Alyssa DiFlora- EDU 465

THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING: EVALUATION INSTRUMENT

Charlotte Danielson
Domain 3:
3A: Communicating with Students
3B: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques
3C: Engaging Students in Learning
3D: Using Assessment in Instruction
3E: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness
3A:
-Teachers establish expectations for learning and communicate
them clearly
- At the end of the lesson, students are clear as to what they are
supposed to be learning
-Teachers give clear and concise directions for activities; establish if
they are working with other students or alone, how much time they will
be given, modeling is needed
-Teachers use vivid language, analogies, and metaphors to create
explanations for content; through this skill teachers can scaffold
with their students and clarify misconceptions
-Teacher use oral and written language to model both accurate
syntax and rich vocabulary to students

Q. How do teachers formulate their questions?

A. Teachers use questions that make students infer, think, and form
hypotheses. Teachers use connections that make students question
and form their own thoughts. Teachers encourage students to
challenge their questions through the support of evidence from a text
or piece of information. Not all questions that teachers ask have
to be high-level. However, high-level questions can serve as a
form of formative assessment in the classroom.
3B:
-Teachers ask questions of high quality and prompt students to
think and reflect
- Teachers promote learning though discussion requiring their
students to explain and justify their thoughts and conclusions based on
specific evidence
-Teachers use a range of techniques to encourage student participation
for those who are more reluctant to participate (Ex. self-clarification for
students, encourage them to try, cold-calling)

Q.
When I am being observed, what is my supervisor looking for?
A. The supervisor is paying attention to not only the teacher, but also
to the ways that the students react to the questions that the teacher
asks. The supervisor makes sure that all students are engaged with
their minds on.
3C:
-Teacher assignments and activities are the centerpiece of student
engagement
- Grouping of students is very important for students to have the
opportunity to work with their peers. Sometimes, teachers allow
students to group themselves up.
- The materials that teachers choose to use can have enormous
impact on the students experience in the classroom
-Teachers keep things moving in the classroom through structure and
pacing. This makes and effective teacher stand out.

Q. What is considered as important as student learning and

providing feedback?
A. Teachers taking advantage of mid-course corrections when needed,
seizing teachable moments and appealing to student interests could
be considered as important if not more important that learning and
feedback.
3D:
-Teachers must expose students to all criteria for an assessment.
-Teachers monitor student learning; this can be done through
sporadic or planned assessment.

-Student feedback on learning to ensure that students are aware of

how they are doing in class, rather than waiting until a later
assessment
-Self-assessment by students can be achieved through students
assessing themselves based on specific criteria

3E:
-Teachers should make major and minor changes to their plans
and feel confident enough to make shifts when they are both expected
and unexpected
-Create teachable moments though unexpected responses from
students

-Teachers are persistent and do not give in to make assignments

easier for students. They guide those students to success using the
same material.

Domain 4:
4B:Maintaining Accurate Records
4C: Communicating with Families
4B:
- Teachers keep track of student completion of assignments
based on not solely the effort put into the assignment, but also the
content that was put into the assignment.
- Teachers plan instruction based on where every student is
in learning ability. This can be deciphered through formal and
informal assessments frequently.

-Teachers keep track of where their students are in a

noninstructional way as well. (Ex. permission slips, late passes,
school pictures)

4C:
-Teacher frequently provides information about instructional
plans to parents and administration
-Teacher frequently provides information to families about a
students individual learning progress
-Teacher allows for families to get involved in the learning
process inside and outside of the classroom