CSTP

4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

A
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
social, emotional, and backgrounds.
readiness, language
physical development to
proficiency, cultural
meet their individual
background, and
needs.
individual
Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
development to plan
on learning. potential areas of bias Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
instruction.
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.
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pedagogy in planning.
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When selecting reading When collaborating with
material for students, I teacher I suggest that the
read the text before it is selection of material is
assigned to the students culturally relevant and
and I review the text with we discuss the options of
a list of questions (ex. learning material.
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why?”). Then I
collaborate with other
teachers and collaborate
how if at all the pedagogy
needs to change.
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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-
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 07/15/2023 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.

Before teaching a lesson, I
review the objective and
the possible learning
outcomes for each lesson.
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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. 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 07/15/2023 that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.

At the beginning of a new
unit I review the former
until and connect the
previous unit to the
current unit. For example,
in math review
multiplication before the
we begin the unit on
division.
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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 07/15/2023 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 needs and styles.
strategies to meet content, learning, and Seeks to learn about Integrates results from a Facilitates opportunities
the learning needs of language needs through students’ diverse learning Uses assessments of broad range of for students to reflect on
all students data provided by the site and language needs students’ learning and assessments into their learning and the
and district. beyond basic data. language needs to inform planning to meet impact of instructional
07/15/2023 planning differentiated students’ diverse learning strategies to meet their
instruction. and language needs. learning and language
needs.

At the beginning of the
school year I give all of
my student a survey to fill
out that asks specific
questions about how they
learn best and what
strategies would they like
to be implemented in
support of learning.
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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
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
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needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

Seek input from other
teachers and mentors.
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