Professional Documents
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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 them. behaviors. 10/1/17 make improvements. unique identities.
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Teacher has an Teacher has an
established set of established set of
classroom procedures
behavior procedures. that students help to
Students understand create. The guidelines are
the classroom clear and the
guidelines and are consequences are
accepting of consistent and fair. When
giving a group
consequences when assignment, teacher has
Evidence
rules are not students set their own
followed. 10/1/17 goal timelines. At the end,
students anonymously
assess each group
member, including
themselves. 5/1/18
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Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student 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 classroom
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds behavior supports. Promotes positive
routines, procedures,
behavior. to disruptive behavior. Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
norms, and supports
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
for positive behavior
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a
to ensure a climate in
learning climate. disruptive to the learning positive classroom
which all students
Students participate in climate. climate that eliminate
can learn
routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
norms and receive
reinforcement for
Students are aware of Students receive positive behaviors.
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior Students are involved in Students share
classroom norms. that interferes with Students receive timely assessment and responsibility with
learning, and positive and effective feedback monitoring of routines, teacher for managing and
reinforcement in and consequences for procedures, and norms in maintaining a positive
following routines, behaviors that interfere ways that improve the classroom climate that
procedures, and norms. with learning. learning climate. 5/1/18 promotes learning.
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Teacher uses Teacher still uses Love
strategies learned in and Logic strategies, and
has also included
Love and Logic strategies learned in
training to keep a Restorative Practices
positive classroom training to resolve
atmosphere and keep conflicts and maintain a
disruptions to a positive learning
Evidence minimum. Positive
atmosphere.
Has basic knowledge of Expands knowledge of Adapts instruction in Integrates knowledge of Utilizes comprehensive
student stages of student development and response to knowledge of range of students knowledge of students to
development while implements learning student development and development into guide all students to
becoming aware of activities in single lessons proficiencies to meet instructional decisions to develop proficiencies,
differences in students’ or sequence of lessons students’ diverse learning ensure student understand subject
understanding of subject that addresses students’ needs. Ensures understanding of the matter including related
matter. proficiencies and support understanding of subject subject matter including academic language.
understanding of subject matter including related related academic
Teaches subject-specific matter including related academic language. language. Engages student at all
3.2 Applying vocabulary following academic 5/1/18 levels of vocabulary,
knowledge of curriculum guidelines. language.10/1/17 Provides explicit teaching academic language, and
student development Provides explicit teaching of specific academic proficiencies in self-
and proficiencies to Provides explicit teaching of essential vocabulary, language, text structures, directed goal setting,
ensure student of essential content idioms, key words with grammatical, and stylistic monitoring, and
understanding of vocabulary and multiple meanings, and language features to improvement. Guides all
subject matter associated academic academic language in ensure equitable access students in using analysis
language in single lessons ways that engage to subject matter strategies that provides
or sequence of lessons. students in accessing understanding for the equitable access and deep
Explains academic subject matter text or range of student language understanding of subject
language, formats, and learning levels and abilities. matter.
vocabulary to support activities.10/1/17 12/14/18
student access to subject 5/1/18
matter when confusions
are identified.
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Follows organization of Examines organization of Uses knowledge of Integrates knowledge of Uses extensive
curriculum as provided curriculum and considers curriculum and student curriculum and resources knowledge of curriculum
by site and district to adjustments in single readiness to organize and to organize and adjust and related resources to
support student lessons or sequence of adjust the curriculum to instruction within and flexibly and effectively
3.3 Organizing understanding of the lessons to support ensure student across subject matter to organize and adjust
curriculum to subject matter. understanding of subject understanding. extend student instruction.
facilitate student matter.10/1/17 understanding. 12/14/18
understanding of the Ensures student
subject matter comprehension and
facilitates student
articulation about what
they do and do not
understand.
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
Teacher will often change Teacher will use Teacher uses assessment
up lesson or unit assessments to inform data to recognize when
sequences to put lessons whether or not students students need to slow
in an order that is more are ready to take on a down vs. when they need
logical and flows more rigorous concept, more of a challenge. On a
naturally so that students and will re-organize daily basis, Teacher
have an easier time of lessons or units checks for engagement
understanding subject accordingly. 5/1/18 and uses formative
matter. 10/1/17 assessment to determine
what needs to be gone
over more slowly and
when the class is ready to
move on. 12/14/18
Uses instructional Gathers and uses Selects and adapts a Integrates instructional Uses an extensive
strategies that are additional instructional variety of instructional strategies appropriate to repertoire of
provided in the strategies in single strategies to ensure subject matter to meet instructional strategies to
curriculum. lessons or sequence of student understanding of students’ diverse develop enthusiasm,
3.4 Utilizing
lessons to increase academic language learning, to ensure meta-cognitive abilities,
instructional
student understanding of appropriate to subject student understanding of and support and
strategies that are
academic language matter and that academic language, and challenge the full range of
appropriate to the
appropriate to subject addresses students’ guide student in student towards a deep
subject matter
matter. diverse learning understanding knowledge of subject
needs.10/1/17 connections within and matter. 12/14/18
across subject matter.
