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. (9/25/18) 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.
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. (9/25/18) needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
At the beginning of the
year, I have all students
complete a "Tell me more
about yourself" sheet.
This includes what name
they prefer, where in the
room do they learn best
from, hobbies, sports,
interests and anything I
should know to help them
succeed. (9/25/18)

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. (9/25/18) experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior
learning. to connect to student interests.
knowledge,
learning.
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
Some students connect Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
interests
learning activities to their single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
own lives. (9/25/18) 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.
I try to connect to
previous math concepts
(and to future to provide
a "why are we doing
this") but I've never
thought about connecting
to the students' life
experiences. We have a
diverse and culturally rich
student body so this is
something I will explore
more. (9/25/18)
Evidence
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
Some students relate
contexts
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
(9/25/18) students in relating to instruction.
subject matter.
Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
Students make use of connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
real-life connections develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
provided in single lessons of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
or sequence of lessons to understanding. applications of subject
support understanding of matter during learning
subject matter. (9/25/18) activities.

I try to use examples from

my 20 years experience
as a software engineer. I
think this connects well
especially with students
in our Engineering
Pathways and Computer
Programming programs.
(9/25/18)

Evidence
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 learning
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, resources, (9/25/18) learning needs.
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, Students participate in instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and single lessons or strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. sequence of lessons technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
related to their interests their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
and experiences. technologies to meet their successfully advance their
(9/25/18) individual students learning.
needs.
I primarily use resources
and instructional
strategies provided by
our district or developed
by my colleagues. I
periodically incorporate
strategies and resources I
develop myself or find
online. I am just
beginning to implement a
technology based tool
that will allow me to
Evidence tailor lessons to the
students' needs.
(9/25/18)
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 Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
comprehension. sequence of lessons that questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
(9/25/18) require students to recall, posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
interpret, and think and reflection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. (9/25/18) content. reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though
inquiry, problem
Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
Some students respond to varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
questions regarding facts designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
and comprehension. comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
(9/25/18) critical thinking in single problems of their own communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons. in depth analysis of
content learning.
My questioning is not as
good as I know it should
and can be. I fall into the
rut of asking closed
questions. I occasionally
include some open ended
ones and engage the
students in discussion,
but not nearly enough.
(98/25/18)

Evidence
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
(9/25/18) engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance Students receive participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. assistance individually or engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
in small groups during activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
instruction. (9/25/18) their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
Several times during
instruction I have
students practice on their
own the concept just
taught. During this time I
circulate through the
class providing one-on-
one clarification and
reteaching. If I find
several students having
similar struggles, I will
stop the whole class and
clarify and/or reteach the
Evidence
concept. Sometimes I will
decide that additional
time and/or strageties
are needed. (9/25/18)