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 make ongoing
assessments. students and guide instruction and meet adjustments and
selection of instructional individual identified accommodations in
strategies to meet diverse learning instruction.
learning needs. needs.7/14/2023 10/22/20234/29/2024
Using knowledge of
students to engage Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in
them in learning engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in variety of instructional of their learning by
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their strategies and choosing from a wide
whole. assessments. needs.7/14/2023 technologies in learning range of methods to
that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the are responsive to their
curriculum.10/22/2023 learning
needs.4/29/2024
Evidence During our lessons, I As the educator, I utilize This school year, I have a
engage the students daily my data very well. I make wide variety of learners. I
by meeting their needs. sure to look at data from am constantly
For example, I build the previous year in the accommodating to their
relationships with my beginning of the school needs and adjusting our
students in the first few year to base my small lessons to fit the molds
weeks of school to get an groups off before I start that they all have. This
understanding of their my own data collection. allows my low learners to
likes, interests, hobbies, Throughout the first few have scaffolding and my
and levels of academics. weeks, I start collecting high learners to also
Then, I adjust my lesson data on each student to participate in the lesson
to meet their needs to find where they need the at a higher level of
focus on areas that they most support and any thinking. 10/22/2023
need more support with areas they might not
and enrich areas they are understand yet. Then, I I am in the innovating for
higher achievers in. While take this data and create both sections now. I allow
doing so, I teach the groups based on who students to choose from
lesson appropriately to needs what supports and options when learning
the whole group and then how to best meet their which provides them the
breakout into small needs at their level. appropriate
groups for the students to 7/14/2023 accommodations that
get retaught if necessary they need. 4/29/2024
or enriched if they are This school year, I have
ready for a challenge. made a shift in using
7/14/2023 more technology in our
every day routine. This
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
has supported my
student’s growth and
giving them the
opportunity to learn
accountability. I also like
how our programs are
designed to support the
individual at their level.
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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 prior Uses gathered information Uses school resources and Integrates broad knowledge Develops and systematically
knowledge, culture, about students’ prior family contacts to expand of students and their uses extensive information
backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural understanding of students’ communities to inform regarding students’ cultural
backgrounds, prior knowledge,
experiences, and interests backgrounds, life prior knowledge, cultural instruction.
life experiences, and interests.
represented among students. experiences, and interest to backgrounds, life 10/22/2023 4/29/2024
support student learning. experiences, and interests to
connect to student Students are actively
Connecting learning learning.7/14/2023 engaged in curriculum, Students can articulate the
to students’ prior Students participate in single which relates their prior relevance and impact of lessons
knowledge, Some students connect lessons or sequences of Students make connections knowledge, experiences, and on their lives and society.
4/29/2024
backgrounds, life learning activities to their lessons related to their between curriculum, and interests within and across
experiences, and own lives. interests and experiences. their prior knowledge, learning
interests backgrounds, life activities.7/14/2023
experiences, and interests. Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences, and
interests within and across
learning
activities.10/22/2023
Evidence As the teacher, I connect Student engagement is one Students are encouraged
with both parents and of my top priorities while to share their own
students throughout the teaching. It is vital to have backgrounds and
school year. It is very students participate and
embrace their cultures
important to me to have engage in lessons for them to
parents on board with their fully grasp the content. I
inside my classroom. We
child’s learning and allow all student voice and celebrate all holidays and
understand their cultures to choice to be heard cultures to share
support them. I also have throughout their time in my thoughts, ideas, beliefs,
many opportunities for classroom. They are and customs. 4/29/2024
parents to volunteer inside welcome to share their
the classroom to come share thoughts, beliefs, ideas,
their experiences with the comments, etc. throughout
students. It is important to our lessons and time
create an environment that together. 7/14/2023
is welcoming for all students
and parents/guardians to This year, one of my focuses
feel comfortable to share is creating relationships and
their values and beliefs. continuing to build them
7/14/2023 every day with my students.
I want to incorporate as
much as I can and involve
their communities and
supports to give them a very
positive learning experience.
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I am still in this category for
student engagement as this
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
is something I am still
working on to get to the
integrating place. Student
voice and choice is well used
in my classroom, and I have
now incorporated more
technology in their daily
routines to voice their
opinions and give them the
opportunities to choose what
they want to learn first.
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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.7/14/2023 family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject 10/22/2023 students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter.
meaningful, real-life 4/29/2024
contexts Some students relate Students make use of real- Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. life connections provided Students utilize real-life Students actively engage integrate subject matter
in single lessons or connections regularly to in making and using real- into their own thinking
sequence of lessons to develop understandings life connections to subject and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter to extend their applications of subject
subject matter. matter.7/14/2023 understanding. matter during learning
10/22/2023 activities. 4/29/2024
Evidence In my lessons, I try to At my school, we learn This year I am utilizing This year has been
connect them to the real through project-based more technology that is very successful
world to help students learning. These projects supporting our learning
grasp concepts easier and are meant to relate our with real-life connections.
integrating student
relate them to their own content to real world I am using BrainPop and involvement in their
worlds. While doing so, I situations and Nearpod to engage their own learning and
build student connections. Therefore, learning and connect our relating it to their
relationships and find students are taught standards to a new own lives.
their interests to relate on through real-life meaning for them.
their level of connections daily in all 10/22/2023
4/29/2024
understanding. Then, I subject areas and are
push them to a higher given the opportunities to I have incorporated many
level of thinking and guide explore those connections new ideas on how to
them through deeper level deeper. For example, the connect student learning
questions to spark second graders were to meaningful and real-
interest in the content. entrepreneur farmers for life contexts so they can
7/14/2023 a PBL. They were given relate easier to why we
the tasks as farmers to learn certain things.
grow crops, create a 4/29/2024
farmers’ market and sell
goods to community
members to make a
profit. 7/14/2023