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CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
Uses available Explores additional Selects, adapts, and Integrates a wide range of Engages students in
instructional materials, instructional materials, utilizes appropriate adapted resources, identifying and adapting
resources, and resources, and instructional materials, technologies, and resources, technologies,
3.5 Using and technologies for specific technologies to make resources, and instructional materials to and standards-aligned
adapting resources, lessons to make subject subject matter accessible technologies for concept meet identified student instructional materials to
technologies, and matter accessible to to students. and skill development in needs and make subject extend student
standards-aligned students. subject matter. Resources matter accessible to understanding and
instructional Explores how to make reflect the diversity of the students. critical thinking about
materials including Identifies technological technological resources classroom and support subject matter.
adopted materials, to resource needs. available to all differentiated learning of Assists student with
make subject matter students.10/1/17 subject matter. equitable access to Ensures that student are
accessible to all materials, resources, and able to obtain equitable
students Guides students to use technologies. Seeks access to a wide range of
available print, electronic, outside resources and technologies through
and online subject matter support. ongoing links to outside
resources based on resources and support.
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
Is aware of students’ Seeks additional information Identifies language Integrates knowledge of Engages English learners in
primary language and describing elements of proficiencies and English English language assessment of their progress
English language culture and language learner strengths in the development, English in English language
3.6 Addressing the proficiencies based on proficiencies in listening, study of language and learners’ strengths and development and in meeting
needs of English available assessment data. speaking, reading, and content. Differentiates assessed needs into English content standards. Supports
learners and student writing. Uses multiple instruction using one or language and content students to establish and
with special needs to measures for assessing more components of English instruction. monitor language and
provide equitable English learners’ language development to content goals.
access to the content performance to identify gaps support English learners.
in English language
Provides adapted materials development. Creates and implements Develops and adapts Is resourceful and flexible in
to help English learners scaffolds to support instruction to provide a wide the design, adjustment, and
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning
access content. Attempts to scaffold content standards-based instruction range of scaffolded support elimination of scaffolds
using visuals, models, and using literacy strategies, for language and content for based on English learners’
graphic organizers. SDAIE, and content level the range of English proficiencies, knowledge,
English language learners. and skills in the content.
development in order for 10/1/17 5/1/18 12/14/18
students to improve
language proficiencies and
understand content.
Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
6.3 Collaborating classroom level. department and school broadest positive
with colleagues and Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
the broader teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
professional the school and district teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
community to level. the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
support teacher professional community to access professional and district levels and
and student community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
learning teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
and student range of supports for Initiates and develops
learning10/1/17 teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. 5/1/18 opportunities with the
12/14/18 broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Teacher constantly finds Teacher has attended
opportunities to district-wide meetings
collaborate with with colleagues from her
colleagues and reflect on department to reflect on
teaching. Teacher has teaching practices, align
collaborated with both curriculum, and discuss
German and Spanish new strategies for
teachers to discuss world student-centered
language teaching learning. Teacher also
strategies. interacts with teachers
from across the country
Teacher interacts with in an online community
other French teachers where curriculum ideas,
from around the world lesson plans,
through ACTFL and a assessments, projects,
Facebook group for and much more are
French teachers where shared and discussed.
we come together to 5/1/18
share ideas, lesson plans,
and new strategies. Teacher is part of several
10/1/17 online communities for
language teachers as
well, and, along with
another French teacher
in the district, helped
bring a professional
development opportunity
to the area with one of
the founders of one of the
aforementioned online
communities. 12/14/18
CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. 12/14/18 and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events.10/1/17 norms. student learning.
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Teacher can improve Teacher invites
in making parents to come
connections with experience a class
parents and families whenever they’d like,
6.4 Working with
of students. Teacher and encourages
families to support
welcomes parent families to
student learning
involvement at big contribute to the
events such as Paris classroom during
Night and during cultural celebrations.
large-scale projects. Teacher seeks the
10/1/17 help of other world
language teachers to
Teacher is still aid with language
striving to find new barriers or cultural
ways to make differences.
connections with 12/14/18
parents and families
besides inviting them
to Paris Night.
Teacher is currently
brainstorming for
next year. 5/1/18
CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
connections to students, and families. for students.
Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
community resources lessons. 5/1/18 designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single 12/14/18 implementing community to improve in the community.
lessons.10/1/17 instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
Teacher is still developing Teacher seeks out
awareness about the opportunities in the
6.5 Engaging local community and community for students
communities in neighborhoods to interact with the
support of the surrounding the school. subject matter. Students
instructional are invited to the
Teacher is brainstorming Fullerton College French
program
ideas for how Film Festival and
neighborhood and encouraged to take
community resources summer school French
could be used in lessons. courses there. 5/1/18
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CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models
understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates expectations. 5/1/18 that may be Responsibilities
commitments to commitment by challenging. effectively.
students. exploring ways to Pursues ways to
address individual support students’ Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
student needs. diverse learning needs effort to seek, develop, maintain the
and maintains belief in and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
students’ capacity for creative methods to and energy to ensure
achievement. ensure individual that all students
student learning. achieve.
6.6 Managing
Teacher can use Teacher has made
professional
more work in improvements in
responsibilities to
maintaining time management
maintain
responsibilities in a and has been less
motivation and
timely way. Time stressed out this year
commitment to all
management has 5/1/18
students
been an issue.
10/1/17 Teacher always
believes in every
student’s ability to
achieve. Teacher is
constantly looking
for new strategies
that can be applied in
the classroom.
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CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator
Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances.
* As follows:
● Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
● Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
● Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
● Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
● Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
● Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
6.7 Demonstrating
● Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
professional health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
responsibility, ● Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
integrity, and ● Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
ethical conduct ● Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.10/1/17 5/1/18
Teacher maintains a professional demeanor, follows all codes, and has a good
rapport with students and other teachers. 10/1/17 5/1/18