Top 10 Training Recommendations CPSS Study - Danielson Framework

1. University of Chicago Joyce Foundation Chicago School System Study2009Adoption of the Danielson Framework for Professional Development & Teacher Evaluation

2. Top 10 Training RecommendationsCPSS Study - Danielson Framework • Number 10: CPSS Principals felt that teachers did not have enough Framework training prior to being evaluated for the first time – teachers concurred with this (page 42) • Number 9: CPSS Teachers said they needed more training in Domain 3- (Instruction) than in the other three domains • Number 8 - CPSS teachers universally felt that the framework challenged teachers to reflect and self evaluate (page 35).

3. Top 10 Training RecommendationsCPSS Study - Danielson Framework • Number 7: Multiple CPSS Principals were concerned about their lack of training in conducting the pre and post evaluation conversations (page 38) • Number 6: CPSS teachers stated that watching a Principal evaluate a teacher - using a real video example, helped them understand what was going to happen in their evaluation – and made them better prepared for the process (page 41). • Number 5: Principals felt they needed training on note taking during the observation – then translating the notes into evidence for rating the components (page 50).

4. Top 10 Training RecommendationsCPSS Study - Danielson Framework • Number 4: Principals and Teachers felt that general training on the Framework was not enough. They wanted specific and targeted training on each of the 22 components. Principals were particularly interested in understanding how to confidently discern between the basic and proficient level for components in Domains 2 and 3 (page 51) • Number 3: Overwhelmingly Principals asked for support in the form of a co-observer. They wanted the co-observer to be an expert in the Framework (page 42) • Number 2: Principals and Teachers expressed a need to deepen their understanding of Domains 1 and 4 (page 50)

5. Top 10 Training RecommendationsCPSS Study - Danielson Framework • Number 1: Both Principals and Teachers indicated that the video observations were extremely useful in training. They felt everyone in the school system would benefit from a video library that contains lessons or excerpts of instructional practice that illustrate “distinguished” or “proficient” practice on a given component. Principals and Teachers expressed a desire to visualize levels of performance and requested a much more extensive video library be made available to them. (page 51).