This year, I have

overviewed my new
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
curriculum and have
found supplemental
materials to create an
environment that
connects our standards
and lessons to real world
context and meaning.
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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.4/29/2024
instructional diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
strategies, resources, learning
and technologies to needs.7/14/2023
meet students’ Some students participate Students participate in Students actively engage Students take
diverse learning in instructional strategies, single lessons or Students participate in in instruction and make responsibilities for using
needs using resources and sequence of lessons instruction using use of a variety of a wide range of strategies,
technologies provided. related to their interests strategies, resources, and targeted strategies, resources, and
and experiences. technologies matched to resources, and technologies that
their learning needs. technologies to meet their successfully advance their
individual students learning.4/29/2024
needs.7/14/2023
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
As the teacher, I use a Fortunately, our school is My students have
variety of resources to 1:1 devices. This allows used a wide variety
support student learning. our students to utilize
These resources include their Chromebook daily
of resources to learn
technology, visual aids, to enrich their brains this school year. They
audio aids, diverse with more knowledge and also have been very
literature, videos to research. We utilize the successful with using
support learning, Chromebooks daily to their devices more to
music/songs to help support their academic
understand content, etc. subject learning as well as
research topics and
This allows the students research interests and educate themselves
to grasp the content to continue their learning. about certain content
Evidence the best of their ability For example, students we are learning.
while continuing to stay who finish independent 4/29/2024
engaged in the content. work for math may go
7/14/2023 onto our math curriculum
online programs to
continue enriching their
learning. For PBL, we
research many topics to
support student
understanding.
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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.7/14/2023 content. 10/22/2023 reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
perspectives.4/29/2024
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 problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single problems of their own content.4/29/2024 communicate
lessons or a sequence of related to the content. understandings based on
lessons.7/14/2023 10/22/2023 in depth analysis of
content learning.
Evidence As the teacher, I find it As a fourth year teacher, I At the end of this
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
important to pose have really shifted gears year, I feel confident
questions and support into supporting my that I have taught my
student engagement students with guiding
through asking them them to think critically
students ow to
open ended questions. It and problem solve while critically think
allows them to think learning. I also am asking through different
critically and create their the students multiple scenarios and
own questions they may questions that have them situations that come
have. I think I can think outside of the box
improve on this aspect by and start to use these
unexpectedly at us
guiding the students into skills outside the sometimes.
the questions rather than classroom such as during 4/29/2024
asking them myself. This recess and in the
is one thing I am looking community. 10/22/2023
forward to learning
throughout this course.
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Knowing this, I find

myself having the
students be in the same
category because it is an
area that I am continuing
to grow in. 7/14/2023

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 instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. activities to support based on observation of ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
student understanding. student engagement and individual student needs provide assistance to
regular checks for for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
Monitoring student understanding.7/14/2023 challenge. 10/22/2023 concepts flexibly and
learning and effectively.4/29/2024
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.7/14/2023 teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
instruction. 10/22/2023 instruction.4/29/2024
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
As the teacher, it is my With a new school year, After students finish
responsibility to came new curriculum.
continuously check for their work, I have a
This curriculum has
understanding and adapt my
forced me to support my
“boredom” chart that
lessons to the needs of the
students with monitoring they can use. It
students. When I see
students becoming their needs and allows then to pick a
disengaged, I change the supporting them with letter to complete the
momentum of the lesson to necessary task at hand. Fun
help bring them back to the accommodations.
learning environment. 10/22/2023
packets, reading a
Sometimes it is a whole book, flashcards,
group change in scenery, drawing, etc.
while sometimes it is just a
small change for one or two 4/29/2024
Evidence students who need
refocusing. 7/14/2023

Knowing this, student

engagement in the activities
to the bet of their abilities.
When students become
disengaged, I take the
responsibility to change the
momentum and help them
refocus into the lessons by
giving them another task or
movement to help their
brains engage again.
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