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 responsibility with reflection and ongoing
expectations for fair and commitment to fairness respectful student students for resolving improvement of the
respectful behavior to and respect in interactions. Assists conflict and creating and caring community based
support social communications with students to resolve maintaining a caring on respect, fairness, and
development. students about language conflicts. classroom community.   the value of all members.
and behavior. Incorporates cultural Supports students in
Seeks to understand awareness to develop a taking leadership in
cultural perceptions of positive classroom developing a caring
Promoting social caring community. climate. community that is Students take leadership
Development and responsive to the diverse in resolving conflict and
responsibility within Some students share in Students participate in Students demonstrate cultural norms of creating a fair and
a caring community responsibility for the occasional community efforts to be positive, identities of all students. respectful classroom
where each student classroom community. building activities, accepting, and respectful community where
is treated fairly and designed to promote of differences. Students take student’s home culture is
respectfully 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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Our school has
implemented and utilizes
the PBIS structure
schoolwide and enforces
the PBIS rewards system
to both students and staff.
This helps myself create
an open communication
Evidence concept to all students
and present them with
rewards for positive and
helpful behaviors. I also
pride myself on being a
source of positive
communication for
students to feel
comfortable discussing
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not only their academic
struggle, but SEL
struggles as well. I try to
support their needs
academically and
emotionally within my
abilities and boundaries.

Students also take it upon

themselves to do their
best for themselves and
their peers to best meet
these behaviors. The
incentives that are put in
place have helped
students be more
responsible inside and
outside of the classroom.

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I continue to put forth

clear expectations of
behavior while in my
classroom. These
expectations include
creating an open caring
community that thrives to
be inclusive and honest. I
aim to teach skills that
help my students to
resolve issues peacefully
and creating a mature
environment and model a
professional demeanor
that shows real world
behaviors for respect and
empathy.

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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
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students can support lessons to support that ensures a focus on beyond the classroom.
learning. student learning. and completion of Integrates a variety of
Creating physical or learning tasks. structures for interaction Selects from a repertoire
virtual learning that engage students of structures for
environments that constructively and interaction to ensure
promote student productively in learning. accelerated learning for
learning, reflect 4/9/2023 the full range of students.
diversity, and Some students use Students use resources Students use a variety of
encourage available resources in provided in learning resources in learning Students routinely use a Students participate in
constructive and learning environments environments and environments and range of resources in monitoring and changing
productive during instruction. interact with each other interact in ways that learning environments the design of learning
interactions among to understand and deepen their that relate to and enhance environments and
students complete learning tasks in understanding of the instruction and reflect structures for
single lessons or content and develop their diversity. interactions.
sequence of lessons. constructive social and Students share in
academic interactions. monitoring and
assessment of
interactions to improve
effectiveness and develop
a positive culture for
learning.

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Students are set up in
tables of 2 that are a
part of an overall set
Evidence of 4 (due to Covid
guidelines). These
groups are set up to
be heterogenous
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groups that combine
differing levels of
academic and skills
achievement.
Students with IEP’s
are paired with high
achieving students
who can best aid in
support and deeper
understanding of
material.
Additionally, EL
students are paired
with those who are
able to best
communicate to
allow for full range of
understanding and
translation.

