Welcome to the Cal Teacher Blog
California Standards for the Teaching Profession Guide
Purpose
This web site is designed to help both new and veteran teachers understand and apply the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
This web site is built on a collection of resources available on the web and listed below. I used it as a project for part of a performance review.
Click on a standard for a detailed explanation of the description of practices and an area for questions, comments, and feedback.
Standard One: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Standard Two: Creating and Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning
Standard Three: Understanding and Organizing Subject matter for Student Learning
Standard Four: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experience for All Students
Standard Five: Assessing Student Learning
Standard Six: Developing as a Professional Educator
The following sources were used in this web resource:
Description of Practice
http://nusd.marin.k12.ca.us/
What the classroom looks like and Teacher's Instructional Methods
http://www.specialedprep.net/PDF%20files/CSTP.pdf
As teachers develop, they may ask "How do I . . ." or "Why do I . . ."
http://www.ctc.ca.gov/reports/cstpreport.pdf