Session 3: Introduction to taking low-inference notes

Through participating in this session, teachers will be able to distinguish between low-inference evidence and opinion/interpretation and describe how low-inference note-taking helps observers accurately interpret teacher practice in order to support teacher development.

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.

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This form can be used by classroom observers to capture low-inference evidence of teacher practice and student actions in a lesson. Best practices for low-inference note taking may be found on pages 32 - 34 of The Power of Feedback: Supporting Teacher Development. 

This resource includes examples and non-examples of low-inference evidence. In Mini-Module C, participants determine which examples constitute low-inference evidence. The resource includes an answer key.