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. 10/1/17 planning lessons. Uses cultures.
&12/10/18 culturally responsive
pedagogy in
planning.5/10/18&5/10/
19
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
When planning daily I have made a more
lessons, I take into proactive effort to see
consideration the various what the causes and
assessments that I have sources of bias and
acquired throughout stereotyping when
previous units of study. planning lessons can
These include (but are create obstacles for
not limited to) previous students within the
formative and summative classroom.
assessments in the formal Understanding culture as
and informal setting, well creates a more well-
collaborative discussion rounded meaningful
quality, and information planning approach when
gained by outside creating lessons within a
resources (i.e. bi-annual specific unit.
informational
roundtables). This I have tried to make a
directly influences how I more concerted effort in
cover material, how fast I creating more equity
go through content, as within my classroom and
well as the specific ways planning phases of
in which I seek to create teaching.
connections for my
students.
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 accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning lessons.10/1/17 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs.12/10/18& to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 5/10/18 5/10/19 learning goals.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
As part of my lesson
synthesis, I always try to
include specific learning
goals that we seek to
accomplish during a
specific day of
instruction. This includes
specific concepts,
language, and problem
solving skills that are
needed as well as the
novel new strategies that
students will be expected
to acquire at the
conclusion of the lesson.
Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term
term and short-term planning to support
instructional plans to student learning.
support student
learning
We've made a strong I have continued to create
push towards visible a classroom culture based
learning at my school site on visible learning on
this includes stating at objectives as well as
the beginning of most students being aware of
lessons with a learning what specific learning
objectives are for the day objectives are on a day to
and how students day basis through routine
understand when they and protocol.
have acquired the specific
goals and aims for the I continue to utilize visual
lesson. learning strategies to
reinforce learning goals
and objectives for each
lesson within my class.
Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning.10/1/17 learning. 5/10/18 & plans that ensure high
12/10/18 & 5/10/19 levels of learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
I have created a year-long In starting a plan for the
curriculum synthesis that instruction next year, I
addresses specific have been refunding the
content standards in way in which I approach
ways that exceed the connections from
traditional direct lesson to lesson as well as
instruction modalities. As from unit to unit. This
stated before, I maintain stems from the utilization
various opportunities for of more project-based
students to collaborate learning modalities as
and demonstrate their well as open ended
knowledge through the questions that address
use of project based the needs of the Common
learning. This comes in Core student.
two forms, mini
performance tasks that Continued progress
come from unit to unit as towards maintaining and
well as larger cumulative propelling content
tasks that require progress as well as the
students to use multiple ways in which we teach
units of understanding to subject matter material.
successfully complete.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates 5Plans 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 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 Seeks to learn about needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. data.10/1/17 language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. 5/10/18 & and language needs. learning and language
12/10/18 5/10/19. needs.

Adaptive strategies are I have moved towards I have made significant

employed when utilizing multiple strides in providing
constructing content modalities to not only various forms of
lessons that take into convey specific content assessment and learning
consideration the various knowledge but to also experiences that address
modalities in which afford students an the differences that exist
students learn. This opportunity to among student within my
includes various ways to demonstrate their classroom. Creating voice
approach problems learning in various ways. and choice on
within a specific content this creates a classroom assignments and projects
areas as well as various environment in which all has been a large part of
ways in which concepts students and multiple my instructional planning
are illustrated to levels and this year.
students. I have always understandings can have
been interested in access to their content
furthering this aspect of knowledge and gain
my teaching and have engagement through
ready many academic their own methodologies.
studies to provide me
with more approaches in Multiple modalities are
effective differentiation. still being utilized within
my classroom with
regards to specific
assessments of student
learning.
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and
instructional plans
additional materials to
and curricular
support students’ diverse
materials to meet the
learning needs.10/1/17
assessed learning
& 5/10/18
needs of all students.
As stated above, utilizing
adaptive technology such
as ALEKS within my
classroom provides an
avenue in which for
students to access the
curriculum in ways that
suit their specific learning
levels and academic
needs. Moreover, utilizing
multiple modalities of
learning throughout my
lessons also provides
similar opportunities for
students to meet the
content where they feel
the most comfortable and
able to be successful.
Continue to find ways to
adapt instructional plans
to meet the address
learning needs of all
students with in my
classroom.
Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
adjustments to a wide range of
instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
uses a variety of based on in depth
materials as the analysis of individual
instructional needs arises student needs.
to support student
learning.12/10/18& Engages with students to
5/10/19 identify types of
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
I have made more
continuous changes and
adjustments to content
material and lesson
organization as the year
goes on. I have been
much more open to
creating lesson plans that
are more fluid and suit
the needs of students in
real time during
instruction.
My lesson plans and
materials are constantly
evolving and changing
based on the needs of my
students.