The Most Important Job in the World…..

1. The Most Important Job in the World….. ….Ours!

2. Dr. Phil to the rescue • http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c024117f6a057105ead4

3. The bottom line…. • Professional growth of all staff members • Learn and grow together • Divided we fall • These changes may make us uncomfortable • We have a lot on our plates • Our glasses are half full – not half empty!

4. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, and Alabama are places, not groups The Tonight Show has always been with Jay Leno They don’t know who Mork is and where he was from Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave Roller skating has always meant inline for them Our Students Today….Change

5. Possible Roadblocks? • With your group write possible problems or roadblocks of a new appraisal system on a sheet of paper • Crumble-up and throw in boxes • Throughout the next two days we will ask people to pull one out, toss it across the room • Whoever catches it will read it out loud • Next, each group has 1 minute to brainstorm possible solutions – prizes will be given!

6. Have never owned a record player Bottle caps have not only always been screw off, but have always been plastic; they have no idea what a pull-top can looks like They have always had cable There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is There has always been MTV Our Students Today….

7. Delaware “ A Framework for Teaching” Teacher Training Salmon handout starts here! Developed by: Delaware Department of Education *used with permission of Charlotte Danielson

8. Agenda • DPAS II Introduction • Break • Domain 4 • http://frameworks.wikispaces.com - write this down

9. Goals for Teacher Training- • To become familiar with Charlotte Danielson’s Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (2nd edition) • To provide an introductory overview of Danielson’s four domains associated with teaching and learning and discuss Delaware’s evidence of student improvement.

10. Training Resources • Danielson, C. (2007) Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. • A laminated card which contains an overview of “A Framework for Teaching.”

11. Common Language Introduction to Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching 2nd Edition Complex

12. A Continuous Improvement Model

13. Why have a framework? • To describe the complexity of teaching • To build a common language • To self-assess and reflect

14. Formative Uses of The Framework • Personal formative evaluation of practice is an affirmation for experienced teachers. • In Delaware, the framework is used in the mentoring/induction program in a formative manner. • Collegially, formative evaluation occurs when teachers observe each other or discuss practices together with the intent of improving personal practice.

15. Summative Uses of The Framework • The framework can be used for summative evaluation purposes and will be in Delaware. • The advantage for its use as a summative tool is that it provides a common language for practice.

16. The Framework Structure includes: • 4 Domains - categories • 22 Components - statements • 69 Elements – observed and assessable

17. What do the Domains Capture? Planning and preparation “in the head of the teacher” Instruction in the classroom Learning outside of the classroom

18. Scavenger Hunt Activity To become familiar with the Danielson text (2nd edition), locate each of the following in Domain 1 (indicate the page numbers) -Description of the Domain -Rationale and Explanation for Component 1a -Demonstration for Component 1a -Levels of Performance for Component 1a

19. Scavenger Hunt Answers • Domain Description - page 43 • Rationale and Explanation of Component 1a- pages 44-45 • Demonstration of Component 1a- page 46 • Levels of Performance for Component 1a - page 47

20. Domains and Components • “The four domains of the framework for teaching, and the components they contain, are described separately from one another. This is not to suggest, however, that teachers do them independently or in isolation. Teaching is a holistic endeavor; all the different aspects of teaching are entangled in multiple ways.” (Danielson, 2007)

21. Domain Description Activity • Use the Domain Activity sheet with a partner. • Match each of the statements with the domain and component that are described in the statement provided. • 10 minutes - http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

22. Domain Description Activity Answers • A. 1b • B. 4a • C. 3d • D. 4c • E. 3e • F. 3d • G. 1f • H. 2d • I. 4e • J. 1e • K. 2e • L. 3b

23. Interrelatedness of the Domains There are two types of interrelated interactions within the framework -Component to component within a domain -Domain to domain - Page 31

24. Danielson’s Seven Common Themes • Equity • Cultural Competence • High Expectations • Developmental Appropriateness • Attention to Individual Students, Including Those with Special Needs • Appropriate Use of Technology • Student Assumption of Responsibility • Page 32…

25. Danielson’s Seven Common Themes Read your specific section and be prepared to connect it to the other sections. Person 1 Equity and Cultural Competence pages 32-33 Person 2 High Expectations pages 33-34 Person 3 Attention to Individual Students pages 35-36 Person 4 Student Assumption of Responsibility pages 37-38

26. Reflection and Wrap-up • In a small group complete the following statement: The Framework is like __________ because both __________________. *There is no “correct” answer.