CSTP

4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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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. 9/29/19 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 5/7/20 social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to 4/2/21
background, and meet their individual
individual needs. 12/9/20
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. 9/29/19 Becomes aware of Examines potential Planning addresses bias, analysis of bias,
potential areas of bias sources of bias and stereotyping, and stereotyping, and
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when assumptions about assumptions.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures an members of
pedagogy. 5/7/20 culturally responsive cultures.
pedagogy in planning. 4/2/21
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This is another area I I use knowledge of This semester I have held I have been
need to work on, I am my students' students more differentiating my
aware of bias, but I need academic readiness accountable for their instruction by offering
to do more to address through basic skills learning. I have also lectures both live and
checks at the
this in my classroom. My increased communication through EdPuzzle videos
beginning of each
school is very diverse and unit. I will often to help me understand which has helped meet
I realize the importance also give a skills their academic readiness the needs of each student
of this. I need to work on check or a warm-up by having them complete on an individual basis.
incorporating cultural prior to starting a daily Google Form self- 4/2/21
background into my lesson that relies reflections. This helps me
lesson planning. 9/29/19 heavily on to plan instruction based
f o u n d a t i o n a l s k i l l s . I on individual needs.
use the resources
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from Kuta software
frequently since
these are a quick and
easy way to check for
understanding
straightforward
problems. I learn
more about my
students' cultural
background by
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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having them
complete an "About
Me" survey at the
start of the school
year. 5/7/20

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 9/29/19 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. 12/9/20 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 5/7/20 4/2/21 learning goals.

CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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I feel that I do a good job I always have the Students complete
of expressing the lesson objectives SMART goals at the start
objectives in language written on the board of each new unit. After
for students to refer
that my students can we complete a unit, they
to at all times. They
understand. I need to also correspond to
analyze the results of
work on explaining to my the objectives their previous SMART
students how they tie in written in their goals and adjust their
to long-term learning Algebra 2 textbook. new goals accordingly.
goals. 9/29/19 The wording that I 12/9/20
use is consistent I continue to use SMART
with the wording goals in my classroom
their book uses. I this semester.
also make sure that
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my objectives align
with the CA common
core objectives and
link them up as much
as possible with the
textbook.I try to
make the wording of
the learning goals as
clear and simple to
my students as
possible.
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Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student 9/29/19 that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. 5/7/20 learning. 12/9/20 plans that ensure high
4/2/21 levels of learning.

CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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I am a very organized I use a curriculum I map the semester at the
teacher and plan my units map that gives an beginning of the year, but
in advance. However, overview of the also revise the course
entire school year,
sometimes it is hard to go outline after each unit. I
and also helps me
back and re-adjust my keep on track with
also make notes about
plans if they need my pacing what can be improved
changing. Also I struggle throughout each upon for the next year
with getting through all of unit. I like to give that I teach the class.
the content in a single my students an 12/9/20
school year. At the end I outline of this I continue to use the
feel that I rush. 9/29/19 curriculum map at course outline to map out
the beginning of the the curriculum, and this
school year that
year it has been quite
includes the topics
but in a simple
challenging as many
format that they can topics needed to be cut
understand. due to remote learning.
5/7/20 However having this map
as my guide and for the
students has helped
tremendously.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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Plans instruction that Selects strategies for Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies single lessons or differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a
suggested by curriculum sequence of lessons that instructional strategies to address learning styles repertoire of strategies
guidelines. 9/29/19 respond to students’ into ongoing planning and meet students’ specifically meet
diverse learning needs. that addresses culturally assessed language and students’ diverse
4.4 Planning 5/7/20 responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides language and learning
instruction that students’ diverse appropriate support and needs and styles to
incorporates language, and learning challenges for students. advance learning for all.
appropriate Is aware of student needs and styles. 4/2/21
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about 12/9/20 Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
and district. 9/29/19 beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into impact of instructional
5/7/20 language needs to inform planning to meet strategies to meet their
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning learning and language
instruction. 12/9/20 and language needs. needs.
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I recognize this but This is the area that I have incorporated I did a project for Black
struggle to implement it I would like to focus diversity in my classroom History month in
within my classroom. on the most. I find by having students February that was tied to
this difficult
Particularly in my periods complete real-world mathematics, which is
especially with my
that have a lot of students application projects one way I have
larger classes. One
(35+ kids) this can be thing that I provide where they collect and incorporated diversity
extremely challenging. A to students who have analyze data from their into my classroom.
lot of kids have a very processing issues is own communities. 4/2/21
wide range in ability, guided lesson notes. Additionally, I make sure
which makes it really This helps them to that my ELL student’s
difficult, too. 9/29/19 stay organized and language needs are meet
on track during the by holding weekly
lecture. Though I meetings including their

would like to
counselors and
improve in this area,
I do think the guided themselves. 12/9/20
notes are an effective
way to meet the
specific needs of my
students that have
IEP/504 plans
regarding auditory
and visual
processing.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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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
9/29/19 additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. 5/7/20 learning. 12/9/20 Engages with students to
assessed learning
4/2/21 identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I do this to some degree I would also like to I have focused on using
but could do it more and focus on improving EdPuzzle this semester to
could do it better. We use in this area (similar give my students an
small groups and peer to CSTP 4.4). I adapt option for their learning
my lessons as much
tutoring a lot in my as possible but as
style. Students can either
classroom, which is stated above this can complete lecture by live
effective. I would like to be especially note taking with me or
learn of more strategies. challenging in my through an interactive
9/29/19 larger classes. For EdPuzzle video. 12/9/20
students that are I continue to use the
above grade-level I EdPuzzle videos, which
often find that they has been a tremendous
are not as engaged in
success during this time
the material because
they are bored. I try
of remote instruction as
to adapt my well as hybrid
instruction by instruction.
finding unique 4/2/21
challenges for them.
One resource I use is
logic puzzles.
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