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. 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 social, emotional, and backgrounds.
proficiency, cultural physical development to
background, and meet their individual
individual needs.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias and Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures and members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
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As this is my second year When building the lesson The example word
at the school, I have plans for the unit, It is problems created on the
become more proficient important to reflect on notes, quizzes and tests
in the ALEKS program the students are based on
and realize that more understanding and understanding for a broad
tools are needed to better struggles during past range of students. The
assist different learners. units. I am able to plan online platforms are
differentiates instruction resources that meet many
I am using different based on the students students’ diverse learning
online resources and our academic readiness. I am needs.
new platform REVEAL to able to use the online
better incorporate platform of Aleks as a When planning the word
different forms of lesson guide to my students problems examples in
plans and to better individual needs and math, students cultures
incorporate real work incorporate this into the and stereotypes are
application to math. guided class notes. considered so that all
Language, word students feel included or
problems, past student The course curriculum is understand the material
knowledge, and real-life set to specific provided.
application is my focus instructional material. I
this year in my lesson utilize different additional The curriculum does not
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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plans. resources and review always provide the best
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stereotyping. The create different examples
material must relate to to help relate better to the
the students diverse students.
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material.
During lesson planning
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The background of
student’s culture and
their knowledge has
helped to create a diverse
learning environment for
the classroom.

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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 students articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with clear learning goals for to students that integrate comprehensive short-
on content standards and students in single lessons 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 9/20/22 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
student learning address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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As I move through the When starting a new unit,
unit and lessons, I am the course is very specific Each lesson is built with
constantly sharing skill to what the new unit will the standards and
development and making be able. So, I review the learning goals stated to
sure students practice in material and start the the students before the
class with others. new unit with new lesson and repeated after
information the connects the lesson. This helps the
Speaking to the students out new material to their students to better
within the lesson and at prior units. I am able to understand the purpose
the beginning, learning make the connection for of the lesson and what the
goals are shared with the the students of “why is lessons guide was while I
students to help them this the next unit?” build it.
better understand the
need for specific concepts. As mathematics is a 5/1/24
subject that builds off old
9/20/22 material, students need
new and clear goal for the
upcoming material. The
individual students
receive help with these
goals to make sure they
meet their needs.

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This year I am able to

communicate to the
student their clear and
detailed learning goals for
the content. I provided
accessible and
challenging way for
students to learn the
material who may have
different learning needs.
However, it is difficult to
make these contents
relate to the students
strengths and interest all
the time.
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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 curriculum content standards, and
are linked to long-term concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
4.3 Developing and
planning to support related academic and assessed design cohesive and
sequencing long-
student learning. language and formats that instructional needs to comprehensive long- and
term and short-term
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instructional plans to
plans that ensure high
support student
levels of learning.
learning
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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When looking at the When building the Building the class notes
beginning of a unit, I plan upcoming units, I am able this year, we have been At the beginning of the
lessons according to the to meet with different preparing for them weeks unit, all guided lessons
long-term goals. As I colleagues to review short and months in advance to are planned and printed
teach the Algebra grade term and long-term goals better know how to build for the students in
above, I understand what for myself and my the assessments for the addition to a front page
needs and procedures the students. These goals students. that states the chapter
students need to adapt to help guide the concept and important
enhance their skills in instructional strategies To be sure these guided assessments dates. With
math. and activities in the set of notes build on each this there is a long term
classroom. other, we added in spiral plan for instruction and
I am constantly making review of warm ups or each lesson is reviewed to
connections to content The long-term goals for previous learner make sure the short term
from the past for students academic language has problems to help build plan for daily instruction
to understand long-term been important for the students understand of meets the needs for all
goals for comprehending teachers this year. We are the new material. students.
math in the future. pushing for better
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describing their answers. 10/30/23
It is helping them explain
themselves and helps
make connections over
the years.

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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. 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 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 Seeks to learn about needs and styles. Facilitates opportunities
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into impact of instructional
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet strategies to meet their
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning learning and language
instruction. and language needs. needs.
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When lesson planning for When developing the From a school that is All lesson plans and
each unit, I incorporate lesson plans for the units, heavily based in guided notes are
strategies suggested by I was able to select academics and athletics, I prepared for students.
the curriculum and different instructional like to incorporate Here they start with very
through collaboration strategies into single different athletic guided material as to
with other teachers. lessons to help build strategies into the math what steps to follow in
student understanding. learning to help my problem solving. As the
I am still learning These strategies helps students better notes progress, the
different strategies for diverse learners able to understand the material problems get more
single lessons to help practice and review the or how to interpret the challenging for students
better individual student instructional material in questions. Their diverse as they perfect their
learning needs. their own way. languages and learning procedure skills.
needs allow me to use
I reflect on the data for These activites and different strategies in the From different informal
student assessments and strategies taught me classroom to best assist assessments, lessons are
classroom feedback to about different learners my students. adapted to meet the
incorporate strategies for needs. I was able to needs of the learners.
specific students. better understand how to I use informal Scaffolds are taken away
9/20/22 support them. assessments such as exit or added in.
tickets to best analyze
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translating mathematical
sentences and word
problems. These data
helps when planning
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upcoming instruction.
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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 lessons adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. or sequences of lessons to differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
address students’ plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
learning needs. responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs analysis of individual
instructional plans
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and curricular
support students’ diverse learning.
materials to meet the
learning needs. 5/1/24 Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I adapt lesson plans and Lessons need to When building the guided
learning strategies when constantly be adapted to class set of notes early
students are struggling to make sure students are this year, I have been able
understand and express understanding the to incorporate different
concepts on their own. material. I use informal YouTube videos, online
checks for understanding websites and worksheets
Through these adaptions and make adjustments to to help students practice
on instructions plans, I differentiated outside of the classroom.
can help close knowledge instructional plans. These additional tools are
gaps and misconceptions reviewed in class and
on specific concepts As I am now able to see students are able to work
the students daily, I am on them at their own
9/20/22 able to create content and ability.
additional material to
help students that need Ongoing student input
additional support in helps to know if these
understanding the additional tools are
material. Our online helping students to
platforms allows me to be practice or if they needs
in more communication to be adjusted for the next
with my students. year.

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As this is a new year and I

am getting into material
that I have not taught
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

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before, I am making
ongoing adjustments to
the guided notes and
lesson plans to make sure
the students are
supported in their
learning process.

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