Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching / Edition 2

by Charlotte Danielson

Overview

The framework for teaching is a research-based set of components of instruction that are grounded in a constructivist view of learning and teaching. The framework may be used for many purposes, but its full value is realized as the foundation for professional conversations among practitioners as they seek to enhance their skill in the complex task of teaching. The framework may be used as the foundation of a school's or district's recruitment and hiring, mentoring, coaching, professional development, and teacher evaluation processes, thus linking all those activities together and helping teachers become more thoughtful practitioners.

The actions teachers can take to improve student learning are clearly identified and fall under four domains of teaching responsibility: Planning and Preparation, the School Environment, Instruction, and Professional Responsibilities. Within the domains are 22 components and 76 descriptive elements that further refine our understanding of what teaching is all about. The framework defines four levels of performance (Unsatisfactory, Basic, Proficient, and Distinguished) for each element, providing a valuable tool that all teachers can use.

This second edition has been revised and updated and also includes frameworks for school specialists, such as school nurses, counselors, library and media specialists, and instructional coaches. Comprehensive, clear, and applicable to teaching across the K-12 spectrum, the framework for teaching described in this book is based on the PRAXIS III: Classroom Performance Assessment criteria developed by Educational Testing Service and is compatible with INTASC standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416605171
Publisher:	ASCD
Publication date:	02/08/2007
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	184,579
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Chapter 1 : The Framework for Teaching: An Overview

Chapter 2: Assumptions and Features of the Framework for Teaching

Chapter 3: The Four Domains of Teaching Responsibility

Chapter 4: The Framework for Professional Practice

Domain 1. Planning and Preparation

Domain 2. The Classroom Environment

Domain 3. Instruction

Domain 4. Professional Responsibilities

Chapter 5: Frameworks for Specialist Positions

Chapter 6: Using the Framework

Appendix: The Research FoundationReferences

Index

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