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NNPS
Teacher Performance
Assessment System
The Framework
What is the Framework?
 A description of what teachers should know
and be able to do as determined by the
research of Charlotte Danielson
 The documented aspects of teacher
responsibility that promote student learning
 A definition of what good teaching is
What does the Framework
include?
 What occurs in the classroom
 What occurs outside the classroom
 What occurs in the teacher’s head
 Interactions with students, staff, and
community
What is not included?
 A checklist
 A particular style or program
Why the Framework?
 Strong research base
 Roadmap for novices and guidance for
veterans
 Continuous improvement
 Focused attention on substance
What is its research base?
 Madeline Hunter
 Praxis
 National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards
 Other teaching standards
eg.INTASC and NCATE
Standardized
(expected in all classrooms)
AND
Dependent on context
(how it looks in my classroom)
The Language of the
Framework
Domains : Broad areas of teacher responsibility (4)
Components : Defining factors of
each domain (23)
Elements: Activities that bring meaning
to the components (69)
The Domains
Domain 1
Domain 2
Designing Knowledge Creating a Safe and
Work
Orderly Environment
for Knowledge Work
Domain 3
Facilitating
Knowledge Work
Domain 4
Professional and
Leadership
Responsibilities
Domain 1
 Content organization
 Deep understanding of subject,
strategies, and students
 Appropriate for goals and students
 Coherence
 Assessment of progress
Domain 2
 Environment and culture
 Interactions-teacher and student
 Grounded in knowledge, not role
Domain 3
student
engagement
Domain 4
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Reflection
Professional responsibilities
Advocacy
A bigger picture
Rubrics define the work
Allow for more objective judgments
Describe the range of performance
Reduce ambiguity
Encourage continuous improvement
Levels of Performance
Unsatisfactory
Doing harm to students
Basic
Doing no harm but adding no value
Proficient
Adding value that results in most learning
Distinguished
All learning as self-directed learners
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