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I make accommodations
for special needs, such as
seating arrangements and
creating didactic
materials that suit their
needs.
09/30/18
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
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. 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. 9/30/18
I include linking to prior
knowledge in my lesson
planning. I use KWL
charts for students to
state what they already
know, and want to learn
about a new topic. I then
have them track their
learning by explaining
what they learned and
what misconceptions they
had. I also have contact
Evidence with family members,
tutors and therapists to
continuously learn more
about my students.
I make changes to
Evidence activities and lessons
when I see there is a gap
in understanding or
engagement.
9/30/18