Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning

Element 2.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Models and Models fair and respectful Reinforces positive, Develops shared Facilitates student self-
communicates behavior. Demonstrates responsible, and respectful responsibility with reflection and ongoing
expectations for fair and commitment to fairness student interactions. students for resolving improvement of the caring
respectful behavior to and respect in Assists students to resolve conflict and creating and community based on
support social communications with conflicts. maintaining a caring respect, fairness, and the
development. students about language Incorporates cultural classroom community. value of all members.
and behavior. awareness to develop a Supports students in
Promoting social Seeks to understand positive classroom climate. taking leadership in
Development and cultural perceptions of developing a caring
responsibility within caring community. Students demonstrate community that is Students take leadership
a caring community efforts to be positive, responsive to the diverse in resolving conflict and
where each student Some students share in Students participate in accepting, and respectful cultural norms of creating a fair and
is treated fairly and responsibility for the occasional community of differences. identities of all students. respectful classroom
respectfully classroom community. building activities, community where
designed to promote Students take student’s home culture is
caring, fairness, and responsibility resolving included and valued.
respect. conflicts and maintaining Students communicate
a caring classroom with empathy and
community. Students understanding in
promote respect and interactions with one
appreciation for another.
differences.
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I have implemented
classroom strategies I utilize WebMail in
such as social our learning
contracts, classroom management
norms, as well as system, which
virtual “netiquette” students use to
through chat boxes communicate with
Evidence and webmail (our me and request help,
school’s student email
or even make
system). I give
students sentence connections with
starters and examples other students! I am
of how to respectfully able to add myself
disagree with ideas onto student threads
presented in class. to monitor and
engage in their
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
discussions after
receiving
permissions from
both students.
Typically I meet with
students 1:1, so
facilitating the
opportunity for them
to make connections
digitally is exciting!

This connects to
ISTE Educator
Standard 2.2.c
Model Digital Tool
Use: “Model for
colleagues the
identification,
exploration,
evaluation, curation
and adoption of new
digital resources and
tools for learning.”
● 5/1/2024
● This semester, our
ELD Culture Cafe
has expanded to
include more
attendees and
teachers
participating.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.2 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Is aware of the Experiments with and/or Develops physical Maintains physical Adapts physical and/or
importance of the virtual learning environments that reflect environments that reflect environments flexibly to
physical and/or virtual environments that student diversity and student diversity and facilitate access to a wide
learning environments support student learning. provide a range of provides a broad range of range of resources that
that support student resources for learning. resources, displays, and engage students in
learning. artifacts that are current learning. Ensures that
Structures for interaction Utilizes a variety of and integral to environments enhance
Is aware that structured are taught in single structures for interaction instruction. learning and reflect
interaction between lessons or sequence of during learning activities diversity within and
Creating physical or
students can support lessons to support that ensures a focus on Integrates a variety of beyond the classroom.
virtual learning
learning. student learning. and completion of structures for interaction
environments that
learning tasks. that engage students Selects from a repertoire
promote student
constructively and of structures for
learning, reflect
productively in learning. interaction to ensure
diversity, and
accelerated learning for
encourage
the full range of students.
constructive and
Some students use Students use resources Students use a variety of Students routinely use a
productive
available resources in provided in learning resources in learning range of resources in Students participate in
interactions among
learning environments environments and environments and learning environments monitoring and changing
students
during instruction. interact with each other interact in ways that that relate to and enhance the design of learning
to understand and deepen their instruction and reflect environments and
complete learning tasks in understanding of the their diversity. structures for
single lessons or sequence content and develop Students share in interactions.
of lessons. constructive social and monitoring and
academic interactions. assessment of
interactions to improve
effectiveness and develop
a positive culture for
learning.
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In my English class, I During our Live
am applying Lessons, teachers
resources that allow facilitate effective
my students to learning
connect with each environments where
Evidence
other during students can
large-group live participate,
lessons; however, collaborate, read out
more small group loud, engage in
environments are checks for
needed to bridge my understanding, and
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
teaching in this last practice their writing.
category Students have access
to all Live Lesson
9.18.22 Recordings on our
For developing a message board where
virtual environment we cover literature
that reflects my from diverse authors
students’ diversity, I from around the
utilize Canva’s world.
Educator account
that allows me to
create engaging
presentations with 5.9.23
diverse depictions of This semester, I have
student imagery; for grown in this
example, they have category by my work
clipart of students in culture café, a live
holding books who session where
wear hijab, they have English Language
characters with Learners can practice
ethnic features, and I speaking in a way
can adjust the that encourages a low
skin-tone so that I affective barrier and
can present inclusive gives students
imagery that all of my cultural topics to
students can identify share and learn about
with. . each other’s
backgrounds.