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Students are set up in

similar seating, and I
have expanded my
classroom
environment
incorporating more
locations to showcase
student work and
displays of their
achievements and
overall culture of my
classroom.
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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 focused on high quality
environment and and rigorous learning.
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Explores strategies to their own language and
Establishing and
establish intellectual and Models and provides behavior that contributes
maintaining learning
emotional safety in the instruction on skills that to intellectual and
environments that
classroom. develop resiliency and emotional safety in the
are physically,
support intellectual and classroom.
intellectually, and
emotional safety. Students demonstrate
emotionally safe
Students are aware of 12/11/2022. resiliency in
required safety Students follow teacher perseverance for
procedures and the guidance regarding Students take risks, offer Students develop and academic achievement.
school and classroom potential safety issues for opinions, and share practice resiliency skills Students maintain
rational for maintaining self or others. alternative perspectives and strategies to strive intellectual and emotional
safety. for academic safety for themselves and
achievement, and others in the classroom.
establish intellectual and
emotional safety in the
classroom.
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Evidence I strive to create an I believe in allowing I strive to create an
open line of students to make environment of
communication for mistakes and create a shared responsibility
students to share and a space for growth in and ownership with
express themselves their abilities and my students. This
free of judgement. In critical thinking. makes for open lines
a history course, it is Students are of communication
natural to form encouraged to with my students,
opinions about attempt new allowing for a full
differing topics, and I strategies and take array of collaborative
want students to part in new activities opportunities. For
build their critical to create and build example, at the
thinking skills and long lasting skills. beginning of each
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learn to develop their 12/11/2022 school year, we
opinions with the use create a “class
analysis and deep My students are constitution” that
thought. Class encouraged to take sets up the
discussions and open on their learning behavioral and
structure questioning head on and strive to academic rules not
are used to help try new things. For only for them to
students reflect and example, I often offer follow, but myself
build on their choice boards for included. This allows
opinions in a unit projects that students to feel a
supported allow students to sense of control and
environment. take ownership of comradery with me
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create a sense overall each other as peers.
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Element 2.4 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Creating a rigorous Focuses the rigor of the Strives for a rigorous Develops a rigorous Integrates rigor Facilitates a rigorous
learning learning environment on learning environment learning environment throughout the learning learning environment in
environment with accuracy of answers and that includes accuracy, that includes accuracy, environment that values which students take
high expectations completion of learning understanding, and the analysis, problem solving, accuracy, analysis, and leadership in learning.
and appropriate tasks. importance of meeting and appropriate levels of critical reading, writing Fosters extended studies,
support for all Is aware of the targeted learning goals. challenge. and thinking. research, analysis and
students importance of Works to maintain high Holds high expectations Integrates strategic purposeful use of
maintaining high expectations for students for students. Has an scaffolds and learning.
expectations for students. while becoming aware of understanding of technologies throughout Supports students to
achievement patterns for achievement patterns, instruction that support utilize an extensive
individuals and groups of and uses scaffolds to the full range of learners repertoire of
students. address achievement in meeting high differentiated strategies
gaps. expectations for to meet high
achievement. expectations.
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understand or complete with the teacher to supports and challenges Students take
learning tasks. support accuracy and in ways that promote responsibility to fully
comprehension in their their accuracy, analysis, Students actively use utilize teacher and peer
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learning. and problem solving in supports and challenges support, to achieve
learning. to complete critical consistently high levels of
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order thinking, and learning.
problem solving across
subject matter.
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Evidence
Activities and Students actively use
projects are formed supports like guided
for students to have notetaking, personal
multiple notetaking, and
opportunities to annotations while
showcase their reading in order to
varying skills. These best determine the
include use of most important
technology and information of the
critical thinking and text and responding
analysis. to critical thinking
I often model for questions and
students what is analysis. These
being asked of them strategies facilitate
and the clear collaborative
expectations that are opportunities for
being held for them students to discuss
on assignments and problems, think
projects. These critically, debate, and
assignments and utilize higher level
projects are provided thinking.
with options for how
to present their 4/9/2023
information, allowing
students the
opportunity to best
show their
knowledge. Rubrics
are provided and
monitoring is
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Element 2.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Establishes expectations, Develops expectations Uses multiple strategies Integrates equitable Facilitates a positive
rules, and consequences with some student including culturally expectations, positive environment using
for individual and group involvement. responsive instruction to supports, and systems that ensure
behavior. Communicates, models develop and maintain consequences for students take an active
and explains expectations high standards for individual and group role in monitoring and
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
Developing, behavior and applies behavior with students in references to standards students to self-assess,
communicating, and consequences as needed. single lessons or for behavior prior and monitor, and set goals for
maintaining sequence of lessons in during individual and individual and group
high standards for anticipation of need for group work. behavior and
individual and group reinforcement. participation.
behavior
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.
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Students are
presented with
classroom
Evidence expectations at the
beginning of the year
and what they must
do for both academic
Standard 2 CSTP: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
and participation
grades. Rubrics and
modeling are utilized
to best show
students what the
must do to complete
assignments to the
best of their ability,
as well as structured
supports such as
tutoring.

Students work well

within the guidelines
presented and follow
the PBIS system in
order to keep up
behaviorally. They
understand the
system of positive
reinforcement and
consequences of
negative behaviors.

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I continue to set
expectations that are
clear and concise
within my classroom
beginning at the start
of the school year for
both academic and
behavior. Using our
school wide tools
withing PBIS,
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positive
reinforcement is the
best way to recognize
students who are
meeting and
exceeding
expectations and
correct student
behavior that under
expectations in a
positive manner. I
aim to lead with
empathy, while
demonstrating
realistic expectations
with personal
accountability for
each student. I strive
to promote open
communication and
create a positive
classroom
environment where
all students feel safe
to learn.

