CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

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.7/21/19
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Examines potential Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias sources of bias and stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures and members of assumptions.
pedagogy. culturally responsive cultures. 12/2/19
pedagogy in planning. 4/23/20

I utilize prior knowledge Utilizing the ILP form has

in lessons. I also have helped me to
access to ELL purposefully meet the
assessments and needs of specific students
regularly met with the EL when planning. 12/2/19
specialists to go over ELL
progress in the class and Level of development has
provide intervention been maintained.
when necessary. Lastly, I 4/23/20
am familiar with my
student’s backgrounds.
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CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with students clear learning to students that integrate comprehensive short-
on content standards and students in single lessons goals for 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
and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
student learning
address students’ diverse needs. 7/21/19 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.
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Learning goals are always Teacher started

discussed at the incorporating SMART
beginning of class after goal setting in the
the opener. Students then classroom and regularly
paraphrase the learning set time aside for
goal in their own words students to set and
on their guided notes. follow-up on their goals.
Learning goals are 12/2/19
referred back to
throughout the lesson Level of development has
and at the end of class been maintained.
students are asked to rate 4/23/204/23/20
their understanding of
the learning target and
provide evidence for their
rating. 7/21/19
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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,
4.3 Developing and term plans. of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of content standards, and
sequencing long- are linked to long-term concepts and essential curriculum guidelines, assess learning needs to
term and short-term planning to support related academic frameworks, and design cohesive and
instructional plans to student learning. language and formats assessed instructional comprehensive long- and
support student that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. learning. 7/21/19 plans that ensure high
12/2/194/23/20 levels of learning.

I develop a pacing guide

at the start of each
semester and then
prepare a binder broken
down by unit so that
while I am building daily
lesson plans I can also
ensure they are aligning
with the overall goals for
each unit and semester.
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I have remained
integrating for this
element of CSTP 4.
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Level of development has

been maintained.
4/23/20
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
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.
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. 7/21/19 and language needs. learning and language
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Lessons build on one In this course I have

another in a learning
segment. Daily quizzes
and exit slip reflection are
used to inform
instruction. 7/21/19
learned about choice
boards and have begun
utilizing them in class to
allow students to gain
confidence and take
ownership of their
learning. Here is an
example of one of the
choice boards. 12/2/19
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students
Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. lessons or sequences of differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
lessons to address plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of based on in depth
4.5 Adapting
students’ learning needs. responsive pedagogy and materials as the analysis of individual
instructional plans
additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. learning. 7/21/19 Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
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instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

I utilize student work to

assess student
understanding and make
modifications to
following lessons as
needed based on student
work and discussion.
Additionally, I
incorporated various
levels of support into
activities so that all
students are able achieve
the activities. 7/21/19

I have remained
integrating for this
element of CSTP 4.
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