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

Progress monitoring Teacher strategically Materials are selected to

techniques are used to plans for the range of represent a broad view of
plan differentiated physical and academic life, family, and career
instruction based on the development exhibited by choices for all students.
knowledge of students’ the students. 12/10/2023 4/29/2024
academic readiness. Any
potential bias and
stereotyping are
examined and eliminated
and taught as neutral as
possible. 7/15/2023
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging
Communicates learning
objectives for a single
lesson to students based
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and
articulating goals for available curriculum.
student learning
4.3 Developing and Uses available curriculum
sequencing long- for daily, short- and long-
Exploring
Establishes and shares
learning goals for skill
development with
students in single lessons
and sequence of lessons.
Begins to plan curriculum
units that include a series
Applying
Establishes and
communicates to students
clear learning goals for
content that are
accessible, challenging,
and differentiated to
address students’ diverse
learning needs.
Learning goals for the
content is told to students
before each lesson or new
concept. Students know
what is expected of them
in order to be successful
in lessons. Content is
differentiated, as well as
being accessible and
challenging. 7/15/2023
Establishes short- and
long-term curriculum
Integrating Innovating
Establishes and Establishes and
articulates learning goals articulates
to students that integrate comprehensive short-
content standards with term and long-term
students’ strengths, learning goals for
interests, and learning students. Assists students
needs. to articulate and monitor
learning goals.
Teacher breaks down the Teacher communicates
larger goals/standards and makes the learning
into manageable learning goals explicit at the
goals; lessons are beginning of the lesson,
sequenced to build on either orally or in writing.
previous learning 4/29/2024
experiences. 12/10/2023
Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of curriculum content standards, and
are linked to long-term concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic and assessed design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats that instructional needs to comprehensive long- and
support student support student learning. ensure student learning. short-term instructional
learning plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

Short-term plans are Teacher sequences Teacher develops a year-

created for each lesson, learning activities over long curricular calendar
while long-term plans are time to help students so that the essential
created for units. achieve larger content standards are
Academic language and goals/standards. distributed across the
formats are used to 12/10/2023 academic year.
ensure the support of 4/29/2024
student learning.
7/15/2023
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 incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs.

Assignments are modified Multiple strategies for Students are provided

so all students are able to checking student with many structured
understand them. As understanding are used opportunities to practice
students complete during the learning oral language in the
assignments, they are process. 12/10/2023 classroom setting.
analyzed and used to 4/29/2024
create future lessons.
What has worked will
stay in lessons, while
what does not work will
be taken out. 7/15/2023
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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

Adjustments are made Teacher modifies or Teacher modifies his

every day and to every
lesson to differentiate
instruction. They are
adjusted to meet the
needs of the students and
address any learning
needs they may have.
7/15/2023
adjusts the learning goals
to meet the needs of
particular students.
12/10/2023
instructional plans to
reteach the missing
concepts, methods, or
skills, and/or incorporate
further work in future
instruction. 4/29/2024