CSTP 4 Semester 4
CSTP 4 Semester 4
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 9/29/2018 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. learning goals.
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On my whiteboard, I At the beginning of each I set and communicate I establish and articular
update the learning lesson, I share with learning goals that specific knowledge goals. I
objective each day, students the learning address both short term often times have students
depending on what the goals for that particular and long term learning. I choose something that they
students will be learning lesson. I write down the establish high learning want to learn more about, a
that day. Some pieces of lesson objective on the expectations for my skill to refine, or an
information that I write overhead projector, students, which require entirely new concept to
on my whiteboard students are expected to students to think dive into. I find out what
include the date, agenda, copy down the lesson critically at higher levels my students really want to
lesson or learning objective into their in order to figure out the learn about, and I use this
objective, common core notebooks, and I read approach to use to solve knowledge to tailor my
standards, and aloud the lesson objective the given problem. At the lessons to student interests,
homework. In addition, at to students. I then select a beginning of each lesson, plan extension activities
the beginning of each few students In the class I start off by writing the around knowledge goals,
lesson, I always write and ask them “What will lesson objective on the and give students the
down the lesson objective you be learning in this overhead projector and opportunity to teach their
and students are required lesson?” and “What is the reading the lesson peers what they're learning.
to copy the lesson objective of this lesson?” objective aloud to the I partner students with
objective into their as a way to check for students Then, I tell other students to have
notebooks. I read aloud student understanding. I students to copy down learning sessions, in which
the learning objective to ensure that learning goals the objective into their one student share their
knowledge with the other
the class and then I select address all student’s notebooks. Then, I select
students. I found an online
a few students and ask language abilities and a few students in the class
tool that helps me build
them what they will be diverse learning needs. and ask them verbally
lesson objectives,
learning that day in order We also have schoolwide what they will be learning
called The Differentiator,
to ensure that students goals for academics and that day as a way of
which is based on Bloom's
know and are aware of behaviors. The checking for
Taxonomy. (01/30/2020)
what they will be learning schoolwide goals for understanding. I make
that day. I communicate behavior is that students sure that my students
the learning objective to are expected to do their understand the learning
students in both a written best, be kind to goals for the lesson and
form and verbally. themselves and to others, understand how the
9/29/2018 do the right thing when learning goals connect
no one else is watching, with their prior
think before they take knowledge. In addition, I
action, and understand break down larger goals
the respect the feelings of into smaller and more
others. The goals manageable learning
academics are that goals. For example, in the
students will learn to unit on quadratic
write and speak equations and their
competently, learn how graphs, the larger/broad
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to utilize technology learning goal is that “By
skillfully, learn how to the end of this lesson,
articular opinions with students will be able to
supporting evidence, and solve quadratic
learn how to exchange equations.” I break up
ideas cooperatively. this learning goal into
(4/30/2019) small learning goals by
saying “By the end of this
lesson, students will be
able to solve a quadratic
equation by the method
of factoring.” The reason
why I break up the larger
learning into small
learning goals is because
there are several methods
of solving quadratic
equations, and students
cannot learn and master
all the possible methods
in one single lesson. I
develop learning goals
based on the common
core standards for
mathematics and provide
appropriate levels of
challenge based on the
academic level and needs
of the students.
(10/2019)
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 9/29/2018 that support student needs to ensure student short-term instructional
learning learning. learning. plans that ensure high
levels of learning.
