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.
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
instruction. on learning. 7/16/23 potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
and seeks to learn about sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
culturally responsive stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
pedagogy. planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.

12/5/23 4/24/24
I utilize the school I plan instruction based
provided curriculum, on knowledge of
however, I always adapt students’ academic
it to be culturally readiness. Particularly in
appropriate. For example, math class, I will begin a
there was a lesson on lesson by addressing
probability that used prior knowledge or skills
facts about playing cards. that are necessary for the
I assumed most students new lesson.
knew these facts, such as
there are 4 of each suit,
but quickly found out that
most students did not. I
adapted the lesson to
where each had the card
facts easily accessible,
and I limited the amount
of questions that
incorporated such facts.
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-
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons goals for content that are content standards with term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning 7/16/23 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.

12/5/23 4/24/24
I chose to keep this rating I work with students to
the same because I do establish goals for
establish learning goals in student progression. Our
each lesson. For example, students’ complete
I will often have the credits at their own pace,
learning target posted at so I work closely with
the front of the class each students and families to
day, or I’ll sometimes create a plan for how
even have students write many credits they should
it in their packet. have each month, to
However, I do not achieve their graduation
necessarily create unique goals.
goals to address students’
diverse needs.

Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of long- Utilizes extensive
4.3 Developing and
CSTP 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Element Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

for daily, short- and long- units that include a series long-term curriculum term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
term plans. 7/16/23 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. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

12/5/23 4/24/24
When teaching a math Every summer, I go over
class, I try to make a my math lessons and
conscience effort to review any ways they can
connect new lessons to be improved or changed.
previous lessons, and Sometimes I’ll change the
make sure the subject order in which I deliver
matter has a nice flow to lessons, so that they are
it. presented in a way that
best supports student
learning. Sometimes I’ll
notice that lessons can be
combined together, or
that one lesson really
should be split into
multiple days. I look
forward to adjusting my
lesson plans every year.
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. 7/16/23 and language needs. learning and language
needs.

12/5/23 4/24/24
I chose to keep my rating I plan instruction with
the same because I do intentional language
incorporate differentiated support for all students. I
instructional strategies, make sure content
however, I could further vocabulary is clearly
develop how I utilize addressed. I use a range
assessments into future of assessments, such as
planning. low stakes assessments,
and higher stakes
assessments to
understand students’
learning needs.
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 7/16/23 additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular
support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the
learning needs. learning. Engages with students to
assessed learning
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

12/5/23 4/24/24
One example of how I I am always willing to
accomplish this is with adjust my instructional
our World History plans. For example, in
curriculum. The pre set math class, it was the
curriculum has a unit review day before the
where students have to test. As we were doing
reflect on two passages, the review, I noticed the
one from George W. Bush, majority of the class was
and one from Saddam extremely struggling with
Hussein. The assignment one particular lesson. I
originally has students decided to spend the rest
summarize each passage, of the class period
however, I’ve adapted the reteaching that lesson,
assignment to where and told them we will do
students have to reflect the review the next day.
on how the tone each
speech reflects anti
Islamic views in America.