CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
information from district additional assessment knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
and state required information on student academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
assessments. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs.
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures. 5/1/2018,
culturally responsive 12/7/2018
pedagogy in planning.
9/22/2017

I am familiar with and Thanks to SDAIE I have

sensitive to the been able to better
background of the gender identify my personal bias
and socioeconomic status and stereotyping to
of my students. Some counteract the subtle
teachers use polling apps language that is at odds
on cell phones to interact with women in the
with their students. I classroom. 5/1/2018,
believe this isolates 12/7/2018
students who do not have
cell phones most likely
because they belong to a
lower socioeconomic
class. I also use gender
neutral language during
my lessons: “Congress
person” and I do not say
“guys” when referring to
my group of students.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. 5/1/2018, to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 12/7/2018 learning goals.
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Learning goals and lesson Learning goals and lesson
objectives are listed and objectives are discussed
discussed at the start of at the start of each class
every classroom. This and connected to the
simultaneously provides prior lesson and the
an overview of our day future lesson to provide
and what the student’s better context of each
end goal is for the day. learning goal in the grand
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5/1/2018, 12/7/2018
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and assessed design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats that instructional needs to comprehensive long- and
support student support student learning. ensure student learning. short-term instructional
learning 9/22/2017 5/1/2018, 12/7/2018 plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

Good lesson planning Perhaps because I was

begins with an already cognizant of it
overarching theme that and decided to utilize it
envelops the entire for my POP cycle and ILP,
course. In 10th grade this was one area I grew
World History and 11th in and am extremely
grade U.S history, it’s the grateful for because it is a
concept that all events very practical and
and topics discussed in beneficial CSTP to
class are a result of the strengthen. 5/1/2018,
events that came prior 12/7/2018
and lead to the next
event. In economics the
overarching theme is to
teach students how they
are part of a market
economic system. In
government the theme is
to master the American
political spectrum and
truly understand what it
means to be a responsible
citizen. 9/22/2017
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a repertoire
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles of strategies specifically
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ meet students’ diverse
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and language and learning
4.4 Planning responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides needs and styles to
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and advance learning for all.
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students.
appropriate Is aware of student Seeks to learn about needs and styles. Facilitates opportunities
strategies to meet the content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
learning needs of all language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into impact of instructional
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet strategies to meet their
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning learning and language
instruction. 9/22/2017 and language needs. needs.
5/1/2018, 12/7/2018
I consistently scaffold, I utilize formal and
build on prior knowledge informal assessment to
gained from previous decide what I should
lessons, and informally reteach, differentiate
assess to evaluate my going forward, or provide
own execution and the additional resources for.
presentation of the 5/1/2018, 12/7/2018
material. Informal
assessments are true to
their purpose assuming
the assessments are
reliable in their wording.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to arises to support student student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse learning. 9/22/2017 &
materials to meet the
learning needs. 5/1/2018, 12/7/2018 Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

Good teaching requires

revision after revision.
These revisions are based
on student engagement,
their excitement, and how
well they do on informal
assessments.
Differentiating
instruction with visuals,
humor, and anecdotes are
also beneficial.
9/22/2017 & 5/1/2018,
12/7/2018