Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring
Learns about students Gathers additional data to
through data provided by learn about individual
the school and/or students.
assessments.
Using knowledge of
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of
instructional strategies lessons that include some
focused on the class as a adjustments based on
whole. assessments. 07/16/23
Teacher actively learns
about the student
through a document that
dives deep and collects
data from each individual
student about their
background, in order to
extract context and get to
know each and every
student and tailor
instruction as needed.
Every student fills out the
questionnaire as soon as
Evidence they begin. I believe in
helping students
individually and tutoring
as needed in order for
them to accomplish
everything they need to
better prepare them for
assessments and help
students prepare for
instruction. 07/16/23
Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. 07/16/23 instruction.
learning needs. 12/10/23
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Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
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Data includes formal 05/02/24
assessments like We are shifting from
language measuring tests, having students
placement tests, and choose their classes,
informal assessments like to now making sure
the intake form I created that all students
for students to fill out are receiving high
upon enrollment. quality designed instruction
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making options
I am still learning to best much more simple
use data to not only impr- and mandatory. We went
ove instruction, but also from just offering to
to drive change for my making sure students
department across all s- are receiving every
chools in my charter. I opportunity. 05/02/24
want to change and infl-
uence policy. With stude-
nts, I am incorportating
various techniques inclu-
ding shifting over to
having student-led discu-
ssions, meetings, progr-
ess updates, and more.
It has resulted in huge
growth. 12/10/23
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. 07/16/23
Students are allowed
some choices but teacher
is making a huge effort to
improve upon as I have
more and more
international and EL
students that I need to
prepare better for,
especially when each
student has a different
background and context
needed. 07/16/23
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 cultural backgrounds,
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experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
learning. 07/16/23 to connect to student interests.
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learning.
Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
sequences of lessons curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests. 12/10/23
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I use all the information
collected to try to tailor I am still improving in pr- I now have question
instruction as needed for oviding ways for studen- handouts, procedures,
each student so that ts to demonstrate know- follow-up, check-in's,
students can demonstrate ledge in a variety of and more opportunities
their knowledge in ways and using different to get to know students
assessments by applying methods. I am very more than ever before.
things to the real world. excited to see what That being said, I alwa-
One thing I love to do for comes from what I am ys believe in growth.
newcomer students is to going to do next. 12/10/23
help them complete their 12/10/23
work in their native
language until they are
better able and prepared
to do work in English
after working on those
skills individually with
myself in a variety of
ways. 07/16/23
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
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction. 07/16/23
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
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contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subjectinto their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 07/16/23 12/10/23 matter during learning
activities.
Teacher uses real world During instruction and
application to connect Students have really during individual tutoring
with lesson content and engaged, used real- or lessons, I always make
connecting texts and life examples, related to, sure that each and every
lessons and tying connected with, and story/texts/subject
individual lessons. I have much more with the matter is tied into
created an EL library with subject matter. There relevant and meaningful
a wide range of texts that have been a variety of contexts that can be
identify with a wide ways in which students applied in real world
variety of backgrounds, have demonstrated this situations. 07/16/23
grade levels, and reading 12/10/23.
levels. 07/16/23 I am very connected with
Evidence my students and feel
that this is my biggest
strength. I am very proud
of the connections I have
made and relationships
built with the families in
addition to students
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I always strive to connect
with my students in a
very relevant, meaningful way
that relates to their
individual lives. Students are still
learning and working on doing it
independently, but together we
have come a long way.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and
lessons or sequence of technologies during
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse
strategies, resources, learning needs.
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to
and experiences. their learning needs.
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Teacher uses a variety of
instructional activities
embedded within lessons
and reviewed by other
teachers and educators of
different levels in order
to approve the culturally
responsive pedagogy. A
variety of technologies
are offered to meet
individual needs as well.
A variety of resources,
Evidence strategies, and
technologies are all used
to meet student needs in
both class instruction,
and individual student
lessons. A huge piece of
individual lessons for the
students I is for them to
have some control over
what they want to learn
about and that relates to
their individual interests.
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Integrating Innovating
Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
and technologies into technologies to meet
instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
meet students’ diverse needs.12/10/23
learning needs. 07/16/23
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Students actively engage Students take
in instruction and make responsibilities for using
use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
targeted strategies, resources, and
resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning. 12/10/23
needs. 05/02/24
Teacher often creates and I think I am offering the
adapts as needed in order most options I have ever
to personalize and tailor offered all students, and
instruction to meet needs. I feel like I offer more
Teacher makes changes flexibility than ever,
to instruction based on and all of that to say that
data and assessments as the school is better for
well as the feedback of all the work I do. Studen-
students while giving ts know it and the com-
them a variety of choices munity feels it. Students
in their education. Our are now being pushed to
school provides a variety be more student-led, so
of strategies, resources there is much more inv-
and technologies in order estment, buy-in, and
to meet the needs of engagement in their lea-
students. I personally use rning. 12/10/23
a variety of things within
lesson plans like UDL and I am definitely much more
we use things like laptops confident in what we offer, how
and others. Multiple we offer it, what we can do,
methods of and my students are performing
representation and at a much higher level because
means of doing work. of it. 05/02/24
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

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.
Evidence
Guide students to think Supports students to
critically through use of initiate critical thinking
questioning strategies, through independently
posing/solving problems, developing questions,
and reflection on issues in posing problems and
content. reflecting on multiple
perspectives.
Students respond to Students pose problems
questions and problems and construct questions
posed by the teacher and of their own to support
begin to pose and solve inquiries into content.
problems of their own
related to the content.
I am now doing a variety of
things
Including a much more
complex
set of tools that help further
education for all students
while providing as much
equity as possible. Still
expanding my toolbox and
improving. 05/02/24
Facilitates systematic
opportunities for student
to apply critical thinking
by designing structured
inquiries into complex
problems. 07/16/23
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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
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content learning.
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Teacher encourages
students to use their own
independent thinking
capability. Students are
also given opportunities
to provide plenty of data
to inform instruction
based off of levels and
activities completed.
Students have portfolios
with reflections kept
together. Teacher builds
on student comments.
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I am continually finding new
ways to challenge and involve
my students more in their
learning and education as well
as development. This includes
critical thinking skills, and
solving problems. My passion
is to explore more ways for
students to not only be
successful, but to thrive too.
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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. 07/16/23 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
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and 12/10/23 05/02/24 effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
07/16/23 instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
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instruction. instruction.
All students, especially 05/02/24
lower level students Although I am vastly
receive individualized improving at making I believe that my students
assistance, tutoring and ongoing adjustments, and I are reaching a nice
instruction as needed and There is still so much level of a professional
as much as possible. more improvement to relationship that we are
Guidelines are followed make on this subject. working together to
as are standards, state That goes for how to accomplish educational
regulations and LCAP help my students in goals. Individualized
goals. Students are given this regard too. I need learning is happening on
opportunities to to help students a consistent basis.
comment and build on effectively communicate 05/02/24
understanding. 07/16/23
Evidence their needs with me. It is
a work in progress, and
improving, but can be
so much better.
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