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CSTP 3 Nguyen 5
CSTP 3 Nguyen 5
Uses instructional Gathers and uses Selects and adapts a Integrates instructional Uses an extensive
strategies that are additional instructional variety of instructional strategies appropriate to repertoire of instructional
provided in the strategies in single strategies to ensure subject matter to meet strategies to develop
3.4 Utilizing curriculum. lessons or sequence of student understanding of students’ diverse learning, enthusiasm,
instructional lessons to increase academic language to ensure student meta-cognitive abilities,
strategies that are student understanding of appropriate to subject understanding of and support and
appropriate to the academic language matter and that addresses academic language, and challenge the full range of
subject matter appropriate to subject students’ diverse learning guide student in student towards a deep
matter. 9/15/23 needs. understanding knowledge of subject
connections within and matter.
across subject matter.
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Effective strategies I select and adapt a
engage students and cater variety of instructional
to their varied levels of strategies that specifically
engagement and target academic language
understanding within the relevant to the subject
NGSS framework. I matter. These strategies
prioritize both depth and are chosen with careful
breadth of understanding, consideration of students'
allowing students to diverse learning needs,
explore NGSS-related ensuring that all learners
content through the lens have access to the content
of an overarching and opportunities for
phenomena. During meaningful engagement
Evidence classroom explorations, (POGIL, Jigsaw, varied
students participate in Kinesthetic, Oral, Written,
instructional/scaffolded etc.). April ‘24
activities, and I
incorporate strategies
that enable me to
routinely assess their
understanding (formative
assessments).
Uses available Explores additional Selects, adapts, and Integrates a wide range of Engages students in
instructional materials, instructional materials, utilizes appropriate adapted resources, identifying and adapting
resources, and resources, and instructional materials, technologies, and resources, technologies,
3.5 Using and
technologies for specific technologies to make resources, and instructional materials to and standards-aligned
adapting resources,
lessons to make subject subject matter accessible technologies for concept meet identified student instructional materials to
technologies, and
matter accessible to to students. and skill development in needs and make subject extend student
standards-aligned
students. subject matter. Resources matter accessible to understanding and
instructional
Explores how to make reflect the diversity of the students. critical thinking about
materials including
Identifies technological technological resources classroom and support subject matter.
adopted materials, to
resource needs. available to all students. differentiated learning of Assists student with
make subject matter
9/15/23 subject matter. equitable access to Ensures that student are
accessible to all
materials, resources, and able to obtain equitable
students
Guides students to use technologies. Seeks access to a wide range of
available print, electronic, outside resources and technologies through
and online subject matter support.
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resources based on ongoing links to outside
individual needs. resources and support.
I incorporate relevant I use available materials
pages of the text to and explored additional
support the current resources and
lesson over allowing it to technologies to make the
guide the pace and subject matter accessible.
direction of the course. Now I select, adapt, and
Furthermore, I plan ways utilize appropriate
to extend and deepen the instructional materials
learning experience for and technologies
students who have specifically tailored to
already grasped the support concept and skill
concept, aligning with development in the
NGSS standards. I provide subject matter (Virtual
graphic organizers to help Labs, Games, Padlet,
students access and Flipgrid). These resources
Evidence comprehend textbook not only reflect the
passages, alternative diversity of the classroom
online resources (articles) but also support
and various multimedia differentiated learning
(documentary clips, approaches to
Youtube videos, etc.). accommodate the needs
of all students.
