Standard

1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Learns about students Gathers additional data to Uses data from a variety Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual of formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs. 9/19/20
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. 9/19/20 that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I learn about students
from the prior year
teacher, administrators,
parents, student interest
surveys, get to know you
activities, journal entries,
informal and formal
assessments. 9/19/20

Students read books at
their individual
independent reading
level. I encourage
Evidence students to improve their
writing based on their
needs. Students are
broken into small groups
during independent work
time for math. 9/19/20
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior
learning. to connect to student interests.
knowledge,
learning. 9/19/20
backgrounds, life

experiences, and
Some students connect Students participate in Students make Students are actively Students can articulate
interests
learning activities to their single lessons or connections between engaged in curriculum, the relevance and impact
own lives. sequences of lessons curriculum, and their which relates their prior of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, knowledge, experiences, and society.
and experiences. backgrounds, life and interests within and
experiences, and across learning activities.
interests. 9/19/20
I review information from
the prior grade level, my
administrator, and
students’ families to
inform my instruction,
and reach students at
their current level of
instruction. 9/19/20

I create lessons and
projects that connect to
students’ interests and
Evidence cultural/religious
backgrounds. For
example, students choose
topics for writing, books
to read, and math centers
to work in. 9/19/20

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses real-life connections Explore using additional Integrates connections Integrates connections to Engages student in
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life actively making
identified to curriculum. subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning connections to relevant,
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those subject matter instruction meaningful, and real-life
lessons to support specific to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. 9/19/20 family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students utilize real-life Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections connections regularly to in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons develop understandings life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to of subject matter. matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 9/19/20 matter during learning
activities.
I discuss real-world
uses of math
concepts during
lessons. I relate
reading and writing
activities to real-life
uses. 9/19/20

Evidence

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and Refines the flexible use of
strategies, resources, and instructional strategies, strategies including integrates a broad range an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided resources, and culturally responsive of strategies, resources, strategies, resources, and
by school and/or district. technologies in single pedagogy, resources, and and technologies into technologies to meet
lessons or sequence of technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
Using a variety of lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, resources, 9/17/20 learning needs.
and technologies to
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. 9/19/20 their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
During a lesson, I use
a mixture of lecture,
questioning,
observation,
modeling, and
discussions to
facilitate student
learning. I use small
group instruction to
meet the needs of
Evidence students during math
instruction. Students
work in similar-
leveled partnerships
to strengthen their
reading and writing
skills. Students read
chorally to practice
fluency. 9/19/20

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in Guide students to think Supports students to Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and single lessons or a critically through use of initiate critical thinking opportunities for student
comprehension. sequence of lessons that questioning strategies, through independently to apply critical thinking
require students to recall, posing/solving problems, developing questions, by designing structured
interpret, and think and reflection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. 9/19/20 content. reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though

inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and of their own to support complex questions and
9/19/20 comprehension and begin to pose and solve inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons. in depth analysis of
content learning.
Students feel most I ask students open-
comfortable ended questions, and
answering direct teach them how to
questions. I would check their own work
like to teach them to in math and writing.
think more critically At the end of
in order to answer reading/writing
higher level lessons, students are
questions. 9/19/20 guided to reflect on
the lesson. 9/19/20
Evidence

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
9/19/20 engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student checks for understanding. challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance Students receive participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. assistance individually or engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
in small groups during activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
instruction. 9/19/20 their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
I provide students
time to think about
answers and clarify
teaching points as
needed. 9/19/20

Students in need of
support receive it on
an individual or small
group level,
Evidence depending on the
content. 9/19/20