Key I: Caring, Sustained Relationships
Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching
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Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for
Teaching has been adapted for the Kentucky Department of Education to be used
as a teacher evaluation and growth tool.
Danielson’s Framework consists of four categories, or domains: Planning and Preparation; Classroom
Environment; Instruction; and Professional Responsibility. The Kentucky Department of Education has
added ‘Student Growth’ as an additional domain.
Within each domain, clear examples and critical attributes of
‘Ineffective’, ‘Developing’, ‘Accomplished’, and ‘Exemplary’ are provided. These examples and domains provide attributes
of highly effective teaching for which teachers can strive.
Within the domain of ‘Classroom Environment’ is, ‘Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport’. This is what we define as Caring and Sustained Relationships. Frisby and Martin state that, “Only instructor rapport consistently predicted participation, affective learning, and cognitive learning.” (Frisby, Brandi, and Martin, Matthew (2010). Instructor-Student and Student-Student Rapport in the classroom Communication Education, (59)2, 146-164.) The teacher-student relationship is critical in reaching students who are considered ‘at-risk. There are a multitude of strategies in building rapport. Key strategies that we advocate include, but are not limited to:
Kagan Structures are used at Southern Elementary to encourage individuals with different backgrounds and experiences to become a caring community of active learners. Students learn how to be a part of cooperative and caring teams. Kagan suggests doing 1 Classbuilding and 2 Teambuilding structures each week. These structures help sustain a caring relationship between students and with the teacher.
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Caring, Sustained Relationships: A Key to Helping At-Risk Kids (Danielson)
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Demonstrating Knowledge of Students-Teachers don’t teach content in the abstract: they teach it to students. In order to ensure student learning, therefore, teachers must know not only their subject contents and its related pedagogy, but the students to whom they wish to teach that content.
Inspiring Learners—Access to interest surveys, learning style inventories, and much more. Lower elementary, upper elementary, and secondary resources available. http://www.inspiringlearners.com/. For additional information about the ILP, please see the Key III tab. Exemplary Teachers:
Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport-An essential skill of teaching is that of managing relationships with students and ensuring that those among students are positive and supportive. Teachers create an environment of respect and rapport in their classrooms by the ways they interact with students and by the interaction they encourage and cultivate among students. An important aspect of respect and rapport relates to how the teacher responds to students and how students are permitted to treat one another. Patterns of interaction are critical to the overall tone of the class. In a respectful environment, all students feel valued and safe. Exemplary Teachers:
At Southern Elementary we work with students in large and small, focus groups to build relationships with students. The goal is to get to know each student and design instruction that meets their individual needs.
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