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. instruction. (4/24/24)
learning needs. (12/10/23)
Using knowledge of
(7/13/23)
students to engage
Some students may Students engage in single Students take ownership
them in learning
engage in learning using lessons or sequence of Student engage in Students actively utilize a of their learning by
instructional strategies lessons that include some learning through the use variety of instructional choosing from a wide
focused on the class as a adjustments based on of adjustments in strategies and range of methods to
whole. assessments. instruction to meet their technologies in learning further their learning that
needs. (7/13/23) that ensure equitable are responsive to their
access to the curriculum. learning needs.
(12/10/23) (4/24/24)
Assessments are given I use data from a variety I gather comprehensive
weekly to collect data, as of sources utilizing knowledge of students
well as three i-Ready various technology. I through assessments,
diagnostic assessments meet with families observations, student and
annually. Informal individually to assess family input, and
observations in class and student needs. coursework to make daily
exit tickets are collected (12/10/23) adjustments to
as well. (7/13/23) instruction. (4/24/24)
Students use a wide
variety of instructional I use optional challenge
Students engage in the strategies and and review problems,
curriculum in a variety of technologies that all students take ownership
ways with support of students have the by selecting the problems
Evidence teacher and learning equitable access to. that will best support
coach. (7/13/23) (12/10/23) their thinking. (4/24/24)
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 (4/24/24) cultural backgrounds,
students. experiences, and interest backgrounds, life prior knowledge, life
to support student experiences, and interests experiences, and
learning. to connect to student interests.
Connecting learning
learning. (7/13/23)
to students’ prior
(12/10/23)
knowledge,
Some students connect Students participate in Students can articulate
backgrounds, life
learning activities to their single lessons or Students are actively the relevance and impact
experiences, and
own lives. sequences of lessons Students make engaged in curriculum, of lessons on their lives
interests
related to their interests connections between which relates their prior and society.
and experiences. curriculum, and their knowledge, experiences,
prior knowledge, and interests within and
backgrounds, life across learning activities.
experiences, and (4/24/24)
interests. (7/13/23)
(12/10/23)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Working in an online I spent time at the start of
school, I rely on parent the year getting to know
input about students’ families and the
prior knowledge, cultural communities they come
backgrounds, life from, as my school is
experiences and interests. online I work with a
I also have students share broad range of
about their interests and communities and areas in
activities at the beginning the state. I incorporate
of the year, as well as student interests into
throughout the school instruction and help
year. (7/13/23) students connect with one
Evidence (12/10/23) another through small
group breakout rooms
based on interest.
(4/24/24)
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
(7/13/23) (12/10/23) students in relating to instruction.
Connecting subject
subject matter. (4/24/24)
matter to
meaningful, real-life
Some students relate Students make use of Students actively engage Students routinely
contexts
subject matter to real-life. real-life connections in making and using real- integrate subject matter
provided in single lessons Students utilize real-life life connections to subject into their own thinking
or sequence of lessons to connections regularly to matter to extend their and make relevant
support understanding of develop understandings understanding. applications of subject
subject matter. of subject matter. (4/24/24) matter during learning
(7/13/23) (12/10/23) activities.

I regularly include real- I engage students with

life connections to ELA prior knowledge and use
and math lessons, picking student interests
texts or examples that I throughout my lessons. I
know will interest my activate student interests
students and prompting and personal experience
them to make across subject matters,
connections to their lives and guide students in
and experiences. making
(7/13/23) (12/10/23) connections.(4/24/24)

Students often get to Students share their

Evidence choose topics that experiences and
interest them and that connections to subject
they can make real-life matter throughout
connections with lessons, extending their
throughout lessons. understanding of the
(7/13/23) (12/10/23) topics. (4/24/24)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

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. (4/24/24)
Using a variety of
diverse learning needs. meet students’ diverse learning needs.
instructional
learning needs. (12/10/23)
strategies, resources,
(7/13/23)
and technologies to
Some students participate Students participate in Students take
meet students’
in instructional strategies, single lessons or Students actively engage responsibilities for using
diverse learning
using resources and sequence of lessons Students participate in in instruction and make a wide range of strategies,
needs
technologies provided. related to their interests instruction using use of a variety of resources, and
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. (4/24/24)
(7/13/23) individual students
needs. (12/10/23)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I use a variety of teaching I use a variety of I provide a wide variety
strategies, tools, and instructional strategies of strategies, resources,
resources such as and resources to meet and technology options
Nearpod where students students’ diverse learning for students to select how
can type, draw, or orally needs. (12/10/23) they engage in content
answer questions and and show their
express ideas. (7/13/23) knowledge. Students are
able to handwrite, type,
scribe, or make a
Students can choose the recording to show their
resources and tools that answers and explain their
they use in class and at thinking and are
Evidence home while they work responsible for choosing
based on their learning the tools best for them.
needs. (7/13/23) (4/24/24)

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. (7/13/23) reflecting on multiple problems.
Promoting critical (12/10/23) perspectives. (4/24/24)
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 and construct questions answer a wide-range of
reflection and comprehension. designed to promote Students respond to of their own to support complex questions and
comprehension and questions and problems inquiries into content. problems, reflect, and
critical thinking in single posed by the teacher and (4/24/24) communicate
lessons or a sequence of begin to pose and solve understandings based on
lessons. problems of their own in depth analysis of
related to the content. content learning.
(7/13/23) (12/10/23)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I ask open ended I support students with
questions that engage creating their own
students in critical questions and problems
thinking and problem to solve, and create a
solving. (7/13/23) space for students to
(12/10/23) share their thinking and
respond to others in class.
I give students time and (4/24/24)
opportunities to ask their
own questions and write Students create their own
their own problems about problems or questions
the content. (7/13/23) and pose them to the
Evidence (12/10/23) class to solve. (4/24/24)

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
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. (12/10/23) concepts flexibly and
Monitoring student
(7/13/23) effectively. (4/24/24)
learning and
adjusting instruction
Some students receive Students receive Students are able to Students monitor their
while teaching.
individual assistance assistance individually or articulate their level of progress in learning and
during instruction. in small groups during Students successfully understanding and use provide information to
instruction. participate and stay teacher guidance to meet teacher that informs
engaged in learning their needs during adjustments in
activities. (7/13/23) instruction. (12/10/23) instruction. (4/24/24)
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I adjust instruction and I use technology daily I frequently make in the
upcoming lessons based during instruction, moment adjustments to
on student data from monitoring student needs instruction, using
assessments and and adjusting instruction. technology in Nearpod
classroom observations. (12/10/23) and my document camera
(7/13/23) and white board to adjust
Students monitor their based on the current
Students are engaged in level of understanding needs of my class.
lessons with me using and ask for help when (4/24/24)
platforms like Nearpod to needed. (12/10/23)
monitor student Students complete
participation in various reflection questions,
modes. (7/13/23) nonverbally and written,
Evidence
about how they are
feeling during a lesson so
I can adjust instruction to
meet their needs.
(4/24/24)