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 Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
learning needs.9/20/22,
Using knowledge of
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students to engage
Some students may Students engage in single 4/30/24 Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
them in learning
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some Students engage in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on learning through the use technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. 9/20/22 of adjustments in that ensure equitable further their learning that
instruction to meet their access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
needs. 4/22/23, 12/4/23, learning needs.
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I make seating I review learning profiles
arrangements with for students with
consideration to students’ identified learning needs
learning styles. Students and consult with Student
that benefit from more Support staff on a regular
collaborative work are basis. I also reference
placed with appropriate anecdotal data for all
partners/groups to students. 9/20/22
encourage continued I utilize pre-unit
engagement. 9/20/22 assessments, critical
juncture assessments, and
end-of-unit assessments,
in addition to information
Evidence from the school’s Learning
Specialist to inform my
instructional strategies.
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Students are able to
choose to work
independently or with a
partner/small group
during selected activities
in which peer support
may promote deeper
engagement. 4/22/23,
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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 Some students connect
experiences, and learning activities to their
interests own lives. 9/20/22
Within the context of my
subject area, some
students can more easily
connect our content to
learning activities in their
own lives. For example,
discussions about the
human microbiome are
more easily accessed and
understood by students
Evidence with family members in
the science or medical
fields. 9/20/22
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses gathered Uses school resources Integrates broad Develops and
information about and family contacts to knowledge of students systematically uses
students’ prior expand understanding of and their communities to extensive information
knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and experiences, and
learning. 9/20/22, interests to connect to interests.
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Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
Students participate in curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
single lessons or prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
sequences of lessons backgrounds, life and interests within and
related to their interests experiences, and across learning activities.
and experiences. interests.
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During my lessons I
provide examples of the
content that reference
everyday ideas or
activities that are familiar
and accessible to
students based on their
prior experiences,
exposure, and interests.
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Students are able to
engage with topics such
as weather patterns and
climate change and relate
what they are learning to
their own everyday
experiences. 4/22/23,
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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 meaningful, and real-life
lessons to support specific to students’ instruction and is contexts throughout
understanding. 9/20/22, family and community. responsive during subject matter
4/22/23, 12/4/23, instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject 4/30/24 students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students utilize real-life Students routinely
contexts subject matter to connections regularly to Students actively engage integrate subject matter
real-life. Students make use of develop understandings in making and using into their own thinking
real-life connections of subject matter. real-life connections to and make relevant
provided in single 4/22/23, 12/4/23, subject matter to extend applications of subject
lessons or sequence of 4/30/24 their understanding. matter during learning
lessons to support activities.
understanding of subject
matter. 9/20/22
As I introduce vocabulary During discussions,
or a new concept, I reading, and
provide examples of performance based tasks
these ideas in terms of students are encouraged
everyday, observable to consider how they can
activities. In doing so, connect the concepts we
students ask questions are learning to
about their own experiences and
experiences that seek to observations they have
confirm their had in the real world.
understanding of the 4/22/23, 12/4/23,
content. 9/20/22, 4/30/24
Evidence 4/22/23, 12/4/23,
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse learning needs.
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, 9/20/22, 4/22/23, learning needs.
resources, and 12/4/23, 4/30/24
technologies to meet Some students Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
students’ diverse participate in instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
learning needs instructional strategies, Students participate in strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of
using resources and single lessons or technologies matched to targeted strategies, strategies, resources, and
technologies provided. sequence of lessons their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
related to their interests 4/22/23, 12/4/23, technologies to meet successfully advance
and experiences. 4/30/24 their individual students their learning.
9/20/22 needs.
Each of my lessons Throughout a lesson
utilizes a combination of students have ample
reading, written opportunities to engage
expression, technology with the material and
use, and partner, group, complete tasks using
and whole class hard copy workbooks,
discussion. When online simulation
appropriate, the lesson models, physical models,
will also include the as well as printed and
completion of a hands-on digital articles. 4/22/23,
activity done in pairs or 12/4/23, 4/30/24
groups. 9/20/22,
Evidence 4/22/23, 12/4/23,
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The lessons are

structured in a way that
allows students of
various learning styles to
engage with the content,
whether they prefer
independent, partner, or
group work, each student
can display their
learning. 9/20/22
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring
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. 9/20/22
Promoting critical
thinking through
inquiry, problem Some students respond Students respond to
solving, and to questions regarding varied questions or tasks
reflection facts and comprehension. designed to promote
comprehension and
critical thinking in single
lessons or a sequence of
lessons. 9/20/22
I include frequent checks
for understanding in my
lessons and often require
students to respond to
questions using
unit-specific vocabulary. I
also require students to
continuously practice
using the elements of
scientific argumentation.
When completing
activities based on
Evidence reading comprehension
students are required to
respond to questions by
restating the question in
their answer. 9/20/22
Applying Integrating Innovating
Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
critically through use of initiate critical opportunities for student
questioning strategies, thinking through to apply critical thinking
posing/solving problems, independently by designing structured
and reflection on issues in developing questions, inquiries into complex
content. 4/22/23, posing problems and problems.
12/4/23, 4/30/24 reflecting on multiple
perspectives.
Students pose and
Students respond to Students pose answer a wide-range of
questions and problems problems and complex questions and
posed by the teacher and construct questions of problems, reflect, and
begin to pose and solve their own to support communicate
problems of their own inquiries into content. understandings based on
related to the content. in depth analysis of
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I introduce each unit and
chapter by providing
students with a specific
focus question. In addition,
most lessons are also based
on a specific investigation
question for students to
work towards answering by
the end of the lesson. After
completing an activity or
task, I pose the
investigation question to
students again, allowing
them to explain their
understanding in their own
words before presenting
them with a specific key
concept. Furthermore,
students take on a defined
role at the beginning of a
unit with the goal of solving
a real-world problem.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

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, students in mastering the
checks for or challenge. concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student understanding. 9/20/22, effectively.
learning and 4/22/23, 12/4/23,
adjusting instruction Some students receive Students receive 4/30/24 Students are able to Students monitor their
while teaching. individual assistance assistance individually or articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during understanding and use provide information to
instruction. 9/20/22 Students successfully teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
participate and stay their needs during adjustments in
engaged in learning instruction. instruction.
activities. 4/22/23,
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I walk around the room If students express
during whole group confusion, show signs of
instruction and check-in disengaging with the
with students as they material, or their work
complete independent, shows a disconnect, I
partner, or group work. return to the last point in
9/20/22 the lesson when they felt
they were on-track and
reiterate or adjust the
lesson framework to
allow students to gain a
better understanding of
the content before
Evidence
proceeding with the
lesson. 9/20/22,
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Students have become

familiar with the
expectations, rhythm,
and pacing of a lesson
which has allowed them
to anticipate how they
can successfully
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
participate and engage
with the material. The
majority of my students
remain consistently
on-task and are able to
complete classwork
within the allotted time
and model their
understanding for the
whole group when we
review said classwork.
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