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When I plan my lessons, I I plan by identifying what My learning goals address
make connections skills I want students to by short term goals and
between the lessons in master by the end of each long term goals. For the
order to help students unit and what subskills short term goal, I write
better understand the are necessary to reach what the goal of the lesson
content. I find that mastery of a skill set. for that day is on the
students better Once I have identified my whiteboard. I expect
understand content when learning goals, I use students to meet that
they are able to relate it backwards planning to learning goal by the end of
to something that they achieve those goals with that lesson, which could be
have already learned in a various types of one day lesson or a
previous lesson. For formative assessments, multiple day lesson. For the
example, when teaching activities and long term goal, I construct
students about graphing assignments, and lecture a goal for the unit, which
lines in slope intercept materials. I build on means that by the end of
form, we first begin by previous activities and that unit, which could take
making a table of values active the prior three weeks to a month,
to get ordered pairs, knowledge of my students should be able to
which students already students in order to help meet that particular goal. I
know how to do from the my students achieve the sequence my learning
previous lesson. Then, intended learning goals. I activities over time in order
to help my students achieve
from the table of values, create and sequence a
larger goals and
we find the y-intercept series of activities to help
successfully meet
and match it to the “b” in my students acquire what
standards. For example, in
the equation for slope they need to successfully
order to help my students
intercept. When planning achieve that goals. I also
meet the standard of
my lessons, I take into use assessments along
solving quadratic
consideration student’s the way in order to help equations, I design a
prior knowledge and guide my long and short sequence of lessons and
what the student is able term planning, depending activities that build up
to do and then decide on the student’s academic student knowledge and
how to use the level and the results ability for students to be
information that students obtained from able to solve any given
already know in order to assessments. quadratic equation. Some
help them learn the new (4/29/2019) lessons that I implement
concepts in the new includes solving quadratic
lesson. 9/29/2018 equations by factoring,
solving quadratic equations
by using the quadratic
formula, solving quadratic
equations by completing
the square, solving
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quadratic equations by the
square root method, and
solving quadratic equations
graphically. I teach
students one method at a
time in a single lesson and
assess student
understanding in order to
ensure that students fully
understand and master how
to solve quadratic
equations through that
particular method before I
move onto teaching them
the next method. After I
teach students of how to
solve quadratic equations
by using the various
methods and students
master the lesson
objectives within each
lesson, then I have helped
students achieve the larger
goal for that unit. When I
plan a lesson, I take into
consideration what prior
knowledge my students
need in order to be able to
understanding that lesson,
and I provide students with
the information they need
that will help them better
comprehend the content in
that lesson. At the
beginning of the year, I
developed a pacing plan
that I follow, which
contains the common core
standards that I need to
cover within the eight
units, and the dates that I
have to cover each unit.
(09/2019)
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My department chair and I
develop a curriculum
calendar that aligns with
the pacing plan that I have
created specifically for
Algebra II. The curriculum
calendar addresses all the
necessary common core
standards that I teach and
ensures that the standards
are appropriately
distributed across the
academic year. In Google
Classroom where I post my
daily lesson plans, I also
share the daily lesson plans
with my department chair
so that she is aware about
what I am currently
teaching, the strategies that
I use to teach the content to
students, specific ways in
which I meet the needs of
English language learners
and students with special
needs, and how I go about
assess my students before,
during, and after each
lesson. I type up my lesson
plans in a Google doc so
that I can go in and make
any necessary updates and
write reflections about the
extent to which my
students understood the
content from that day's
lesson, as well as my
pacing. The lessons and the
curriculum calendar is
organized in such a way
that promotes connections
in that the each lesson
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builds on top of the
previous lesson. The
learning activities that
contribute to
accomplishing short term
goals eventually lead to the
long term
goals. (03/15/2020)
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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. 9/30/2018 and language needs. learning and language
needs.
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
9/29/2018 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
identify types of
needs of all students.
adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.
