collection icon
Download All
This contains copyrighted or sensitive material, so you must log in to download it.

Growing and developing professionally: Building understanding of component 4e professional learning activity

In this collection, participants will deepen their understanding of Component 4e: Growing and Developing Professionally from the Framework for Teaching by discussing ways in which this component can be used to leverage teacher development of practice; exploring a lesson debrief video to determine how that practice aligns to the component; and determining what next steps they might take to improve their own practice in this component.

Included Resources

In this professional learning activity, participants will deepen their understanding of Component 4e: Growing and Developing Professionally from the Framework for Teaching by discussing ways in which this component can be used to leverage teacher development of practice; exploring a lesson debrief video to determine how that practice aligns to the component; and determining what next steps they might take to improve their own practice in this component.

In this video, a principal debriefs a formative observation of a lesson with two fourth grade teachers at Concourse Village Elementary School, P.S. 359. Through discussion of one teacher's interaction with a student, they explore next steps that can further support student independence.

The Danielson 2013 Framework for Teaching (FfT) is the rubric used for teacher development and observation/evaluation. It is used as a formative tool to develop teacher practice as well as a rubric for use when observing and evaluating teacher practice. This version of the rubric contains all 22 components across four domains.

This rationale and explanation of Component 4e: Growing and Developing Professionally comes from Charlotte Danielson’s, Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching 2nd Edition (Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2007), pages 102-105.