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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students prior inform instruction. regarding students
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
Connecting learning
learning. to connect to student interests.
to students prior
learning. 10/1/17
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
Some students connect Students participate in Students are actively Students can articulate
experiences, and
learning activities to their single lessons or engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
interests
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests connections between knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their and interests within and
prior knowledge, across learning activities.
backgrounds, life 10/1/17
experiences, and
interests.
I become aware of I apply cultural
the cultural context such as
differences and language to the
family background. I curriculum whenever
include this in my possible.10/1/17
lesson to show the
students their culture
is respected.10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. responsive during subject matter
10/1/17 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students make use of Students routinely
contexts subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students actively engage integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons in making and using real- into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to Students utilize real-life life connections to and make relevant
support understanding of connections regularly to subject matter to extend applications of subject
subject matter. develop understandings their understanding. matter during learning
of subject matter. 10/1/17 activities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students prior inform instruction. regarding students
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
Connecting learning
learning. to connect to student interests.
to students prior
learning. 10/1/17
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
Some students connect Students participate in Students are actively Students can articulate
experiences, and
learning activities to their single lessons or engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
interests
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests connections between knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their and interests within and
prior knowledge, across learning activities.
backgrounds, life 10/1/17
experiences, and
interests.
I become aware of I apply cultural
the cultural context such as
differences and language to the
family background. I curriculum whenever
include this in my possible.10/1/17
lesson to show the
students their culture
is respected.10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. responsive during subject matter
10/1/17 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students make use of Students routinely
contexts subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students actively engage integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons in making and using real- into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to Students utilize real-life life connections to and make relevant
support understanding of connections regularly to subject matter to extend applications of subject
subject matter. develop understandings their understanding. matter during learning
of subject matter. 10/1/17 activities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students prior inform instruction. regarding students
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
Connecting learning
learning. to connect to student interests.
to students prior
learning. 10/1/17
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
Some students connect Students participate in Students are actively Students can articulate
experiences, and
learning activities to their single lessons or engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
interests
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests connections between knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their and interests within and
prior knowledge, across learning activities.
backgrounds, life 10/1/17
experiences, and
interests.
I become aware of I apply cultural
the cultural context such as
differences and language to the
family background. I curriculum whenever
include this in my possible.10/1/17
lesson to show the
students their culture
is respected.10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. responsive during subject matter
10/1/17 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students make use of Students routinely
contexts subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students actively engage integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons in making and using real- into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to Students utilize real-life life connections to and make relevant
support understanding of connections regularly to subject matter to extend applications of subject
subject matter. develop understandings their understanding. matter during learning
of subject matter. 10/1/17 activities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students prior inform instruction. regarding students
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
Connecting learning
learning. to connect to student interests.
to students prior
learning. 10/1/17
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
Some students connect Students participate in Students are actively Students can articulate
experiences, and
learning activities to their single lessons or engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
interests
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests connections between knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their and interests within and
prior knowledge, across learning activities.
backgrounds, life 10/1/17
experiences, and
interests.
I become aware of I apply cultural
the cultural context such as
differences and language to the
family background. I curriculum whenever
include this in my possible.10/1/17
lesson to show the
students their culture
is respected.10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. responsive during subject matter
10/1/17 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students make use of Students routinely
contexts subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students actively engage integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons in making and using real- into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to Students utilize real-life life connections to and make relevant
support understanding of connections regularly to subject matter to extend applications of subject
subject matter. develop understandings their understanding. matter during learning
of subject matter. 10/1/17 activities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students prior inform instruction. regarding students
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
Connecting learning
learning. to connect to student interests.
to students prior
learning. 10/1/17
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
Some students connect Students participate in Students are actively Students can articulate
experiences, and
learning activities to their single lessons or engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
interests
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests connections between knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their and interests within and
prior knowledge, across learning activities.
backgrounds, life 10/1/17
experiences, and
interests.
I become aware of I apply cultural
the cultural context such as
differences and language to the
family background. I curriculum whenever
include this in my possible.10/1/17
lesson to show the
students their culture
is respected.10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. responsive during subject matter
10/1/17 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life Some students relate Students make use of Students routinely
contexts subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students actively engage integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons in making and using real- into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to Students utilize real-life life connections to and make relevant
support understanding of connections regularly to subject matter to extend applications of subject
subject matter. develop understandings their understanding. matter during learning
of subject matter. 10/1/17 activities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the Experiments with and/or Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
importance of the virtual learning environments that reflect environments that reflect environments flexibly to
physical and/or virtual environments that student diversity and student diversity and facilitate access to a wide
learning environments support student learning. provide a range of provides a broad range of range of resources that
that support student resources for learning. resources, displays, and engage students in
learning. artifacts that are current learning. Ensures that
Structures for interaction Utilizes a variety of and integral to environments enhance
Is aware that structured are taught in single structures for interaction instruction. 10/1/17 learning and reflect
interaction between lessons or sequence of during learning activities diversity within and
Creating physical or
students can support lessons to support that ensures a focus on Integrates a variety of beyond the classroom.
virtual learning
learning. student learning. and completion of structures for interaction
environments that
learning tasks. that engage students Selects from a repertoire
promote student
constructively and of structures for
learning, reflect
productively in learning. interaction to ensure
diversity, and
accelerated learning for
encourage
the full range of students.
constructive and
Some students use Students use resources Students use a variety of Students routinely use a
productive
available resources in provided in learning resources in learning range of resources in Students participate in
interactions among
learning environments environments and environments and learning environments monitoring and changing
students
during instruction. interact with each other interact in ways that that relate to and enhance the design of learning
to understand and deepen their instruction and reflect environments and
complete learning tasks understanding of the their diversity. structures for
in single lessons or content and develop Students share in interactions.
sequence of constructive social and monitoring and
lessons10/1/17 academic interactions. assessment of
interactions to improve
effectiveness and develop
a positive culture for
learning.
Students use the The resources in the
classroom displays classroom include
and anchor charts to pictures of actual
assist their learning. students in the class
10/1/17 of diverse
Evidence
backgrounds.10/1/17
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 2.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Adheres to policies and Recognizes and Anticipates and reduces Integrates support for Shares responsibility
laws regarding safety addresses safety issues risks to physical, students to take risks and with the students for the
that are required by the regarding materials, intellectual, and offer respectful opinions establishment and
site, district, and state. student interactions, and emotional safety using about divergent maintenance of a safe
Responds to behaviors the organization of the multiple strategies that viewpoints. physical, intellectual, and
that impact student learning environments. include examining biases emotional environment
safety as they arise. in the learning focused on high quality
environment and and rigorous learning.
curriculum. 10/1/17 Engages in reflection on
Establishing and
Explores strategies to their own language and
maintaining learning
establish intellectual and Models and provides behavior that contributes
environments that
emotional safety in the instruction on skills that to intellectual and
are physically,
classroom. develop resiliency and emotional safety in the
intellectually, and
support intellectual and classroom.
emotionally safe
emotional safety. Students demonstrate
Students are aware of resiliency in
required safety Students follow teacher Students develop and perseverance for
procedures and the guidance regarding Students take risks, offer practice resiliency skills academic achievement.
school and classroom potential safety issues for opinions, and share and strategies to strive Students maintain
rational for maintaining self or others. alternative perspectives for academic intellectual and
safety. achievement, and emotional safety for
establish intellectual and themselves and others in
emotional safety in the the classroom.
classroom. 10/1/17
Cultural biases are Students are
addressed when encouraged to try
planning each lesson. and fail and keep
10/1/17 trying. 10/1/17
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem solving, accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
tasks. importance of meeting and appropriate levels of critical reading, writing Fosters extended studies,
Is aware of the targeted learning goals. challenge. and thinking. research, analysis and
importance of Works to maintain high Holds high expectations Integrates strategic purposeful use of
maintaining high expectations for students for students. Has an scaffolds and learning.
