Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Learns about students Gathers additional data Uses data from a variety of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided to learn about formal and informal sources measures to make knowledge of students
by the school and/or individual students. to learn about students and adjustments to instruction to make ongoing
assessments. guide selection of and meet individual identified adjustments and
instructional strategies to learning needs. accommodations in
meet diverse learning needs. instruction.
Using knowledge of
Student engage in learning Students actively utilize a
students to engage
Some students may Students engage in through the use of variety of instructional Students take
them in learning
engage in learning single lessons or adjustments in instruction to strategies and technologies in ownership of their
using instructional sequence of lessons meet their needs. learning that ensure equitable learning by choosing
strategies focused on that include some access to the curriculum. from a wide range of
the class as a whole. adjustments based on methods to further their
assessments. learning that are
responsive to their
learning needs.
I review information given to In addition to reviewing IEP’s, Through various
me, such as IEP’s or Psych psych reports, and having resources such as IEP’s,
reports, and discuss findings discussions with staff Psych Reports, parent
with other staff members as members, I’ve also started surveys, and student
appropriate. I also speak sending out beginning of the questionnaires I am able
directly with the students to year questionnaire’s to to gain extensive
learn about their parents and students to more knowledge about each
preferences/strengths/needs. thoroughly learn about their student and use that to
This helps me determine preferences/strengths/needs/ improve my instruction.
what type of presentations and background. This helps Students actively use
and supports I will give, and me connect with students and many resources, and
how I will interact with each plan instruction to meet their have grown in their
student when working with needs. Students are able to independence, but my
Evidence them. use a variety of instructional guidance is at times still
7/13/23 strategies and technologies to necessary which is why
access the curriculum. Some I think they are between
examples of technology used Integrating and
in the class are Chromebooks, Innovating. 5/2/2024
music, videos, Padlet, Google
Suites, and Canva. 11/29/23
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.
I try to get to know In addition to using I feel I’ve grown a lot
each of my students school resources and in this area, and have
beyond just family contact to expanded my
academics. I will try understand prior repertoire of
to build rapport and knowledge and resources to gain
learn about their backgrounds of knowledge of
lives/interests, and students, and also students and families.
then bring that into directly engage with My students are
our daily students to learn actively engaged with
conversations and about their lives and the curriculum, and
Evidence lessons to build a interests. This allows the curriculum is
stronger interest in me to make tailored to connect to
the content. connections between their experiences and
7/13/23 the curriculum and interests. 5/2/24
their lives. 11/28/23
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 understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
I regularly try to My classes
connect the academic incorporate real-life
content I discuss with contexts into the
students to real-life projects, including
context to help them creating art that
see the importance of centers around
what they are current events or
learning. 7/13/23 various cultures, or
I continue to developing goals that
integrate subject will support the
Evidence matter and real-life students after high
context, such has school. Students are
interweaving art engaged and use the
assignments with real-life connections
visual culture seen to grow and improve.
around us. Students 5/2/24
are able to connect
their real-lives to the
content. 11/28/23
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
technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.
needs.
I think there are I use many strategies to help
engage students, such as
many instruction multiple modes of presenting,
strategies being used chunking, scaffolding, flexibility
for giving answers, etc. 7/13/23
and offered, but I create, adapt, and integrate a
many of the students broad range of strategies and
technologies into my
are still building their instruction. I use those
learning skills, and strategies to engage students
such as differentiation,
don’t fully utilize chunking, and flexibility.
their resources. Part Students engage and use
accommodations to meet their
of my job is to help needs. 11/28/23
Evidence them learn to use I’ve continued to
their resources while utilize many
also helping them strategies to engage
with content. 7/13/23 students, and my
students are open to
using those
resources, some need
continue to need
support and guidance
to do so. 5/2/24
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. 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
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.
I pose questions/give I pose questions/give I think both myself
tasks that require tasks that require and my students are
students to think students to think recall, in-between Applying
recall, interpret, and interpret, critically and Integrating at
think, and reflect –
critically think – such this point. I guide
such as in art critiques
as in art critiques. students to critically
and art projects. And
And they they demonstrate that think by posting
demonstrate that ability. However, they questions, and I also
ability. 7/13/23 are not yet posing encourage them to
questions of their own. initiate the critical
Evidence 7/13/23 thinking by providing
Students are the setting for them
responding to to reflect on
questions and prompts perspectives and
and demonstrating the solve problems. My
use of critical thinking
students respond to
skills. They are also
questions and
posing questions of
their own, prompts, and have
demonstrated through grown in their ability
the Habit Tracker. to lead the questions
11/28/23 as well. 5/2/24
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
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 receive Students successfully Students are able to Students monitor their
individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning understanding and use provide information to
instruction. activities. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. instruction.
With our small class My planning and
sizes, I can easily instruction process is
monitor the very flexible and
engagement of each based on student
student and assess
needs to maximize
their needs. I make
engagement and
adjustments as needed
to be sure all students growth. My students
are supported and can articulate their
challenged. Students understanding, and
feel comfortable in my monitor their
class and will express progress, but they
Evidence
understanding or need are not yet to the
for support in order to level of
keep up with independently
instruction. 7/13/23 informing me about
I continue to adjust
needed adjustments.
strategies during
5/2/24
instruction and
monitor needs.
Students communicate
their understanding
and seek support when
needed. 11/28/23