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
4.1 Using knowledge background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
of students’ academic individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
readiness, language 7/14/18 social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs. 5/8/19 12/10/18
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. Becomes aware of Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
potential areas of bias sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures.
pedagogy. culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

Students all receive Curriculum is planned out

individualized seat work, in advanced with year
independent work, long goals in place. Then
centers and leveled small weekly, I reevaluate my
groups. 7/14/18 class’ performance and
progress. This helps me
see how best to
accommodate to the
whole class and
individual students.
Students are given
leveled seat work,
homework and reading
groups. They also receive
one-to-one conferencing
when needed. 121/10/18
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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 7/14/18 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs learning goals.
5/8/19.12/10/18
Before the start of each Learning goals are always
new lesson or topic, I introduced before the
review the end goal for start of a whole group
what the students will be lesson. Before I give out
learning. I use both the my differentiated seat
academic language and work, I will generally call
language that is more back those students in
understandable for my groups to go over their
young students. 7/14/18 instructions and goals. I
also write out their goals
for what to accomplish
during independent time
to help them see what
needs to be
accomplished. 12/10/18
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 design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. 12/10/18 learning 5/9/19. plans that ensure high
7/14/18 levels of learning.

Before the start of the I was recently

school year me and my approached by my
team make year-long director about our new
goals for where the curriculum for the
students should be. Then coming school year and
we meet weekly to how he is putting me on
discuss the short term the job of coordinating
goals and adjust short term and long term
depending on success of goals for the first two
students. 7/14/18 quarters of the school
year. This will give me the
opportunity to integrate
more differentiation to
ensure more engaged
student learning. 5/9/19
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
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning 7/14/18 responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site and language needs students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. beyond basic data. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. 7/14/18 and language needs learning and language
5/8/19. 12/10/18 needs.

I examine what resources I observe student Use data from students

would be best to help responses to a particular formative and summative
supplement my lesson to resource and then adjust. assessments to help make
target all of the students I also keep note of which curriculum and planning
learning needs. Things tactic I used so that when decisions. I also adapt for
such as manipulatives, reviewing their formal students with learning
online resources, physical assessments I can needs by special seating,
representations of determine if it was more visuals, auditory
objects, non-fiction successful for certain adjustments, etc..
books, etc. 7/14/18 students or the class as a 12/10/18
whole. 7/14/18
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 based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
12/10/18 7/14/18 additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs 5/9/19. learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I have started to move Since completing my

away from the provided teacher learning project
lesson materials for more students have been
abstract topics. As the exposed to more diverse
school year progresses I teaching approaches to
become more help ensure more
comfortable with engaged student learning.
supplementing different 5/9/19
lessons because I have
gotten to know my
students and what they
respond best to. 7/14/18