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.
Using knowledge of learning needs. 9/24/18
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I use data from school
wide assessments such as
STAR, FAST, and SBAC. I
also incorporative
formative assessments
and summative
assessments into every
subject. I am continually
using these assessments
to assist my students and
meet their needs.
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Evidence
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.
Evidence
Exploring
Uses gathered
information about
students’ prior
knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interest
to support student
learning.
Students participate in
single lessons or
sequences of lessons
related to their interests
and experiences. 9/24/18
I used an All About Me
presentation that allows
students to share about
themselves, their families,
their life, and culture.
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Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
understanding of and their communities to extensive information
students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
experiences, and interests experiences, and interests.
to connect to student
learning.
Students can articulate
Students make Students are actively the relevance and impact
connections between engaged in curriculum, of lessons on their lives
curriculum, and their which relates their prior and society.
prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences,
backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging
Uses real-life connections
during instruction as
identified to curriculum.
Connecting subject
matter to
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate
subject matter to real-life.
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
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
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subject matter.
Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
real-life connections Students utilize real-life in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons connections regularly to life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to develop understandings matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter. understanding.9/20/18 applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
Collaborative Students created a
discussions that Presentation (skit) to
encourage students share their
to discuss real life knowledge of music,
connections to the after our school-wide
subject matter to assembly of “Rock
further student Your School!
understanding. 9/20/18

We annotate texts
Evidence and seek real life
connections in which
students have
familiarity 9/26/18
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging
Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided
by school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional
strategies, resources,
and technologies to
meet students’
Some students participate
diverse learning
in instructional strategies,
needs
using resources and
technologies provided.
Evidence Modified
assignments
Gate:
Expanding and
challenging
homework, spelling,
and math
“enrichment”
practice, math talks,
performance tasks
ELD: small group
instruction, using
realia, pictures
RSP: small group
instruction, modified
work, leveled
readers
Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
learning needs.9/25/18
Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students needs. learning.
A variety of
instructional
strategies are
conducted to meet
the diverse needs of
my students through
modified
instructions. For
example, Gate:
Expanding and
challenging
homework, spelling,
and math
“enrichment”
practice, math talks,
performance tasks
ELD: small group
instruction, using
realia, pictures
RSP: small group
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
instruction, modified
work, leveled
readers (9/25/18)

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Asks questions that Includes questions in Guide students to think critically Supports students to Facilitates systematic
focus on factual single lessons or a through use of questioning initiate critical thinking opportunities for
knowledge and sequence of lessons that strategies, posing/solving through independently student to apply critical
comprehension. require students to problems, and reflection on issues developing questions, thinking by designing
recall, interpret, and in content. 9/25/18 posing problems and structured inquiries into
think critically. reflecting on multiple complex problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though
Students respond to questions and
inquiry, problem
Students respond to problems posed by the teacher Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
Some students respond varied questions or and begin to pose and solve and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
to questions regarding tasks designed to problems of their own related to of their own to support complex questions and
facts and promote comprehension the content. inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
comprehension. and critical thinking in communicate
single lessons or a understandings based
sequence of lessons. on in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I used a pre-lesson to
promote critical thinking of
concepts before instruction.
I showed students a Rubik’s
Cube. Students were asked if
any had tried to solve a
Rubik’s Cube. I explained
that the manufacture states
there are 43 quintillion
possible moves on the cube.
Evidence I then wrote
43,000,000,000,000,000,000
on the board. I explained
that an exponent is a
shortened way to show
repeated multiplication.
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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 provide
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs assistance to students in
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. 9/24/18 flexibly and effectively.
learning and
adjusting instruction Students monitor their
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet adjustments in
their needs during instruction.
instruction.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Formative
assessments are
given throughout my
lessons that change
and influence my
instruction. For
example, Ticket out
the door are used.
During math, white
board are a used as a
Evidence quick check. Students
are asked to show
their levels of
understanding, using
hand signals.
Homework is
checked and
corrected the next
day homework as a
review. 9/24/18