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 needs. 12/2/22 instruction.
Using knowledge of learning needs. 7/14/22
students to engage
them in learning Some students may Students engage in single Student engage in Students actively utilize a Students take ownership
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of learning through the use variety of instructional of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some of adjustments in strategies and choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on instruction to meet their technologies in learning range of methods to
whole. assessments. needs. that ensure equitable further their learning that
access to the curriculum. are responsive to their
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I utilize STAR data, Students have access to a I incorporate and
informal and formal variety of adaptive consider students’
assessments and technology platforms to cultural background and
therefore I can adjust enhance their learning background knowledge
activities, seating and support them where as well as their interests
arrangements, methods it's appropriate. I review into instruction. 12/2/22
of instructional existing IEP’s and connect
technology, small group with the learning support Students demonstrate
instruction, and execution teacher as necessary for their understanding
of teaching content to any students that are through a variety of
meet diverse learning excelling and/or platforms that showcase
needs. 7/14/22 struggling. 7/14/22 their areas of strength.
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Evidence I assess students using
multiple pieces of data
such as STAR data,
classroom observation,
informal and formal
assessments as well as
diagnostic assessments.
These forms of data
collection allow me to
make appropriate
groupings for
intervention and/or
enrichment. 12/2/22
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Develops awareness of Uses gathered Uses school resources and Integrates broad Develops and
prior knowledge, culture, information about family contacts to expand knowledge of students systematically uses
backgrounds, life students’ prior understanding of and their communities to extensive information
experiences, and interests knowledge, cultural students’ prior inform instruction. regarding students’
represented among backgrounds, life knowledge, cultural 12/2/22 cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
Connecting learning to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
to students’ prior learning. to connect to student interests.
knowledge, learning. 7/14/22
backgrounds, life
experiences, and Some students connect Students participate in Students make Students can articulate
interests learning activities to their single lessons or connections between Students are actively the relevance and impact
own lives. sequences of lessons curriculum, and their engaged in curriculum, of lessons on their lives
related to their interests prior knowledge, which relates their prior and society.
and experiences. backgrounds, life knowledge, experiences,
experiences, and and interests within and
interests. 7/14/22 across learning activities.
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I utilize my I consider and build
knowledge of student upon prior
interests and knowledge and skills
experiences, often thus allowing
gathered through students to apply and
questionnaires or demonstrate their
close relationships understanding in
with families to make both familiar and
connections to foreign problem
content being taught. solving situations.
Evidence 7/14/22 12/2/22

Students are given

opportunities to
select projects or
research topics that
interest them and are
based on their own
experiences. 7/14/22
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
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. family and community. instruction to engage subject matter
Connecting subject 7/14/22 students in relating to instruction.
matter to subject matter. 12/2/22
meaningful, real-life
contexts Some students relate Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections Students utilize real-life in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons connections regularly to life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to develop understandings matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of of subject matter. understanding. 7/14/22 applications of subject
subject matter. matter during learning
activities.
Evidence When learning about Students complete Students learn from
money, students are project-based real world
given opportunities learning activities applications that
to apply their that creatively allow connect to lesson
knowledge of these them to demonstrate content. Some
foundations such as their understanding assessments and
purchasing an item of budgeting money projects include
and item and to plan for a trip application of real-
receiving change 7/14/22. world situations.
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I make meaningful
connections to real-
world content, I
allow students to
explore and research
things that are
relevant in our world
today and how its
evolved throughout
history as well as
how it applies to
them and their
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
families. 12/2/22

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
lessons to meet students’ ongoing instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.
Using a variety of
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs. 7/14/22
instructional
learning needs. 12/2/22
strategies, resources,
and technologies to
Some students participate Students participate in Students participate in Students take
meet students’
in instructional strategies, single lessons or instruction using Students actively engage responsibilities for using
diverse learning
using resources and sequence of lessons strategies, resources, and in instruction and make a wide range of strategies,
needs
technologies provided. related to their interests technologies matched to use of a variety of resources, and
and experiences. their learning needs. targeted strategies, technologies that
resources, and successfully advance their
technologies to meet their learning.
individual student’s
needs. 7/14/22 12/2/22
Throughout
instruction teacher
utilizes a variety of
questioning
strategies such as
partner talk, whole
group discussion and
independent practice
to meet diverse
Evidence needs 7/14/22.

Students participate
in a variety of
activities across
lessons such as
partner activities,
class discussions, and
small group activities
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
to deepen their
understanding of the
concepts 7/14/22.

Students actively
engage in instruction
and make use of a
variety of targeted
strategies and
technologies that
meet their diverse
learning needs.
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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. content. 7/14/22 reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical
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thinking though
inquiry, problem
Some students respond to Students respond to Students pose problems Students pose and
solving, and
questions regarding facts varied questions or tasks Students respond to and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection
and comprehension. designed to promote questions and problems of their own to support complex questions and
comprehension and posed by the teacher and inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single begin to pose and solve communicate
lessons or a sequence of problems of their own understandings based on
lessons. related to the content. in depth analysis of
7/14/22 12/2/22 content learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I use rubrics for
writing assignments
or research projects
that allow students to
reflect on their areas
of strength or
improvement
7/14/22.

Students create a
writing portfolio
Evidence throughout the year
that shows their
progress over time
7/14/22.

I make sure of PBL

opportunities allowing
students to respond to
questions or problems
that encourage them to
dive deeper into their
learning. 12/2/22

Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Monitoring student Implements lessons Seeks to clarify Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
learning and following curriculum instruction and learning adjustments to instruction based on the extend learning
adjusting instruction guidelines. activities to support instruction based on ongoing monitoring of opportunities and
while teaching. student understanding. observation of student individual student needs provide assistance to
engagement and regular for assistance, support, or students in mastering the
checks for understanding. challenge. 7/14/22 concepts flexibly and
effectively. 12/2/22

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. teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
their needs during adjustments in
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
instruction. 7/14/22 instruction. 12/2/22
I use levels of
understanding I build upon
signals to informally classroom
assess student conversations such
understanding as comments or
throughout questions that my
instruction (thumbs students pose as I am
up for “I’ve got this”, instructing them on a
middle thumb for topic. These
“I’m still trying to opportunities allow
understand” and them understand
thumbs down for “I their learning on a
need help.”) 7/14/22 deeper level 12/2/22
Evidence
Throughout
instruction, students
participate in small
group or partner talk
to think about what
they are learning.
Additionally, they
self-assess their
understanding
through the levels of
understanding
signals (as previously
described) 7/14/22