Charlotte Danielson's Framework is broken down into
Domains
In order to understand the levels of Danielson's Framework you should refer to
Rubric
Describe 2 benefits of using the Danielson's Framework
language - clearly defined, established procedures and routines
effective teaching - rubric to define teacher knowledge and skills
According to Harry Wong the number one problem in the classroom is discipline
False
According to Wong students should be told what to do to increase learning and achievement
True
According to Wong, Assignments should be posted and in a consistent location
True
Procedures have penalties and rewards
False
What is the purpose of Common Core
A set of standards use by all schools in every state to keep learning constant
How do you access content standards
www.Georgiastandards.org
The number of questions on a test is governed by the number of objectives on the assignment
T
What is the difference between formative and summative assessments
Formative informal ongoing
Summative formal, final
Why do teachers need to differentiate
To give students multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas, and expressing what they learn
What are the original words to describe/explain differentiation
content, process, product, readiness, interest, learning profile
What are the 3 parts to instructional framework
opening, work session, closing
Explain relationship between primacy/recency effect
students remember the first and last thing they are taught, not the middle. Stop and start to help alleviate this
According to Harry Wong what are the 7 things kids want to know on the first day of school
Am I in the right room
Where do I sit
Who is the teacher as a person
How will I be treated
How will I be graded
What are the rules
What will I be learning
What is photosynthesis an effective overarching essential question
F
what are the steps in Gradual Release of Responsibility
I do it - teachers provides instructions - students listen
We do it - Guided practice - teachers work with students - students work with teacher
You do it together - teachers provides support - students look to peers for clarification
You do it independently - teacher provides feedback students work alone
What is an Essential Question
A provocative questions designed to engage students interest and guide inquiry, stimulate discussion and rethinking (make it kid friendly)
How do you write an essential question
It is based on standards focus on what is important
Selected Response
Multiple choice
Constructed Response
Fill in the blank
Performance assessment
Project
Informal assessment
Observation
Part of differentiated curriculum
Content - what your teaching
Process - activities
Product - Final project
Readiness - formative assessments
Interest - Choices
Learning profiles - How do you Learn
6 levels of differentiation
Activate - remembering
Acquire - understanding
Applying -
Assess - Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
Differentiation Strategies
Content - students study different materials
Activities - Same content different activities
Negotiation - Different materials , different activities
Support - Same materials and activities, different amount of support
Extension - work given to students after basic activities are finished
Response - open-ended assignments
Group Work - mixed ability groups
Graduation - progression thru more and more difficult tasks
Harry Wong's three most important students behaviors
Discipline Procedures Routines
Bloom's Taxonomy
Higher Order Thinking Skills HOTS
about the verbs
6 levels of HOTS
Knowledge Comprehension
Application Analysis
Synthesis Evaluation
Depth of Knowledge DOK
Student of Blooms Norman Webb is about RIGOR
a common language to understand cognitive demands in assessments it is not about difficulty it is about complexity
Levels of DOK
Recall Basic Application
Strategic Thinking
Extended Thinking
Levels of Danielson's framework
Domains are made of components made up of elements
4 domains
Planning and instruction
Classroom environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibility
Uses for Framework
Prepare new teachers
Recruit and hire new teachers
Road map for beginners
Guidance for experienced teachers
Structure for focusing on improvement
Communication with community
4 levels of framework for teachers
Levels of Performance LOP
Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient
Distinguished
Features of the framework
Comprehensive
Grounded in Research
Generic
Coherent in structure
Independent of any particular teaching style
5 Strategies for student success
Higher thinking
Summarize (students) keep, delete, substitute
Vocabulary and content
Questions
Non linguistic representations
Curriculum
knowledge students learn
curriculum is how students are taught the knowledge
unpacking the standard
what students will know (noun)
what students will do (verbs)
I can statements
levels of Essential Questions
Overarching broad statements (unit)
narrowed down to topical ( more specific )
narrowed to guiding questions (right or wrong)
leads to understanding, evaluate, synthesize, analyze
2 kinds of Rubrics
Analytic - rating scale , take longer to create and grade
holistic - judges the work as a whole
