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 by to learn about individual formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to instruction
to make ongoing
assessments. students and guide and meet individual
selection of instructional identiDied learning needs. adjustments and
strategies to meet diverse (7/16/22) accommodations in
learning needs. instruction.
Students actively utilize a (5/3/23)
Some students may Students engage in Student engage in learning variety of instructional
Using knowledge of engage in learning using single lessons or through the use of strategies and
students to engage instructional strategies sequence of lessons that adjustments in instruction technologies in learning Students take
them in learning focused on the class as a include some to meet their needs. that ensure equitable
ownership of their
whole. adjustments based on access to the curriculum.
assessments. (7/16/22/) learning by choosing
from a wide range of
methods to further
their learning that are
responsive to their
learning needs.
(12/5/22)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I give students a survey at By incorporating more
the beginning of the choice boards, students
school year which asks are able to take ownership
questions about their and use many different
interests, strengths, etc. I modalities to
also send home parent demonstrate mastery
survey which includes (12/5/22)
background information
and home culture. I also I have observed and make
use students’ writing to ongoing adjustments to
see what their interests instruction. For example,
are and their prior students with needed
Evidence experiences. Students are support are provided with
given choice, such as sentence states in reading
writing a story, or creating and help sheets in reading
a slideshow with images. I in order to support their
provide students with learning and work their
different ways to way toward mastery.
demonstrate their (5/3/23)
understanding.
(7/16/22/)
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 Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, about students’ prior family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests backgrounds, life students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among experiences, and interest knowledge, cultural (7/16/22) cultural backgrounds,
Connecting learning students. to support student backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to students’ prior learning. experiences, and interests experiences, and interests.
knowledge, to connect to student
backgrounds, life learning. Students are actively
experiences, and Students participate in engaged in curriculum, Students can articulate the
interests Some students connect single lessons or Students make which relates their prior relevance and impact of
learning activities to their sequences of lessons connections between knowledge, experiences, lessons on their lives and
own lives. related to their interests curriculum, and their and interests within and society.
and experiences. prior knowledge, across learning activities. (12/5/22)
backgrounds, life (7/16/22)
experiences, and interests.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I provide students Students have read
with choice. For current
example, after event nonDiction texts
conducting a short and have applied
research report in skills in
groups and order to better
individually with articulate the
whole class importance
instruction, students these skills have in
choose their own their lives
research individually. (12/5/22)
Before each reading
unit, students take a
Evidence pre asseessment.
Throughout the unit,
student revise their
answers.
(7/16/22/)

I have continued to use my

knowledge of student
backgrounds and
community to inform
instruction, but could still
do a better job of gaining
more information in terms
of their lives outside of the
school setting.
(5/3/23)
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
identiDied 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 speciDic to students’ and is responsive during contexts throughout
understanding. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
students in relating to instruction.
Connecting subject
subject matter.
matter to meaningful,
(7/16/22)
real-life contexts
Some students relate Students make use of real- Students utilize real-life Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided connections regularly to Students actively engage integrate subject matter
in single lessons or develop understandings in making and using real- into their own thinking
sequence of lessons to of subject matter. life connections to subject and make relevant
support understanding of (7/16/22) matter to extend their applications of subject
subject matter. understanding. matter during learning
(5/3/23) activities.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Due to the school’s I provide instruction
proximity to the using relevant
ocean, students have content. For example,
many experiences I use popular music
near that in order to teach
environment. I word choice and
choose content that Digurative language.
relates to this area in Furthermore,
order to build on students are provided
students’ prior nonDiction reading
knowledge. For instruction using
example, student current issues
practice and foster appropriate to their
Evidence nonDiction reading age.
skills by reading (7/16/22)
about the octopus.
(7/16/22/) Through activities
such as group
debates, students
utilized real-life skills
such as collaborating
and presenting to an
audience in order to
demonstrate their
understanding of
content.
(5/3/23)

Element 1.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Uses instructional Explores additional Utilizes a variety of Creates, adapts, and ReDines the Dlexible 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. (12/5/22)
and technologies to Some students participate (7/16/22) (5/3/23) Students take
meet students’ in instructional strategies, Students participate in Students actively engage responsibilities for using a
diverse learning using resources and single lessons or sequence Students participate in in instruction and make wide range of strategies,
needs technologies provided. of lessons related to their instruction using use of a variety of resources, and
interests and experiences. strategies, resources, and targeted strategies, technologies that
technologies matched to resources, and successfully advance their
their learning needs. technologies to meet their learning.
individual students needs.
(7/16/22)

I usually show a video Students are given

as part of the hook for the opportunity to
a lesson. Students use different Google
then discuss the Applications; such as
content orally with a Docs, Slides and
partner. Then when Sheets in order to
students write, they demonstrate their
are given time to talk understanding and
with a partner or mastery of certain
Evidence small group prior to reading and writing
writing. skills.
(7/16/22/) (7/16/22)
Use technology to
differentiate texts
to meet different
reading levels for all
students
(12/5/22)
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 reDlection on issues in posing problems and inquiries into complex
critically. content. reDlecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.
thinking though
inquiry, problem (7/16/22)
Some students respond to Students respond to Students respond to Students pose and answer
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks questions and problems Students pose problems a wide-range of complex
reMlection
and comprehension. designed to promote posed by the teacher and and construct questions questions and problems,
comprehension and begin to pose and solve of their own to support reDlect, and communicate
critical thinking in single problems of their own inquiries into content. understandings based on
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. (7/16/22) in depth analysis of
lessons. content learning.
(5/3/23)

I provide students By completing group

with a self reDlection inquiry projects on
piece and the different arguments,
conclusion of lessons students posed
or units. Students are questions,
given a scoring rubric determined the
in writing, as answers through
students develop research and
their rough draft, reDlected on the
they use the rubric to process throughout
guide their writing. and after concluding.
Students are (5/3/23)
provided support
along the way.
(7/16/22/)

Students create their own

research questions when
developing a short
research project.
(7/16/22/)
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 provide
student understanding. observation of student individual student needs assistance to students in
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
checks for understanding. challenge. Dlexibly and effectively.
Monitoring student (7/16/22)
learning and Students monitor their
adjusting instruction Some students receive Students receive Students successfully progress in learning and
while teaching. individual assistance assistance individually or participate and stay Students are able to provide information to
during instruction. in small groups during engaged in learning articulate their level of teacher that informs
instruction. activities. understanding and use adjustments in
teacher guidance to meet instruction.
their needs during
instruction.
(7/16/22)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
During lessons, I use
a timer in order to
monitor and assess
student needs. While
students are working
along the writing
process, I meet
individually with
students on an
ongoing basis in
Evidence order to support and
scaffold as needed.
Students have clear
expectations during
this time, and must
Dirst seek to answer
their own questions if
I am not available.
(7/16/22/)