● 5/1/2024
● Student and
Teacher Rating
and evidence for
this standard still
stand in semester
4.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Element 2.3 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Adheres to policies and Recognizes and addresses Anticipates and reduces Integrates support for Shares responsibility with
laws regarding safety that safety issues regarding risks to physical, students to take risks and the students for the
are required by the site, materials, student intellectual, and offer respectful opinions establishment and
district, and state. interactions, and the emotional safety using about divergent maintenance of a safe
Responds to behaviors organization of the multiple strategies that viewpoints. physical, intellectual, and
that impact student safety learning environments. include examining biases emotional environment
as they arise. in the learning Engages in reflection on focused on high quality
environment and their own language and and rigorous learning.
Establishing and
curriculum. behavior that contributes
maintaining learning
Explores strategies to to intellectual and
environments that
establish intellectual and Models and provides emotional safety in the
are physically,
emotional safety in the instruction on skills that classroom.
intellectually, and
classroom. develop resiliency and
emotionally safe
support intellectual and Students develop and
emotional safety. practice resiliency skills Students demonstrate
Students are aware of and strategies to strive for resiliency in perseverance
required safety Students follow teacher academic achievement, for academic
procedures and the guidance regarding Students take risks, offer and establish intellectual achievement.
school and classroom potential safety issues for opinions, and share and emotional safety in Students maintain
rational for maintaining self or others. alternative perspectives the classroom. intellectual and emotional
safety. safety for themselves and
others in the classroom.
10/20/23
● 5/1/2024
​ Being a ● Current events
virtual have prompted
many meaningful
school, our discussions with
entire my students from
setting takes the middle east
and I have
place in an worked to ensure
Evidence environment these students
where feel comfortable
to talk to me and
students lean on me for
emphasize support with
engagement their motivation
when dealing
and with hardships.
communicati
on through
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
technology,
netiquitte,
and digital
resources.
​ ISTE
Educator
Standard
2.2.c Model
Digital Tool
Use: “Model
for
colleagues
the
identificatio
n,
exploration,
evaluation,
curation and
adoption of
new digital
resources
and tools for
learning.”
​

5.9.23
Our virtual
environment creates
a space for students
to socially engage as
much or a little as
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
they’d like; therefore,
it is important to
have effective and
transformative
contacts with
students when we do
get ahold of them
during lessons or
individually. One
conversation can
empower or
discourage a student,
which is why I always
discuss students
strengths AND areas
for growth when
speaking with them.
9.18.22
Our school is
specifically marketed
towards students
who perhaps do not
feel entirely safe or
comfortable in an
in-person
environment. Many
of my students have
dealt with bullying,
bad interactions with
teachers, etc. I put
extreme intentional
effort in ensuring my
students feel safe and
comfortable when
talking with me
one-on-one, or when
we are all in class
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
together. We have
in-depth discussions
about language and
how it impacts others
(a bonus that it
connects well with
English as a content
area!)

Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem solving, accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
tasks. importance of meeting and appropriate levels of critical reading, writing Fosters extended studies,
Is aware of the targeted learning goals. challenge. and thinking. research, analysis and
importance of Works to maintain high Holds high expectations Integrates strategic purposeful use of
Creating a rigorous maintaining high expectations for students for students. Has an scaffolds and technologies learning.
learning expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of throughout instruction Supports students to
environment with achievement patterns for achievement patterns, that support the full range utilize an extensive
high expectations individuals and groups of and uses scaffolds to of learners in meeting repertoire of
and appropriate students. address achievement high expectations for differentiated strategies
support for all gaps. achievement. to meet high expectations.
students
Some students ask for Some individuals and Students engage in a Students actively use Students take
teacher support to groups of students work variety of differentiated supports and challenges responsibility to fully
understand or complete with the teacher to supports and challenges to complete critical utilize teacher and peer
learning tasks. support accuracy and in ways that promote reading, writing, higher support, to achieve
comprehension in their their accuracy, analysis, order thinking, and consistently high levels of
learning. and problem solving in problem solving across factual and analytical
learning. subject matter. learning.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
9.18.22
While students have
an abundance of
teacher-facilitated
help, tutoring, and
instruction, our
online environment
does require students
engage in rigorous
learning which does
not only entail the
curriculum itself, but
the routines and
processes students
must have to
implement the tools
needed to be
successful. For my
Evidence English class, I have a
message board that
has every resource a
student needs to do
well in my class—by
10th grade, these
students know how
to access materials
themselves and do
not need teachers to
send materials to
them.

5.9.23
At our virtual school,
students have high
expectations for
working
independently. They
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
must have strong
self-discipline to pass
their classes, while
still having access to
as much help and
support as they may
require to reach their
goals. Students are
placed on Progress
Monitoring meeting
schedules with their
parent, admin,
teachers, and
counselor if students
are not completing
enough work or if
they are not
succeeding in our
setting. The
Homeroom teacher is
in charge of
facilitating these
meetings and I have
about 1/3 of my
students in this
category this year.

● 5/1/2024
● Student and
Teacher Rating
and evidence for
this standard still
stand in semester
4.

Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Developing, Establishes expectations, Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
communicating, and rules, and consequences with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
maintaining for individual and group involvement. responsive instruction to supports, and systems that ensure
high standards for behavior. Communicates, models develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
individual and group and explains expectations high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
behavior for individual and group individual and group behavior within and maintaining high
behavior. behavior. across learning activities. standards for individual
and group behaviors.
Refers to standards for Reviews standards for Utilizes routine Guides and supports
behavior and applies behavior with students in references to standards students to self-assess,
consequences as needed. single lessons or for behavior prior and monitor, and set goals for
sequence of lessons in during individual and individual and group
anticipation of need for group work. behavior and
reinforcement. participation.

Students are aware of Students know Students follow behavior Students respond to Students demonstrate
classroom rules and expectations for behavior expectations, accept individual and group positive behavior,
consequences. and consequences and consequences and behaviors and encourage consistent participation
respond to guidance in increase positive and support each other to and are valued for their
following them. behaviors. make improvements. unique identities.

5.9.23
9.18.22 I have developed in
I enjoy being creative this category most
with how I can get during individual
my students, who all instruction with my
learn differently, to Homeroom students.
complete the same I create anonymous,
mastery task. healthy competition
Scaffolding is an among students by
aspect of my teaching keeping a
Evidence I excel at and can leaderboard of
improve upon. In students who have
addition to my less than 10 overdue
students’ general lessons. This has
curriculum, I also supported my
create my own Homeroom students
supplementary in not falling behind
resources to bolster in their classes
their learning (including our
process, such as English class) so that
self-recorded they have the best
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
audio-books, chance of earning
test-prep study their goal grades.
videos, and
announcement pages ● 5/1/2024
where students can ● Student and
Teacher Rating
track their own and evidence for
progress in relation this standard still
to their classmates stand in semester
(anonymously). 4.

Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines or norms for procedures, and norms in routines and procedures monitoring and reflecting participating in
single lessons to support single lessons or that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
student learning. sequence of lessons with responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
some student students in the are culturally responsive. and procedures focuses
involvement. development and Maintains a quality on maximizing learning.
monitoring of norms. learning climate that Classroom climate
builds on student integrates school
strengths. standards and culturally
Seeks to promote positive Provides positive relevant norms.
Employing classroom
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds behavior supports. Promotes positive
routines, procedures,
behavior. to disruptive behavior. Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
norms, and supports
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
for positive behavior
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a
to ensure a climate in
learning climate. disruptive to the learning positive classroom
which all students
Students participate in climate. climate that eliminate
can learn
routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
norms and receive
reinforcement for positive Students share
Students are aware of Students receive behaviors. responsibility with
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior Students are involved in teacher for managing and
classroom norms. that interferes with Students receive timely assessment and maintaining a positive
learning, and positive and effective feedback monitoring of routines, classroom climate that
reinforcement in and consequences for procedures, and norms in promotes learning.
following routines, behaviors that interfere ways that improve the
procedures, and norms. with learning. learning climate.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
9.18.22
Classroom
management is FUN
virtually! There are
so many ways to
recreate
brick-and-mortar
classroom norms into
a virtual
environment.
Students locate their
own daily materials
on our message
boards, they send
webmail messages
presenting questions
respectfully, and they
are kind to each
Evidence other during live
lessons. Being virtual,
teachers and
students alike find it
hard not to be
positive when we
only get one hour per
week together! We
discuss “netiquette”
and peer-to-peer
discussion norms.

In my AVID class, we
also developed a
social contract that
my students made
together!

5.9.22
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
I have my teaching
calendar organized to
a tee so that each
part of my day is
maximized for
student engagement
time. I have my
students on a regular
schedule of weekly
contact, academic
goal expectations,
and English live
lesson instruction.

● 5/1/2024
● Student and
Teacher Rating
and evidence for
this standard still
stand in semester
4.

Element 2.7 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Paces instruction based Paces instruction with Paces instruction with Paces instruction to Paces, adjusts, and fluidly
on curriculum guidelines. some consideration of students to provide include ongoing facilitates instruction and
Develops awareness of lesson type, adjustments adequate time for assessment of student daily activities.
how transitions and for sufficient student instruction, checking for learning. Supports
classroom management work time and transitions understanding, students in the
impact pacing and to optimize learning. completion of learning monitoring of
Using instructional lessons. activities and closure. instructional time.
time to optimize
learning Some students complete Students complete Students participate in Students use their Students monitor their
learning activities in time learning activities and, as and complete a variety of instructional time to own time, are engaged in
allotted. needed, may receive some learning activities in the engage in and complete accomplishing learning
adjustments of time time allotted with options learning activities and are goals, and participate in
allotted for tasks or for extension and review. prepared for the next reflection,
expectations for sequence of instruction. self-assessment, and goal
completion. setting.
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
5.9.23 ● 5/1/2024
In live lessons, I have ● Student and
Teacher Rating
our 60 minutes and evidence for
planned meticulously this standard still
and I do well with stand in semester
packing in multiple 4.
different forms of
activities.
I have my teaching
calendar organized to
a tee so that each
part of my day is
maximized for
student engagement
time. I have my
students on a regular
schedule of weekly
contact, academic
Evidence goal expectations,
and English live
lesson instruction.

9.18.22
There are times when
my pacing is a bit
rushed toward the
end, but I typically
plan with the utmost
attention to my
allotted time, there is
not a minute that
does not go
unscheduled during
my lessons. I try to
show that I respect
my students’ time by
not keeping them
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
longer than our class
is scheduled for.

Students are
conditioned to the
live lesson discussion
flow of engaging in
the chat, and holding
off on chat when the
host is explaining a
concept.