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 9/27/18. social, emotional, and backgrounds. 12/12/19
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs. 5/1/19
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 4/1/20.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures.
pedagogy. culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

I look at my students’ I use pre-assessments to I utilize CELDT Data, Students are provided
previous CAASSP scores gauge where my students Rainbow Rosters, Math with built in
to determine their are at and to gain Benchmarks and BPSTs differentiation to
reading level. This helps knowledge of what they to plan differentiated curriculum as well as
me identify students who already know to better instruction. I have written extension activities.
might need extra support plan for the new unit. my own questionnaire Students are provided
when reading our short This also helps me to where student’s parents opportunities to complete
story of the week. know what students provide cultural challenge assignments
9/27/18 already know so that I am backgrounds, educational and higher level thinkers
not re-teaching need and provide any are given tasks that
something they have information that is require them to push
already mastered. 5/3/19 relevant to each student’s their thinking 4/1/20.
life. I also use the prior
teachers assessment data
to drive my instruction. I
address bias throughout
social studies lessons and
engage in conversation
with students about
cultural bias 12/12/19.
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 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. 5/1/19 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 9/27/18 learning goals 12/12/19.

Before each Social Studies To spark students Students are provided

section, I read out loud to
my students what our
learn goal is, as well as
the standard we will be
covering during our
instruction. 9/27/18
interests in Math, I create
activities throughout each
unit that are relevant and
interesting to what they
like. I also start each unit
out with reading and
defining what our
learning goal will be at
the end of it all. 5/3/19
with short term goals on
their progress reports
and report cards.
Students also have
academic goals for their
state testing and progress
monitoring is shared with
students throughout the
year 12/12/19.

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
4.3 Developing and
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series
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 9/27/18
learning
The week before school
starts, my teaching
partner and I sit down
and plan out a year-long
Math and Language Arts
guide. This helps to keep
us on track and make
sure that each concept
and standard is taught in
an organized, scheduled
manner. 9/27/18
Applying Integrating
long-term curriculum term plans to reflect
plans for subject matter integrations of
concepts and essential curriculum guidelines,
related academic frameworks, and
language and formats assessed instructional
that support student needs to ensure student
learning. 5/1/19 learning.
I establish a year long I utilize a scope and
“road-map” for each sequence to plan out my
subject. As the year goes long-term goals for the
school year based off of the
on, I will change things
content standards. I meet
around or take more time with my teaching partner
on a certain concept routinely to go over
according to my students trimester learning goals and
needs. 5/3/19 ensure that my class is on
track.
Innovating
knowledge of curriculum,
content standards, and
assess learning needs to
design cohesive and
comprehensive long- and
short-term instructional
plans that ensure high
levels of learning 4/1/20
Through the use of my
scope and sequence I am
able to plan a logical
order of the content
standards, in order to
better meet the needs of
my students. Short term
plans include weekly
plans to ensure that
student needs are being
met and Technology is
used to ensure that
students are engaged in
engaged in meaningful
and high levels of learning
are taking place. Students
use Quizlet to to
complete game based
assessments related
to given areas of
study. 4/1/20 
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring
Plans instruction that Selects strategies for
incorporates strategies single lessons or
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that
guidelines. respond to students’
diverse learning needs
4.4 Planning 9/27/18.
instruction that
incorporates
appropriate Is aware of student
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning
all students data provided by the site and language needs
and district. beyond basic data
9/27/18.
Once or twice a week I
will use exit tickets after
our Math lessons to check
for understanding on the
more difficult concepts.
These exit tickets are
completed on post-it
notes or short journal
responses and collected
before students leave for
recess. 9/27/18
Applying Integrating Innovating
Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
needs and styles. 5/1/19
Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs 4/2/20
I will review IEP goals Students are provided
and accommodations with MI based learning
each trimester to see if I opportunities which they
need to be making any can choose from. For
additional changes to example, student spelling
instruction to better fit choices include bouncing
my students learning a ball while spelling,
needs. 5/3/19 rainbow writing their
words and teaching
someone else how to spell
the words. 4/2/20
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
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs 9/26/18. learning. 5/1/19 Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I make modifications to I will review IEP goals Students utilize Read

the notes that I give to my
students with special
learning needs. I will give
them pre-printed notes to
fill in for social studies,
instead of having them
complete their own notes
from scratch. 9/26/18
and accommodations Works which I can
each trimester to see if I adapt to each child's
need to be making any lexile reading level.
additional changes to 12/12/19
instruction to better fit
my students learning
needs. 5/3/19