Creating a rigorous
expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of technologies throughout Supports students to
learning
achievement patterns for achievement patterns, instruction that support utilize an extensive
environment with
individuals and groups of and uses scaffolds to the full range of learners repertoire of
high expectations
students. address achievement in meeting high differentiated strategies
and appropriate
gaps. 10/1/17 expectations for to meet high
support for all
achievement. expectations.
students
Some students ask for Some individuals and Students engage in a
teacher support to groups of students work variety of differentiated Students actively use Students take
understand or complete with the teacher to supports and challenges supports and challenges responsibility to fully
learning tasks. support accuracy and in ways that promote to complete critical utilize teacher and peer
comprehension in their their accuracy, analysis, reading, writing, higher support, to achieve
learning. and problem solving in order thinking, and consistently high levels of
learning. 10/1/17 problem solving across factual and analytical
subject matter. learning.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Establishes expectations, Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
rules, and consequences with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
for individual and group involvement. responsive instruction to supports, and systems that ensure
behavior. Communicates, models develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
and explains expectations high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
for individual and group individual and group behavior within and maintaining high
behavior. behavior. across learning activities. standards for individual
Developing, and group behaviors.
communicating, and Refers to standards for Reviews standards for Utilizes routine Guides and supports
maintaining behavior and applies behavior with students in references to standards students to self-assess,
high standards for consequences as needed. single lessons or for behavior prior and monitor, and set goals for
individual and group sequence of lessons in during individual and individual and group
behavior anticipation of need for group work. 10/1/17 behavior and
reinforcement. participation.
Students are aware of Students know Students follow behavior Students respond to Students demonstrate
classroom rules and expectations for behavior expectations, accept individual and group positive behavior,
consequences. and consequences and consequences and behaviors and encourage consistent participation
respond to guidance in increase positive and support each other to and are valued for their
following them10/1/17. behaviors. make improvements. unique identities.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines or norms for procedures, and norms in routines and procedures monitoring and reflecting participating in
single lessons to support single lessons or that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
student learning. sequence of lessons with responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
some student students in the are culturally responsive. and procedures focuses
involvement. development and Maintains a quality on maximizing learning.
monitoring of norms. learning climate that Classroom climate
builds on student integrates school
strengths. standards and culturally
Seeks to promote positive Provides positive relevant norms.
Employing
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds behavior supports. Promotes positive
classroom routines,
behavior. to disruptive behavior. Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
procedures, norms,
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
and supports for
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a
positive behavior to
learning climate. disruptive to the learning positive classroom
ensure a climate in
Students participate in climate. climate that eliminate
which all students
routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
can learn
norms and receive
reinforcement for
Students are aware of Students receive positive behaviors.
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior 10/1/17 Students are involved in Students share
classroom norms. that interferes with assessment and responsibility with
learning, and positive Students receive timely monitoring of routines, teacher for managing and
reinforcement in and effective feedback procedures, and norms in maintaining a positive
following routines, and consequences for ways that improve the classroom climate that
procedures, and norms. behaviors that interfere learning climate. promotes learning.
10/1/17 with learning.
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Evidence
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Has a foundational Examines concepts in Understands and explains Uses broad knowledge of Uses extensive
knowledge of subject subject matter and the relationship between inter-relationships of knowledge of subject
matter, related academic academic language to essential subject matter concepts, academic matter concepts, current
3.1 Demonstrating language, and academic identify connections concepts, academic content standards, and issues, academic
knowledge of subject content standards. between academic language, and academic academic language in language, and research to
matter academic content standards and content ways that ensure clear make relevant
content standards instruction. standards10/1/17. connections and connections to standards
relevance to students. during instruction and
extend student learning.