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 instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. students and guide and meet individual and accommodations in
selection of instructional identified learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of strategies to meet diverse
students to engage learning needs. 9/15/23
them in learning Students actively utilize a Students take ownership of
Some students may engage Students engage in single Students engage in variety of instructional their learning by choosing
in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use strategies and technologies from a wide range of
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in in learning that ensure methods to further their
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their equitable access to the learning that are responsive
whole. assessments needs. 9/15/23 curriculum. /4/24/24 to their learning needs.
I use an “all about me”
activity to get to know my I use homework
students and may have to and a fluency
follow up with a parent check at the
conference. 9/15/23 beginning of
I adjust instruction to the class as a
students pace. Those who strategy to
need additional support assess the
stay for Homework Club.
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students’ past
knowledge and
I make
Evidence adjustments
accordingly.
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Students work
on ALEKS, an
online program
that enhances
their Math
skills. They also
do STAR
whereby they
are tested.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered information Uses school resources and Integrates broad knowledge Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, about students’ prior family contacts to expand of students and their systematically uses
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural understanding of students’ communities to inform extensive information
experiences, and interests backgrounds, life prior knowledge, cultural instruction. regarding students’ cultural
represented among students. experiences, and interest to backgrounds, life backgrounds, prior
Connecting learning support student learning. experiences, and interests knowledge, life
to students’ prior to connect to student experiences, and interests.
knowledge, learning. 9/23/15
backgrounds, life Students participate in
experiences, and Some students connect single lessons or sequences Students make Students can articulate the
interests learning activities to their of lessons related to their connections between Students are actively relevance and impact of
own lives. interests and experiences. curriculum, and their engaged in curriculum, lessons on their lives and
prior knowledge, which relates their prior society.
backgrounds, life knowledge, experiences,
experiences, and interests. and interests within and
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I give them the

I am constantly in
opportunity to touch with students
reinforce skills and and their families
practice core looking for
functions like instructional
strategies that
multiplication facts would best serve
so that they have the diverse learning
access to more needs 4/24/24
complex
Evidence
procedures. 9/15/23
Students are always
engaged in the
Curriculum is curriculum as I
constantly making p r o v i d e the
connections to past n e c e s s a r y t o ols
promoting critical
topics and each
thinking and
year builds on the problem solving
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materials. 9.15.23
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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 actively
during instruction as real-life connections to from subject matter to meaningful, real-life making connections to
identified to curriculum. subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning subject relevant, meaningful, and
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those matter instruction and is real-life contexts
lessons to support specific to students’ family responsive during throughout subject matter
understanding.7/16/23 and community. 9/15/23 instruction to engage instruction.
Connecting subject students in relating to
matter to meaningful, subject matter.
real-life contexts Students routinely integrate
Some students relate Students make use of real- Students utilize real-life Students actively engage in subject matter into their
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided in connections regularly to making and using real-life own thinking and make
single lessons or sequence develop understandings of connections to subject relevant applications of
of lessons to support subject matter. 9/15/23 matter to extend their subject matter during
understanding of subject understanding. learning activities.
matter.7/16/23

I assign a “Black
I always look for
Friday Sales”
opportunities to
activity for connect my lesson
decimals and with real life
situations. This
percentages. would also give the
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to learn that topic
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Students explore
Evidence real-world math Students are more
engaged as they
problems to help learn through
them inside and practical
experience. For
outside of the example, students
classroom. 9/15/23 going to the
Aquarium will find
the volume of the
water in the tanks
after they find the
dimensions. 4/24/24
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 of an extensive repertoire of
technologies as provided by resources, and technologies culturally responsive strategies, resources, and strategies, resources, and
school and/or district. in single lessons or pedagogy, resources, and technologies into technologies to meet
sequence of lessons to meet technologies during instruction designed to students’ diverse learning
Using a variety of students’ diverse learning ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
instructional strategies, needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
resources, and 7/16/23 learning needs. 9/15/23
technologies to meet
students’ diverse Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students actively engage in Students take
learning needs in instructional strategies, single lessons or sequence instruction using instruction and make use of responsibilities for using a
using resources and of lessons related to their strategies, resources, and a variety of targeted wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. interests and experiences. technologies matched to strategies, resources, and resources, and technologies
their learning needs. technologies to meet their that successfully advance
9/15/23 individual students needs. their learning.

I am cognizant of I am always looking

my students for the best tools and
strategies that will
cultural and improve and make
personal struggles. student learning
more effective.
I hold an after
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school homework
club for those who Students will
participate even more
need a place to get as the lesson gets
Evidence support after more interesting and
they can make a
school. 9/15/23 connection with the
outside world.
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I work one on one
or in small groups
with students who
are struggling.
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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 single Guide students to think Supports students to initiate Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and lessons or a sequence of critically through use of critical thinking through opportunities for student to
comprehension. lessons that require students questioning strategies, independently developing apply critical thinking by
to recall, interpret, and posing/solving problems, questions, posing problems designing structured
think critically. 7/16/23 and reflection on issues in and reflecting on multiple inquiries into complex
content. 9/15/23 perspectives. problems.
Promoting critical
thinking though Students respond to varied Students pose problems and
inquiry, problem Some students respond to questions or tasks designed Students respond to construct questions of their Students pose and answer a
solving, and reflection questions regarding facts to promote comprehension questions and problems own to support inquiries wide-range of complex
and comprehension. and critical thinking in posed by the teacher and into content. questions and problems,
single lessons or a sequence begin to pose and solve reflect, and communicate
of lessons.7/16/23 problems of their own understandings based on in
related to the content. depth analysis of content
9/15/23 learning.

I try to assess them I post challenge

at the end of every questions at the
class with an exit end of class so
ticket 9/15/23 they can use
critical thinking
to show their
Students need to level of
do exit tickets at understanding.
the end of each 4/24/24
Evidence class and complete
Students come
practice problems up with their
at home. 9/15/23 own word
problem to
show
understanding
of the topic.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify instruction Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum and learning activities to adjustments to instruction instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. support student based on observation of ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
understanding. student engagement and individual student needs for assistance to students in
7/16/23 regular checks for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student understanding. 9/15/23 challenge. flexibly and effectively.
learning and adjusting
instruction while Students monitor their
teaching. Some students receive Students receive assistance Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance during individually or in small participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
instruction. groups during instruction. engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
7/16/23 activities. 9/15/23 teacher guidance to meet adjustments in instruction.
their needs during
instruction.

I constantly check I review the exit

the students’ daily ticket after class
to help judge
exit tickets to make
the pace of my
sure they are on next lesson
pace. 9/15/23 4/24/24

I encourage
Students make
students to discuss
corrections on
Evidence and problem solve any mistakes
among themselves. shown in the
9/15/23 previous exit
tickets at the
start of the next
class 4/24/24