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

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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. academic readiness, academic language, Matches resources and extending student
language, cultural diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
7/20/20 social, emotional, and backgrounds. 3/10/21
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs. 11/8/2020
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. Becomes aware of Examines potential Planning addresses bias, analysis of bias,
instruction.
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. 7/20/20 culturally responsive cultures.
pedagogy in planning.
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I plan lessons based on I have been incorporating I incorporate

how ready students are to more differentiation into differentiation into all of
continue. I check in my planning for students my lessons so that any
frequently with the that are at different levels ELL, IEP, Gifted or general
students, not only in the understanding of student is able to
academically, but to learn the material. 11/8/2020 successfully complete the
more about their activity in a way that is
background. I also When talking about best suite for them.
monitor their progress in scientific history, I 3/10/21
their interactive incorporate advances in
notebooks. science that were made
by women and from the
A lot of my students are Latino community.
in the “I’m not good at 11/8/20203/10/21
science” mindset, and I
encourage students to
break that stigma they
put on themselves.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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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-
on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
4.2 Establishing and
available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
articulating goals for
and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
student learning
address students’ diverse needs. 11/8/2020 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 7/20/20 learning goals.
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Goals are posted in the I go over the goals for the I go over the short term
classroom and day at the beginning of goals for each and every
communicated with every lesson. When I go lesson and go over the
students at the beginning over the goals, I explain goals of the unit. I also
of each lesson, using a how they would relate to show the students how
What? How? Why? things students already the short term goals help
format. What – skill to or a skill that it would be them to achieve their long
learn by the end of the similar to that they need term goals. I help
lesson/sequence. How – to know. 11/8/2020 students monitor their
the activity the students own goals with to-do lists
do in class. Why – why it to keep their learning on
is important for them to track. 3/10/21
know this skill. I usually
try to relate it to
something outside of the
classroom. 7/20/20
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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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,
term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
4.3 Developing and
are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
sequencing long-
planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
term and short-term
student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
instructional plans to
that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
support student
learning. 7/20/20 learning. 11/8/2020 plans that ensure high
learning
levels of learning.
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I have a general idea of Because I incorporate My long and short term

long term and short term content that is not part of plans are laid out in a way
curriculum plans. I know the NGSS Standards into that they are cohesive and
what content I will be my unit, I have plenty of fit together well, so that
teaching each month out wiggle room for my long they make sense for how
of the year. It term planning. If a unit is the content is presented,
incorporates the NGSS taking longer than I and they make sense to
standards along with anticipated, I can cut the students so things
content that is not things from my other flow well for their
included in the standards. units, or if a unit is going understanding of the
I have units built and quicker, then I have other content. 3/10/21
incorporate time for things I can add into it to
reteaching if necessary. supplement the learning.
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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 single Incorporates differentiated Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies lessons or sequence of instructional strategies into wide range of strategies to incorporating a repertoire of
suggested by curriculum lessons that respond to ongoing planning that address learning styles and strategies specifically meet
guidelines. students’ diverse learning addresses culturally meet students’ assessed students’ diverse language
needs. responsive pedagogy, language and learning needs. and learning needs and
4.4 Planning students’ diverse language, Provides appropriate styles to advance learning
and learning needs and support and challenges for for all. 3/10/21
instruction that
styles. students. 7/20/20
incorporates Is aware of student content, Seeks to learn about 11/8/2020
appropriate learning, and language needs students’ diverse learning Uses assessments of Facilitates opportunities for
strategies to meet through data provided by and language needs beyond students’ learning and Integrates results from a students to reflect on their
the learning needs of the site and district. basic data. language needs to inform broad range of assessments learning and the impact of
all students planning differentiated into planning to meet instructional strategies to
instruction. 7/20/20 students’ diverse learning meet their learning and
and language needs. language needs. 3/10/21
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I use both formal and When planning instruction, I I have my own teaching
informal assessments to have students complete strategies that I am
determine whether it is different activities for the comfortable using and
same block of content. One
appropriate to move have used for a long time,
activity may be beneficial to
forward with the content, a kinetic learner, another
and now I use strategies
or if reteaching is may be beneficial to a visual from other teachers that I
necessary. 7/20/20 learner. I try to make would not have come up
different activities overlap with on my own. These
so that different learning are also helpful, because
modes are met. Support and the students are exposed
modifications are also set in to them in other classes,
place for students with IEP’s so they are already
or EL students. 7/20/20
familiar with them and
11/8/2020
are able to use them
I use data and results from successfully. Students are
graded assignments and able to articulate to me
from information I get from what works best for them.
conversations I have with 3/10/21
the students. 11/8/2020
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
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
4.5 Adapting additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs. 3/10/21
instructional plans support students’ diverse to support student
and curricular learning needs. 7/20/20 learning. 11/8/2020
materials to meet the Engages with students to
assessed learning identify types of
needs of all students. adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
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As the year progresses, I I use some of the things Pending on how students
learn what supports help from previous years, but I are handling the content, I
students more, and am continuously making have different directions I
change my instructional changes to these can go. For example, I
plans to meet those materials or making have different activities
needs. 7/20/20 completely new ones to for the same piece of
be better for my students. content, so I have choices
11/8/2020 for what would be best
for this group of students.
One class may need extra
time with something
while another class is
ready to move on.
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