Additionally, I guide
students in utilizing
available print, electronic,
and online resources
based on their individual
needs, fostering
independence and
enhancing accessibility to
content matter. April ‘24
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Is aware of students’ Seeks additional Identifies language Integrates knowledge of Engages English learners
primary language and information describing proficiencies and English English language in assessment of their
English language elements of culture and learner strengths in the development, English progress in English
proficiencies based on language proficiencies in study of language and learners’ strengths and language development
available assessment data. listening, speaking, content. Differentiates assessed needs into and in meeting content
reading, and writing. Uses instruction using one or English language and standards. Supports
multiple measures for more components of content instruction. students to establish and
assessing English English language monitor language and
3.6 Addressing the learners’ performance to development to support content goals.
needs of English identify gaps in English English learners.
learners and student Provides adapted language development. Develops and adapts
with special needs to materials to help English Creates and implements instruction to provide a Is resourceful and flexible
provide equitable learners access content. Attempts to scaffold scaffolds to support wide range of scaffolded in the design, adjustment,
access to the content content using visuals, standards-based support for language and and elimination of
models, and graphic instruction using literacy content for the range of scaffolds based on English
organizers. 9/15/23 strategies, SDAIE, and English learners. learners’ proficiencies,
content level English knowledge, and skills in
language development in the content.
order for students to
improve language
proficiencies and
understand content.
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I use various instructional I use various instructional
strategies to meet the strategies and provided
needs of English learners adapted materials to
and students with special support English learners.
needs. The aim is to allow I sought additional
equitable access to information on language
content. I provide proficiencies and
language support with attempted to scaffold
sentence prompts for content using visuals and
English learners and graphic organizers
arrange seating to (guided notes, sentence
accommodate various frames, etc.). I identify
Evidence learning opportunities language proficiencies
(pair/group discussion). and learner strengths,
Additionally, I integrate differentiating instruction
ELD, SDAIE, and academic using components of
language components into English language
lessons, embedding development. I create and
language development implement scaffolds using
within content literacy strategies and
instruction. content-level language
development, fostering
both language proficiency
and content
understanding. April ‘24
Has an awareness of the Seeks additional Utilizes information on Integrates Guides and support the
full range of students information on the full the full range of students accommodations, full range of student with
identified with special range of students identified with special adaptations, and special needs to actively
needs through data identified with special needs to assess strengths extensions to instruction engage in the assessment
provided by the school. needs to address and competencies to for the full range of and monitor their own
challenges or supports in provide appropriate students with special strengths, learning needs,
3.6 Addressing the
single lessons or sequence challenge and needs to ensure adequate and achievement in
needs of English
of lessons. accommodations in support and challenge. accessing content.
learners and student
instruction.
with special needs to
Attends required meeting Communicates and Communicates and
provide equitable
with resource personnel Cooperates with resource Communicates regularly collaborates with collaborates with
access to the content
and families. personnel, with resource personnel, colleagues, support staff, resource personnel,
para-educators, and para-educators, and and families to ensure para-educators, families,
families during meetings families to ensure that consistent instruction. leadership, and students
and activities in support student services are Supports families in in creating a coordinated
of learning plans and provided and progress is positive engagement with program to optimize
goals. school. success of the full range
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made in accessing of students with special
Learns about referral appropriate content. Initiates and monitors needs.
processes for students referral processes and
with special needs. Refers students as needed follow-up meeting to Takes leadership at the
9/15/23 Seeks additional in a timely and ensure that students site/district and
information on struggling appropriate manner receive support and/or collaborates with
learners and advanced supported with extended learning that is resource personnel to
learners to determine documented data over integrated into the core ensure the smooth and
appropriateness for time, including curriculum. effective implementations
referral. interventions tried of referral processes.
previous to referral.
I plan accommodations Initially, I only planned
tailored to students with accommodations tailored
special needs (social, to students with special
emotional, needs and attended
developmental, etc.). required meetings with
Some examples include resource personnel and
alternative families. Now I seek
communication options, additional information on
extended time, and the full range of students
supporting materials and identified with special
equipment in the needs to better address
classroom. challenges or provide
appropriate supports. I
also cooperate with
resource personnel,
Evidence
counselors, and families
to support learning plans
and goals, recognizing the
importance of
collaborative efforts in
meeting the diverse needs
of students. Additionally, I
seek additional
information on struggling
learners and advanced
learners to determine the
appropriateness for
referral, ensuring that all
students receive the
necessary support and
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interventions to succeed
academically. April ‘24