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.7/16/23
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. 7/16/23 needs. (12/10/23) that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
learning needs.
I find that despite my I use beginning, middle I have continued to use
gathering of data, and end of year 1x1 diagnostic data, parent
students typically will synchronous communication, and
inconsistently be assessments, iReady student check ins, as well
especially engaged in Diagnostics, and informal as informal data
lessons because I find it data that I gather from collection through games
hard to meet specific talking to the parents and during my live classes.
needs of every single one students at the beginning Additionally, I have been
of my students with of the year to learn their in communication with
100% accuracy 7/16/23 likes/dislikes, my PLC to gather grade
strengths/weaknesses, wide information, and I
passions, etc. 7/16/23 have utilized this
information to help me
Evidence I used engaging websites better develop my cycle
such as Blooket to gather long projects for next
ongoing data on a year.
consistent basis. For
example: Teacher gives a During the day to day live
Blooket at least monthly classes, I make sure to use
to check in with students a plethora of engaging
in their multiplication fact programs, that vary from
fluency. This data IXL, Blooket, ST Math,
influences how much this Explore Learning, etc to
skill will be reviewed in gather a variety of data,
class. (12/10/23) but keep STs excited
about class. 4/27/24
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.
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. 7/16/23
(12/10/23)
Evidence I try to remember the Over the course of
sports, hobbies, etc. that this year I have
my students are involved
in and bring them up
created multiple long
often or making activities term projects
related to them. In turn, Istudents can
have seen students participate in such as
become confident in literature studies,
themselves and make
these connections in class,
novel studies, passion
but I have yet learned projects and STEAM
how to help my students lab cycles. All of these
integrate and apply those cycles allow for
connections. 7/16/23 students to be
I spent time at the
actively engaged,
beginning of the year to working on relatable
have students create a real life projects, all
'Getting to Know You' the while allowing for
Presentation that individual
students then individually
adjustments and
shared out. This allowed
for students to learn of accommodations, and
common interests and the ability to
hobbies. We can then incorporate their
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
point back to this learned own values into their
information when it projects. 4/27/24
relates to a specific unit in
math or story we are
reading in literature
studies (12/10/23)
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. 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 (12/10/23) understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. 7/16/23 matter during learning
activities.
I find it easy to create an I lead 4-week cycles of The Passion Projects
independent lesson that literature studies in that I created this
would apply to something which students learn to
in real-life, for example if read texts critically, and
year, included, Cook
we are talking about then participate in Book Creations, Tiny
fossils, I can easily make discussions. This critical House Designs, and
the connection and teach reading and discussion Creating Art w/
students about the career time is preparing them Disabilities. All of
of archeology, but it is not for the real-life
something that I do professional realm in
these had real life
consistently enough. which they will have to applications, while
7/16/23 collaborate and incorporating
Evidence communicate with concepts, such as
colleagues one day. fractions, area,
(12/10/23)
budgeting, publishing
and more into the
projects. (4/27/24)
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, 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. their learning needs. resources, and technologies that
7/16/23 technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
Evidence Considering the nature of I have added onto my
my school being fully ‘tool box’ of
online, implementing
certain technological
resources to use this
resources is a given, and year, and have
it is the only option for included programs
students to participate. I such as ST Math, and
use a variety of resources Explore learning that
such as Zoom, Nearpod,
ClassKick, Blooket,
have actively excited
Mathigon, and the list my students, but
goes on. 7/16/23 allowed for moments
of deeper critical
I continue to use a wide thinking. 4/27/24
variety of websites and
platforms to help
differentiate for students.
One website
includes: Toy Theatre.
This is a free website that
requires no log ins and
can be shared with
families, but allows them
to access various
different math
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
manipulatives to help
them better succeed in
Math lessons. (12/10/23)

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. 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
7/16/23 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. (12/10/23) in depth analysis of
content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
This is a great area of Began Using Number As discussed in my
weakness for me, I find Talks for daily math leadership project
that in my limited Live warmups. These
Lesson schedule, I have to warmups are math
this semester, I have
rush through lessons and problems that do not incorporated the
I barely get through the have one right or wrong concept of productive
factual information and answer and encourage struggle into my
rarely find I have the time open ended discussion student’s daily
to help my students think between students.
my critically. It truly is a Students are also
learning, consistently
time management issue encouraged to share if giving opportunities
for me. 7/16/23 they agree or disagree for students to ask
Evidence and why. (12/10/23) questions, get
curious, discuss with
each other, and
problem solve
without me giving
the answer. 4/27/24

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
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student checks for challenge. concepts flexibly and
learning and understanding.7/16/23 effectively.
adjusting instruction
while teaching. Some students receive Students receive Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or Students successfully articulate their level of progress in learning and
during in small groups during participate and stay understanding and use provide information to
instruction.7/16/23 instruction. engaged in learning teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
activities.4/27/24 their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
During my actual live Again, given the very
lessons, I have to be limited amount of time
tactful in how I help out that I get with my student
students individually so each day, I do my best to
as not to call them out or use student engagement
embarrass them, because data to better my lessons
we are in Zoom, so I for the next year or even
definitely feel like I need for later in the same unit.
growth in this Additionally I do daily
area.7/16/23 spiral review to ensure
that we are going back
Will give students polls at and reviewing things that
Evidence the end of a lesson to see I notice my students need
how confidence they feel 7/16/23
on the topic. Students
that indicate that they are Although I continue to get
not sure or not feeling better at collecting data,
confident, are encouraged and learning my students,
to stay on longer and most of my adjustments,
practice the skill a few occur during long term
more times. (12/10/23) projects or after the fact. I
am still working on
making adjustments in
real time. 4/27/24