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
background, and backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
4.1 Using knowledge
individual development. individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
of students’ academic
9/27/17 5/2/18 social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs. 11/1/18
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. Becomes aware of Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
potential areas of bias sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
and seeks to learn about stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
culturally responsive planning lessons. Uses cultures. 5/1/19
pedagogy.9/27/17 culturally responsive
5/2/18 pedagogy in planning.
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In the beginning of the I do initial testing on my In Language Arts, I
school year, I assess what students to see where differentiate lessons
the children know and they are at the beginning based on student’s
then I base lessons on of a unit, but then I work abilities. I differentiate
that. In October, I have on differentiating my instruction based on
parent-teacher instruction to best help what group I am working
conferences where I learn each student individually. with. They have different
more about student’s One way I do that is by reading assignments,
backgrounds and develop having my students different comprehension,
their cultures and practice their sight words and different spelling
student’s interest into using Quizlet to help tests. 5/1/19
lessons. 9/27/17 them practice using a
One way I want to move different format. 11/1/18
to the applying stage is by
taking the knowledge I
have from them and using
it to create differentiated
instruction starting at the
beginning of the year
with centers. 5/2/18
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 9/27/17 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. 5/2/18 11/1/18 to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 5/1/19 learning goals.

I make aware to students I have started using “I
the reason we are can…” statements this
learning certain things. year and having students
For example, when we sign the poster when they
learn new sight words, I have achieved the goal.
tell them that this is the This is a way that they
beginning of us learning know the goal that is
how to read. I try to show being set. I also try to
them the long-term plan plan lessons that peak
of why we learn what we students interests. One
learn. 9/27/17 lesson I did was a dice
lesson where we learned
addition sentences using
dice. 5/2/18
I continue to use “I can…”
statements with my
students. I’ve also started
explaining to students
more of why they are
learning specific things so
they can know where
they are headed in their
learning. 11/1/18
One thing that I can do to
move to the innovating
stage is meet with my
students for them to
create goals. I could
definitely do more about
talking to my student and
creating goals and steps
to achieve those goals.
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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. 9/27/17 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 9/27/17 that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. 5/2/18 learning. 12/1/18 5/1/19 plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

I am between Emerging I create a curriculum I write all my lessons in a
and Exploring for this. I calendar each month to lesson planner and I plan
generally just use create long-term and a few weeks out. I make
materials and things from short-term plans. I sure that I look at the
curriculum, but there are include all subjects and at following week and
some areas I add the end of the month I tweak lessons that I know
materials to lessons. For reflect on how the pacing need extra instruction
example, I found my own of lessons went that based on assessments.
reading books we use for month. I then provide 12/1/18
groups, I have created my changes to future months. I create the monthly
own curriculum for 5/2/18 calendar for my teaching
journal entries, and I have team. Each month I
added things to our reflect and see what
science unit. 9/27/17 should be done
differently and things that
should be added in.
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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 9/27/17 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. 5/2/18 12/1/18
strategies to meet content, learning, and students’ diverse learning Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through and language needs Uses assessments of Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site beyond basic data. students’ learning and broad range of their learning and the
and district. 9/27/17 language needs to inform assessments into impact of instructional
planning differentiated planning to meet strategies to meet their
instruction. 5/2/18 students’ diverse learning learning and language
and language needs. needs.
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I try to learn about each Every two weeks I do a I plan instruction for all I use different ways to
student and what best progress monitoring types of learning styles. I meet the needs of all
helps him or her learn. I assessment for Language incorporate movement in learning styles. I try to get
go to my principal and Arts to see how the lessons, visuals and audio my students up and
ask for advice. One year I students are doing with so that students who moving to help with
had a student who their phonemic learn in different ways whole body learning. We
needed help focusing so I awareness and sight- have an opportunity to do written work for
got him a wiggle chair. If words. If I notice many learn in a way that is best students who learn best
try to incorporate a lot of students falling behind, for them. We play Kahoot that way. We do centers
visual learning and I’ll think of fun ways to on our tablets as a way that help students in
hands-on with reintroduce the sight for me to assess students different areas. I want to
manipulatives because I words through games in a different format. start incorporating
know that some students such as Around the World 12/1/18 student reflections into
learn best that way. or Kaboom. The students’ my centers so that they
9/27/17 love playing the games can reflect and I can see
and it helps students who how they felt about their
learn in different ways. time at each center.
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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 9/27/17 additional materials to instructional needs arises student needs.
and curricular support students’ diverse to support student
materials to meet the learning needs. learning. 5/2/18 Engages with students to
assessed learning 12/1/18 identify types of
needs of all students. adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
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I use the curriculum and I have the students I know where students
the materials that are divided into different are academically so I try
provided but I also try to reading groups. One way I to make adaptations
supplement it with make adjustments is if I based on what I
different worksheets. In notice a student is anticipate they’ll know.
science, I teach the lesson achieving ahead of their There are times I have
but then I also have group, I’ll bump them up students give me a
science centers that I to a higher group so that thumbs up or thumbs
develop so students can they can be challenged. I down based on how they
have a hands-on lesson. want to make sure each are feeling about an
9/27/17 student is placed where assignment. 5/1/19
they can be supported
but all challenged in their
reading. 5/2/18
I continue to assess what
my students best need to
succeed. If I notice a
student will complete
assessments better in a 1-
on-1 setting, I give them
an opportunity to do that.
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