Danielson Framework Refresher

Teacher greets students by name as they enter the class or during the lesson.

• Effective Respect & Rapport

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Classroom Procedures

• Effective Physical Space

Teacher says: "Let's work on this together: It's hard, but you all will be able to do it well."

• Effective Respect & Rapport

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Engagement

• Effective Questioning & Discussion

Some students not working with the teacher are not productively engaged in learning.

• Ineffective Respect & Rapport

• Ineffective Culture for Learning

• Ineffective Engagement

• Ineffective Classroom Procedures

A student suggests a revision in one of the classroom rules.

• Effective Respect & Rapport

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Student Behavior

• Effective Classroom Procedures

The teacher refers in passing to what the students will be learning, or it's written out with no elaboration/explanation.

• Ineffective Culture for Learning

• Ineffective Student Behavior

• Ineffective Communication

• Ineffective Classroom Procedures

The teacher models the process to be followed in the task.

• Effective Communication

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Questioning & Discussion

• Effective Engagement

All discussion is between the teacher and students; students are not invited to discuss with one another.

• Ineffective Communication

• Ineffective Culture for Learning

• Ineffective Questioning & Discussion

• Ineffective Engagement

Learning tasks have multiple correct responses or approaches and/or demand higher-order thinking.

• Effective Communication

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Questioning & Discussion

• Effective Engagement

Teacher builds on and uses student responses in order to deepen student understanding.

• Effective Communication

• Effective Culture for Learning

• Effective Questioning & Discussion

• Effective Respect & Rapport

Teacher repeatedly asks students to take their seats; some ignore her.

• Ineffective Student Behavior

• Ineffective Communication

• Ineffective Questioning & Discussion

• Ineffective Respect & Rapport