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Has basic knowledge of Expands knowledge of Adapts instruction in Integrates knowledge of Utilizes comprehensive
student stages of student development and response to knowledge of range of students knowledge of students to
development while implements learning student development and development into guide all students to
becoming aware of activities in single lessons proficiencies to meet instructional decisions to develop proficiencies,
differences in students’ or sequence of lessons students’ diverse learning ensure student understand subject
understanding of subject that addresses students’ needs. Ensures understanding of the matter including related
matter. proficiencies and support understanding of subject subject matter including academic language.
understanding of subject matter including related related academic
Teaches subject-specific matter including related academic language. language. Engages student at all
3.2 Applying vocabulary following academic language. levels of vocabulary,
knowledge of curriculum guidelines. Provides explicit teaching Provides explicit teaching academic language, and
student development Provides explicit teaching of essential vocabulary, of specific academic proficiencies in self-
and proficiencies to of essential content idioms, key words with language, text structures, directed goal setting,
ensure student vocabulary and multiple meanings, and grammatical, and stylistic monitoring, and
understanding of associated academic academic language in language features to improvement. Guides all
subject matter language in single lessons ways that engage ensure equitable access students in using analysis
or sequence of lessons. students in accessing to subject matter strategies that provides
Explains academic subject matter text or understanding for the equitable access and deep
language, formats, and learning range of student language understanding of subject
vocabulary to support activities.10/1/17 levels and abilities. matter.
student access to subject 5/10/18 &12/10/18 &
matter when confusions 5/10/19
are identified.
I continue to incorporate
creating an environment
in which academic
knowledge of specific
language is a necessary
skill for successful
acquisition.
Uses instructional Gathers and uses Selects and adapts a Integrates instructional Uses an extensive
strategies that are additional instructional variety of instructional strategies appropriate to repertoire of
provided in the strategies in single strategies to ensure subject matter to meet instructional strategies to
curriculum. lessons or sequence of student understanding of students’ diverse develop enthusiasm,
3.4 Utilizing
lessons to increase academic language learning, to ensure meta-cognitive abilities,
instructional
student understanding of appropriate to subject student understanding of and support and
strategies that are
academic language matter and that academic language, and challenge the full range of
appropriate to the
appropriate to subject addresses students’ guide student in student towards a deep
subject matter
matter. diverse learning understanding knowledge of subject
needs.10/1/17 & connections within and matter.
5/10/18&12/10/18 across subject matter.
5/10/19
Though continuous I have made a significant
opportunities for push toward PBL within
professional development my classroom which has
(i.e. conferences, changed the overall
department release time) dynamic of my teaching
I have been shown approach from previous
various approaches to years. These experiences
pedagogy within the enrich the learning
classroom. I do not rely experience and provide
on direct instruction students with various
primarily throughout a ways to stay engaged
unit of study, but also use with material.
project based, blended,
and flipped learning
approaches to create my
content material.
I continue to grow as an
educator in this element
has the incorporation and
selection of specific
instructional techniques
and approaches vary and
change throughout the
year.
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Uses available Explores additional Selects, adapts, and Integrates a wide range of Engages students in
instructional materials, instructional materials, utilizes appropriate adapted resources, identifying and adapting
resources, and resources, and instructional materials, technologies, and resources, technologies,
technologies for specific technologies to make resources, and instructional materials to and standards-aligned
3.5 Using and
lessons to make subject subject matter accessible technologies for concept meet identified student instructional materials to
adapting resources,
matter accessible to to students. and skill development in needs and make subject extend student
technologies, and
students. subject matter. Resources matter accessible to understanding and
standards-aligned
Explores how to make reflect the diversity of the students. critical thinking about
instructional
Identifies technological technological resources classroom and support subject matter.
materials including
resource needs. available to all students. differentiated learning of Assists student with
adopted materials, to
subject matter. equitable access to Ensures that student are
make subject matter
materials, resources, and able to obtain equitable
accessible to all
Guides students to use technologies. Seeks access to a wide range of
students
available print, electronic, outside resources and technologies through
and online subject matter support. 5/10/18 ongoing links to outside
resources based on &12/10/18 & 5/10/19 resources and support.
individual needs 10/1/17
As stated above, a push I've continued to push the
toward the integration of envelope with regards to
technology within our integrating technology
classrooms has been a with in my classroom.
focus on our campus. Making lessons that
Hence, we have been incorporate technology
provided and presented on a daily basis from
with various forms of Google classroom to
resources that we can creating shared
tailor to fit our classroom presentations to utilizing
needs. From presentation other web resources, my
software, check for students are familiar and
understanding platforms, willing to experiment and
to collaborative review incorporate these specific
activities, I have created a technologies throughout
massive toolbox of their journey of
resources that I embed in understanding
every unit of study within throughout any lesson or
my classroom. unit.
I continue to pursue
growth in this aspect of
my teaching pedagogy in
creating lessons that
provide students with
high levels of engagement
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Has an awareness of the full Seeks additional information Utilizes information on the Integrates accommodations, Guides and support the full
range of students identified on the full range of students full range of students adaptations, and extensions range of student with special
with special needs through identified with special needs identified with special needs to instruction for the full needs to actively engage in
data provided by the school. to address challenges or to assess strengths and range of students with the assessment and monitor
supports in single lessons or competencies to provide special needs to ensure their own strengths,
sequence of lessons. appropriate challenge and adequate support and learning needs, and
accommodations in challenge. achievement in accessing
instruction. content.
Attends required meeting Cooperates with resource Communicates and
3.6 Addressing the with resource personnel and personnel, para-educators, Communicates regularly collaborates with colleagues, Communicates and
needs of English families. and families during with resource personnel, support staff, and families to collaborates with resource
meetings and activities in para-educators, and families ensure consistent personnel, para-educators,
learners and student
support of learning plans to ensure that student instruction. Supports families, leadership, and
with special needs to and goals. 5/10/19 services are provided and families in positive students in creating a
provide equitable progress is made in engagement with school. coordinated program to
access to the content accessing appropriate optimize success of the full
content. Initiates and monitors range of students with
Learns about referral referral processes and special needs.
processes for students with Seeks additional information Refers students as needed in follow-up meeting to ensure
special needs. 10/1/17 on struggling learners and a timely and appropriate that students receive Takes leadership at the
advanced learners to manner supported with support and/or extended site/district and collaborates
determine appropriateness documented data over time, learning that is integrated with resource personnel to
for referral.12/10/18 including interventions tried into the core curriculum. ensure the smooth and
previous to referral. effective implementations of
referral processes.
CSTP 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning