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Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually and Maintains ongoing
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with with colleagues on reflective practice and
practice to support practice individually and colleagues on the refinements in teaching action research in
student learning. Reflects with colleagues that is relationship between practice and connections supporting student
individually or with focused on methods to making adjustments in among the elements of learning and raising the
colleagues on immediate support the full range of teaching practice and the CSTP to positively level of academic
student learning needs. learners. impact on the full range impact the full range of achievement.
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reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on student
learning.
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I am reflecting on the After units with different Throughout the units, I As we rounded out the
student activities and guided instruction, reflect individually with last chapter of the year, I
assessments to find ways activities and worksheets the other Algebra 1A realized I maintained
6.1 Reflecting on to better help them provided to the students, teacher to best develop ongoing reflective
teaching practice in better understand their I reflect of what worked guided notes and practices in my lesson
support of student learning. I use in which classes and how classroom activities to planning, in building
learning collaboration with other to better improve the help improve teaching guided notes, and
teachers to edit my lesson. I notice that some practices and creating assessments for
lessons and add in material takes longer to connections among CSTP students.
different teaching go over than others and elements. The
techniques to better students can practice connection with the I was also researching
assist students. Whether problem-based learning curriculum to analyzing more of the background
that be through simple to better understand the the student learning and of my students and
pop quizzes or different material. It has taken a relating this information academic material to
practice activities. new year at a new to the students and their help explain knowledge
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understand the students to support the overall students. I would discuss
and their learning needs. student needs. this research with my co-
workers daily.
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals connected Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a broad
professional goals and to the CSTP through the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals range of professional
engaging in continuous required processes and account self-assessment authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP goals connected to the
and purposeful local protocols. of teaching practice. and based on self- that are intellectually CSTP to improve
professional growth assessment. challenging and based on instructional practice and
and development Attends required Expands knowledge and self-assessment and impact student learning
professional skills individually and Aligns personal goals feedback from a variety within and beyond the
development. with colleagues through with school and district of sources. classroom.
available professional goals, and focuses on
development. improving student Engages in and Engages in ongoing
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professional practice for professional
Selects and engages in development targeted on development.
professional student achievement.
development based on Pursues a variety of Contributes to
needs identified in additional opportunities professional
professional goals. to learn professionally. organizations, and
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own teaching practice.
I want to modify and set From reviewing the CSTP Through a variety of
goals connected to the goals, I have adapted my sources such as mentor
CSTP which will help lesson plans, review, colleague review
improve instructional assessments, and and self-reflection, I am
practice and student reflection of my students’ modifying goals that
learning. learning needs connect to the CSTP
throughout the year. elements. Through using
I am exploring These goals align with new technology to help
professional the school, district, and promote student learning
development activities department to better to developing different
inside and outside my improve student assessments for students
school requirements. learning. to help improve self-
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Although there are new evolving as new
challenges throughout strategies are tried and
the year, I have been able reviewed for and by
to select professional students.
development that
pertains to my students With the use of a new
learning needs and textbook, I am able to
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develop them further. I improve professional
plan to collaborate with development with
other colleagues next colleagues. Working
year to improve more. together to build the
curriculum and teaching
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best assist the students
overall. I also read online
articles that best assist
my teaching for Algebra 1
students at the high
school level. I discuss
these finding with other
teachers to analyze how
to use them within the
classroom.

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I would collaborate daily

with colleagues in the
same subject to improve
professional
development where I
could. I would pursue
opportunities provided
by the school to help
build my learning/
teacher experience.

6.3 Collaborating with Attends staff, grade level, Consults with colleagues Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration
colleagues and the department, and other to consider how best to colleagues to improve colleagues to expand with colleagues.
broader professional required meetings and support teacher and student learning and impact on teacher and
community to support collaborations. student learning. reflect on teaching student learning within Works to ensure the
teacher and student practice at the classroom grade or department and broadest positive impact
learning Identifies student and Begins to identify how to level. school and district levels. possible on instructional
teacher resources at the access student and practice and student
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school and district level. teacher resources in the Interacts with members Engages with members of achievement at school
broader professional of the broader the broader professional and district levels and for
community. professional community community to access the profession.
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support teacher range of supports for Initiates and develops
effectiveness and student teaching the full range of professional learning
learning. learners. opportunities with the
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community focused on
student achievement.
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I collaborate daily and Daily I am able to meet The weekly PLC meeting As PLC lead of the Alg 1
weekly with different up with two different with the Algebra 1 teach team, I facilitated
colleagues to better Professional Learning and the math department collaboration through
assist student learning Community(PLC) leads to head helps to build better colleagues in
and support student better reflect upon learning for our students. assessments and lesson
needs. student learning. Their We see where the planning.
insight helps me to students struggle in I initiated conversations
I mainly communicate improve my lesson plans, upper division math in about assessments and
with teachers and staff review activities and the school and are able to asked them to self reflect
outside the department more. I am also able to specialize their practice of the questions they
to better support other reflect on student on these specific skills to asked in the Summative
teachers and to see how assessments to better better assist students assessments. To make
we can support each meet the needs of my throughout their math sure they had thought
other and the students students. career. provoking questions
struggling. along with procedural
I want to become a I collaborate with other I have friends and ones.
supporting teacher to the math teachers in other colleagues that work in
staff and teachers at the states to reflect on my other school districts in 5/1/24
school. own lesson plans and the state and outside the
9/20/22 find new ways to interact state. I collaborate with
with my students. them and ask questions
to see how they are
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students. The curriculum
can be adjusted
accordingly for our
students to best assist
them in learning the
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Is aware of the role of the Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide range
family in student learning importance of the contribute to the and support for families of opportunities for
and the need for family’s role in student classroom and school. to actively participate in families to contribute to
interactions with families. learning. Seeks Adjusts communication the classroom and school. the classroom and school
information about to families based on community. Supports a
cultural norms of families awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
represented in the norms and wide range of families in ways which environment in which
school. Welcomes family experiences with schools. show understanding of families take leadership
involvement at and respect for cultural to improve student
classroom/ school norms. learning.
events.
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I respect and understand As I reach out to families I have worked with

the values and every two weeks, I am familiar at the individual
backgrounds of the able to collaborate with level and class level to
6.4 Working with families of my students. families to understand help assist my students
families to support my students’ learning through technology
student learning I am exploring where and needs. assistance.
how my students are Through the Canvas
raised and how parents These emails lead to platform, I provide
view their academics, as communication with the students with extra
it may vary from my parents that inform me of practice from online
view. personal student websites where they can
situations. From this, I practice their
I use technology daily to am able to adjust understanding of the
help communicate with students’ needs and material. I have emailed
the families and keep provide extensions on with families to make
them informed of assignments. parents aware of these
academic needs. resources I am providing
9/20/22 Depending on the to all students.
situations, I can email
families as well as call I have also worked
certain families to best individually with
communicate. students and their
families to help assist in
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I have found online
websites for students to
practice their skills prior
to entering the
classroom. These
websites are family
friendly and easy to use
for all students of
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I provided students and

families with
opportunities to
collaborate of homework
assignments and engage
with the material
presented in class.
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6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
communities in support about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members to
of the instructional neighborhoods and community resources. community resources to community resources to increase instructional
program communities surrounding support the curriculum. support the instructional and learning
the school. Includes references or program, students, and opportunities for
connections to Includes knowledge of families. students.
Uses available communities in single communities when
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of designing and Draws from Engages students in
community resources in lessons. implementing instruction understanding of leadership and service in
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instructional program. members into the school
learning community.
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As I am new to the Santa I am able to collaborate The school community is
Ana area, I am learning with different staff richly basic in athletics.
about the demographics members at the school to This year is have begun
and cultures around the better check on to familiarize myself with
school. Many of our community resources. the different sports
students come from out These resources can be programs along with the
of town and different sports, theater, or club theater programs to help
parts of southern activities that are in the students with the
California, so I need to community. As many of academic and
expand my knowledge of the students are in extracurricular activity
towns and communities different activities in the planning.
to the greater Orange school, it is best to know
County Area. which students have The different coaches
other items going on have really showed their
I need to work on outside of math class. support in the academics
discovering where my and families, teachers
students come from and I am able to refer to and coaches have
relate math problems to student connection to collaborated to find best
the areas around them. these other activities solutions to help assist
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instruction. This helps to
engage the students in When planning
the lesson. instruction, it is best to
learn when outside
school functions are
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with the department
chairs and coaches to
make sure our planned
instruction and their
activities don’t collide.
We also work together to
make sure students are
provided with enough
time to work on
academics while working
on sports teams.

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When building projects, I
used students knowledge
and communities to help
build their engagement
of the activity. A Fake
Vacation budget project
engaged students’
interest into their friends
and families options for
vacations.

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6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full range Models professionalism
professional understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and of professional and supports colleagues
responsibilities to professional ways and seeks support manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and exceeding
maintain motivation responsibilities. as needed. required to meet advanced planning and professional
and commitment to all expectations. prepares for situations Responsibilities
students Seeks to meet required Demonstrates that may be challenging. effectively.
commitments to students. commitment by Pursues ways to support
exploring ways to students’ diverse Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
address individual learning needs and effort to seek, develop, maintain the motivation,
student needs. maintains belief in and refine new and resiliency, and energy to
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achievement. ensure individual student achieve.
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Throughout the year I Throughout the year This year the challenge
reach out to other math there are different Staff has been that we see our
teachers in the PLC and meetings, department students daily for around
outside of Algebra to see meetings, and 75 minutes each day.
how students are doing. part/teacher meetings. I This is different from last
To see what programs make sure to always keep year where was sure
are being used by other things organized in my them every other day. I
math teachers. I also calendar and email to thought the challenge
speak with other always be on time and would be in planning for
department teachers to present. my students each day but
better assist my students the mental challenge of
throughout their many In my planning time, I am seeing the student daily
classes. I remain always researching has also become a
professional with other different support challenge for myself.
staff and teachers. strategies to improve
9/20/22 students diverse learning To avoid burn out on
needs. It is important to lesson planning and
keep students learning individually, I have been
and making connections working closely with the
in the classroom. This other Algebra 1A teacher
helps their belief in their to share lesson planning
capacity for achievement. and activity organization.
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I also have been taking
time to myself daily to
make sure I am prepared
for my students. I even
use time in class to teach
things other than math.
We go over stories of
social situations, and I
give advice on how to
drive in the rain. These
simple outside math
elements help to make
stronger connections
with my students, and it
brings us closer as a
class. They have even
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begun to be closer to me
and share their personal
lives with me which is so
nice!
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
professional policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
responsibility, profession in all circumstances.
integrity, and * As follows:
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
ethical conduct
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
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I understand and am constantly aware or my cultural biases within the classroom. I take the responsibility of student academic
Through my years in different schools, it becomes more clear to me to learn about outcomes and professional obligations very seriously.
other cultures and backgrounds to better understand the students. Having As I have Freshman students this year, I am preparing
students remain confident and comfortable in the classroom is a big part for me. I them for their four years in high school. I maintain
do my best to remain a good listener and ask questions that bring out their high expectations in my students while I am aware of
personality and help better inform me of the person they are outside the my biases that can affect the teaching and learning of
classroom. The classroom is a professional environment, while that does imply the students. I do my best daily to maintain a non-
that I plan to keep the boundary of teacher and student, I still believe in getting hostile classroom environment and model
along and being kind and friendly to one another. appropriate student behavior in the classroom.

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I take responsibly of the learning of my students and I am aware of the biases and This year working with only freshman classes, I have
values that I have that can affect my classroom. As a catholic/Christian, my noticed that my bias is something I not only work on
religious background has helped me to be kinder in thought and action to my daily but is something I try to show students as well.
students. My understanding that my students are still just children has helped me They need the ability to self-reflect on not only their
to look at them as I did in the beginning of the year. As new people who are just academics but their own knowledge of the world.
coming into the world and need daily guidance from their elders. I want to be that With a Catholic school around them, we share ideas
guidance and support to all students in the classroom and outside the classroom. and knowledge of what it means to be Catholic and
how our academics can be incorporated into our
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