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Element 2.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Employing classroom Establishes procedures, Develops routines, Maintains regular use of Engages students in Facilitates student
routines, procedures, routines or norms for procedures, and norms in routines and procedures monitoring and reflecting participating in
norms, and supports single lessons to support single lessons or that are culturally on routines, procedures, developing, monitoring,
for positive behavior student learning. sequence of lessons with responsive and engage and norms in ways that and adjusting routines
to ensure a climate in some student students in the are culturally responsive. and procedures focuses
which all students involvement. development and Maintains a quality on maximizing learning.
can learn monitoring of norms. learning climate that Classroom climate
builds on student integrates school
strengths. standards and culturally
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Seeks to promote positive Provides positive relevant norms.
Responds to disruptive behaviors and responds behavior supports. Promotes positive
behavior. to disruptive behavior. Responds appropriately behaviors and Promotes positive
to behaviors in ways that consistently prevents or behaviors and establishes
lessen disruptions to the refocuses behaviors preventions and a
learning climate. disruptive to the learning positive classroom
Students participate in climate. climate that eliminate
routines, procedures, and most disruptive behavior.
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reinforcement for Students are involved in
Students are aware of Students receive positive behaviors. assessment and Students share
procedures, routines, and correction for behavior monitoring of routines, responsibility with
classroom norms. that interferes with Students receive timely procedures, and norms in teacher for managing and
learning, and positive and effective feedback ways that improve the maintaining a positive
reinforcement in and consequences for learning climate. classroom climate that
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Evidence PBIS is a major part PBIS is still a large

of not only my part of my classroom
classroom routines, routines, and helps
but that of our entire facilitate an open and
school. It allows me collaborative
to reward positive learning
behaviors such as environment. It
being on task within allows me to focus of
lessons, active positive behaviors
participation and and positive
helping peers. It also reinforcements for
allows students to students.
self-regulate given Students expect
that the premise is feedback on
positive behaviors and
reinforcement. academic
Students want to be performances.
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positive way, so they 4/9/2023
are deeply inclined to
meet the
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expectations to be
presented with the
rewards. When
students do act out, I
am conscious as to
not point out their
misbehavior or “call
them out” as this can
have lasting negative
effects. I approach
student quietly, or
step outside just
outside the
classroom in order to
have a conversation
about their behavior.

Following classroom
routines are very
important to the PBIS
structure of my
classroom, in
particular. Students
are presented with
opening warmup
questions/activity at
the top of each class
meeting, and often
asked to work
withing their
heterogenous peer
groups for class
activities and
projects. As
witnessed through
monitoring and
modeling, students
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understand the
expectations as
previously presented.

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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, adequate time for assessment of student daily activities.
how transitions and adjustments for instruction, checking for learning. Supports
classroom management sufficient student work understanding, completion students in the
impact pacing and time and transitions to of learning activities and monitoring of
lessons. optimize learning. closure. instructional time
Using instructional
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Some students complete 4/9/2023 Students monitor their
time to optimize learning activities in time Students complete own time, are engaged in
learning Students participate in and
allotted. learning activities and, complete a variety of Students use their accomplishing learning
as needed, may receive learning activities in the instructional time to goals, and participate in
some adjustments of time allotted with options engage in and complete reflection, self-
time allotted for tasks for extension and review. learning activities and are assessment, and goal
or expectations for prepared for the next setting.
completion. sequence of instruction.
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Evidence I still sometimes Ample time is
struggle with pacing of provided for students
lessons and units. I to complete activities
spend too much time and students have
in certain parts of shown to successfully
units, and not leaving meet this. Students
as much for other are presented with a
aspects. I am time frame and
consciously working follow a schedule of
on improving my dates and steps for
pacing of each unit, given assignments.
and to follow a This ranges from
structured scheduled simple in class
to ensure that myself activities, to more
and my students never intensive projects.
feel rushed. I am Steps are provided
planning proper with check points
timing for initial along the way that
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explained thoroughly.
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instruction are paced
by unit and given
ample time for
students to complete
activities and other
assignments.
Students are
presented with
specific time for
assignments and
projects in class,
while I monitor all
progressions and
assist where needed.
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