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I write daily lesson plans I make adjustments and I make changes to plans in
and I implement those adaptations to instruction if I notice that
lessons as closely to the differentiate instruction students are not making
lesson plan as possible, plans. One way in which I progress. Some types of
making adjustments differentiate instruction changes that I make in my
during teaching based on is by making instruction include
student understanding. I modifications for providing students with
also use materials that students when I notice different types of
are provided in the that students are examples, providing more
curriculum, such as struggling. Some structure for an activity,
protractors, ruler, graph modifications that I make allowing students
paper, and graphing include providing additional time to work,
calculators. For example students with multiple and approaching a concept
when I am teaching examples, providing more through different ways. For
students about solving structure for an activity, example, when I present
multi step equations, allowing students more students with a linear
often times the time to complete their relationship in one
curriculum requires us to work, approaching and unknown, I illustrate to
teach it through equation present a concept in students the same problem
mats, and so I make different ways. I also as an equation, on a
copies and distribute reflect and determine number line, in words, and
with pictures. I use
equation mats to each before and after a lesson
different representational
student. The equation whether students are
modes in order to help
mats are part of the making progress towards
students gain a better
learning materials that achieving the learning
conceptual understanding
are provided in the goals and how much
of the content and as a
curriculum. 9/30/2018 progress they are making.
result perform better on
Additionally, I ensure that assessments. I incorporate
the culturally diverse a lot of visual aids in my
classroom is sensitive to instruction in order to make
the verbal and nonverbal the content accessible and
signals that each student comprehensible to English
might use to indicate that language learners and
they do not understand students with a visual
the passages in the learning style. When
textbooks. I modify teaching students about
instructional plans to systems of linear equations,
reteach the concepts that here are some visuals that I
students do not used to better communicate
understand and I concepts through pictures. I
incorporate further work modify my instructional
in future instruction and plans to re-teach the
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provide students with missing concepts, methods,
resources that will help or skills and I incorporate
them deepen their further work in future
understanding, such as instruction. When I
having them watch Khan incorporate further work in
Academy video tutorials. instruction, I provide
These resources that I use students with hands on
provides students with a manipulatives so that
way to increase their students can practice and
understanding and learn by doing. I purchase
comprehension of the these manipulative
content they are learning materials at Hand2Mind.
in my class. (4/29/2019) When I reteach concepts to
students, I start off by
modeling for students a
simple and easy example
so that students can
understand the steps they
need to take procedure
wise to obtain the answer
to the problem. If students
can understand how the
easy example is worked
out, they can apply those
steps to more complex
problems and solve
complex problems. When I
have students practice in a
think pair share setting or
cooperative learning
groups, I use questioning
strategies in order to
determine how much
progress my students are
making towards achieving
the lesson objective. When
I question students, I
reference the handout titled
"Promoting Mathematical
Thinking and Discussion
with Effective Questioning
Strategies" in order to get
ideas about the types of
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questions I can ask my
students to get them to
think about the concepts in
different ways. If a student
is struggling, I also refer
them to after school
tutoring, which is held on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(11/2019)
I make adjustments to
instructional plans for
students with special needs,
as the accommodations are
indicated on their
Individual Educational
Plans. For example, if I
notice that students are
having difficulty
understanding a concept, I
provide another example or
demonstrate the same
concept by using a
different strategy in order
to meet the learning needs
of all my students. I also
strive to make connections
between the content that
students are learning to the
knowledge that they
already have so that
students can more easily
make connections by
referencing their prior
knowledge. During my
lessons, I use the strategy
of I Do, We Do, You Do to
help students understand
the content by presenting
them with examples, which
I first model the procedure,
and then having students
work with their partners
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and on the small
whiteboards, solve a
similar problem and
provide justification for
each step in the process. In
addition, if I notice that
students are having
difficulty grasping a certain
concept, I show them how
to solve an easier, shorter,
and simpler problem that
requires less steps. If
students develop an
understanding of how to
solve the simpler problem,
then they can eventually
and through enough
practice extend their
knowledge and solve more
complicated problems. I
have students use fingers to
rate their level of
understanding. I have
students give me a thumbs
up if they feel that they
understand the content, or
have students give me a
thumbs down if they need
additional guidance and
feel that they don't quite
understanding the content.
Based on student
responses, I am able to
adjust my instructional
plans and determine
whether to reteach,
reexplain, or have students
move on and practice
within either a pair share
context or in cooperative
learning
groups. (02/12/2020)