Element Emerging Exploring
Plans daily lessons using Plans single lessons or Plans differentiated
available curriculum and sequence of lessons using
information from district additional assessment
and state required information on student
assessments. academic readiness,
language, cultural
4.1 Using knowledge background, and
of students’ individual development.
academic readiness,
language proficiency,
cultural background,
and individual
development to plan Is aware of impact of bias Becomes aware of
instruction. on learning. potential areas of bias and
seeks to learn about
culturally responsive
pedagogy. 7/21/19
I plan lessons based
on the needs of the
students in my class.
Several types of
assessments used to
determine where the
student strengths and
weaknesses. 7/21/19
Applying Integrating Innovating
Plans differentiated Plans differentiated
instruction based on instruction, which is instruction that provides
knowledge of students’ based on broad systematic opportunities
academic readiness, knowledge of students. for supporting and
academic language, Matches resources and extending student
diverse cultural specific strategies to learning based on
backgrounds, and students’ diverse learning comprehensive
individual cognitive, needs and cultural information on students.
social, emotional, and backgrounds.
physical development to
meet their individual
needs.
Planning addresses bias, Engages students in the
Examines potential stereotyping, and analysis of bias,
sources of bias and assumptions about stereotyping, and
stereotyping when cultures an members of assumptions.
planning lessons. Uses cultures.
culturally responsive
pedagogy in planning.
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I continue to plan
lessons based on the
needs (social,
emotional and
academic) of my
students. I use
differentiated
instruction
throughout lessons
(small group and
presentation of
materials to meet the
diverse needs of my
students.)
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 Communicates learning Establishes and shares Establishes and Establishes and Establishes and
objectives for a single learning goals for skill communicates to students articulates learning goals articulates
lesson to students based development with clear learning goals for to students that integrate comprehensive
4.2 Establishing and on content standards and students in single lessons content that are content standards with short-term and long-term
articulating goals for available curriculum. and sequence of lessons. accessible, challenging, students’ strengths, learning goals for
student learning 7/21/19 and differentiated to interests, and learning students. Assists students
address students’ diverse needs. to articulate and monitor
learning needs. 12/6/19 learning goals.

Goal and expectations Learning goals and

are always posted on expectations are
the board prior to a always posted in the
lesson beginning. I classroom. This year I
also discuss and have been handing
inform students of out rubrics prior to
what they are students completing
expected to know. assignments so they
7/21/1 know exactly what is
expected of them.
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 Uses available curriculum Begins to plan curriculum Establishes short- and Refines sequence of Utilizes extensive
for daily, short- and units that include a series long-term curriculum long-term plans to reflect knowledge of curriculum,
4.3 Developing and
long-term plans of connected lessons and plans for subject matter integrations of curriculum content standards, and
sequencing
planning to support concepts and essential guidelines, frameworks, assess learning needs to
long-term and
student learning. 7/21/19 related academic language and assessed design cohesive and
short-term
and formats that support instructional needs to comprehensive long- and
instructional plans
student learning.12/6/19 ensure student learning. short-term instructional
to support student
plans that ensure high
learning
levels of learning.

I use curriculum maps I continue to use

and a pacing guide to
to plan lessons.
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curriculum maps and
pacing guides to plan
for the year. I make
adjustments to the
pacing guide and
maps based on the
needs of the students.
Some lessons and
objectives need more
time while we get
through others faster
than planned.
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 Plans instruction that Incorporates Plans instruction using a Plans instruction
incorporates strategies Selects strategies for differentiated wide range of strategies incorporating a repertoire
suggested by curriculum single lessons or sequence instructional strategies to address learning styles of strategies specifically
guidelines. of lessons that respond to into ongoing planning that and meet students’ meet students’ diverse
students’ diverse learning addresses culturally assessed language and language and learning
4.4 Planning
needs responsive pedagogy, learning needs. Provides needs and styles to
instruction that
students’ diverse appropriate support and advance learning for all.
incorporates
Seeks to learn about language, and learning challenges for students.
appropriate
Is aware of student students’ diverse learning needs and styles. Facilitates opportunities
strategies to meet
content, learning, and and language needs Integrates results from a for students to reflect on
the learning needs of
language needs through beyond basic data. Uses assessments of broad range of their learning and the
all students
data provided by the site 7/21/19 students’ learning and assessments into planning impact of instructional
and district. language needs to inform to meet students’ diverse strategies to meet their
planning differentiated learning and language learning and language
instruction. needs. needs.
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Through formal and I use different types
informal assessments of assessments
I assess students to (formal and informal)
determine learning to determine the
needs. I use multiple needs of my students.
strategies when I use differentiated
teaching to meet the instruction when
needs of all students planning and
in my class. 7/21/19 presenting material to
the students. I make
every effort to
address all learning
styles throughout my
lessons.
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 Implements lessons and Begins to adapt plans and Makes adjustments and Makes ongoing Anticipates and plans for
uses materials from materials in single lessons adaptations to adjustments to a wide range of
curriculum provided. or sequences of lessons to differentiate instructional instructional plans and adaptations to lessons
4.5 Adapting address students’ learning plans. Uses culturally uses a variety of materials based on in depth
instructional plans needs. 7/21/91 responsive pedagogy and as the instructional needs analysis of individual
and curricular 12/6/19 additional materials to arises to support student student needs.
materials to meet support students’ diverse learning.
the assessed learning needs. Engages with students to
learning needs of all identify types of
students. adjustments in
instruction that best meet
their learning goals.

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I make adjustments
and modifications to
curriculum based on
the needs of students.
I gather additional
materials to provide
extra support to
students or to enrich
the lesson for others.
Multiple learning
strategies are used
during lessons.
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I continue to make
adjustments to
curriculum to meet
needs of my students.
I use multiple
teaching strategies to
meet all the different
types of learning
styles.