9/19/22

Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for a
uses materials from and materials in single adaptations to adjustments to wide range of adaptations
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and to lessons based on in
4.5 Adapting lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials depth analysis of individual
instructional plans students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs student needs.
and curricular additional materials to arises to support student
materials to meet the support students’ diverse learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning learning needs. identify types of
needs of all students. adjustments in instruction
that best meet their
learning goals.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
Before a lesson I re lect
on the plan to make sure
it is the right plan for my
students. Sometimes I
switch the order of the
unit if I think students
will understand better in
a different way. Right
now, my students need
engaging lessons. I make
sure to incorporate
videos into lessons and
to do the worksheets
with the students. This
keeps them engaged and
focused. 9/19/22
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Applying Integrating Innovating
After or during lessons I I am constantly making I have started anticipating
make adjustments based adjustments with my more of my students
on students performance instructional plans. I try to needs/struggles/questions
and needs. When need I use a variety of materials and am able to better
will differentiate and resources to meet my prepare lessons so that
instruction and use students learning needs. they can be successful.
additional resources. 12/6/23 Whether its adapting an
5/5/23 assignment, using small
groups, or allowing extra
time I am able to support
my students. 4/29/24