Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (Professional Development)

This was an assigned textbook but I'm so glad it was. I have referenced this many times outside of class and homework. It's well written and just so helpful!

It really help my classroom and I got another one from a parent.

This book was "optional" in one of my education classes that required classroom observations w/domains to reflect on. I found the domains tables listing what to look for in the classroom to be helpful during my observations and helped to more accurately write my reflections. The information of Danielson's framework that my college had in their online resources section did not provide enough information and was harder to read. I suggest getting the book and read through it a time or two to get a good idea of read and interpret the domains. It's rather handy to have around....especially for class observations.

Danielson's Enhancing Professional Practice is definitely worth reading and I am pleased that I purchased a copy. Sometimes it is difficult for a teacher to remember all of the little things that make him or her effective in the classroom, and this book's value is that the framework components really help give a clear idea of the habits and practices of an effective teacher. The book considers everything in the professional and puts it into perspective. I do much of what Danielson speaks of already and am solidly at the "proficient" level. The two most useful things in the book for me were the rubrics which helped me understand how to make improvements to move to the "distinguished" level, and the "Demonstration" section listed for each component in Chapter 4. The "Demonstration" section gave me a clear idea of how to demonstrate my teaching skills and abilities to my administrators/assessors. Let's face it, the reality is that there are still some administrators out there who are not effective assessors of teachers' skills, and teachers may need to argue inaccurate or biased scores on their observations. I have lived it. At that time, the "Demonstration" section would have made my professional life much less stressful.The drawback of the book is that Danielson many, many word to say very little in the text portions and she makes the book drag on. I felt like it took forever to read because the pace was so slow. Given that, I would still definitely recommend the book to a dedicated teacher looking to improve his or her practice with the caveat that one not sit and read it through start to finish; instead, work through it to address each component and build skill one domain, or even one component, at a time.*Chapters 1 & 2 are spent selling the idea of the framework.*Chapter 3 continues to sell the idea, but offers more useful information regarding themes that should run through every teacher's work.(Overall, chapters 1-3 offer very beneficial information to teachers just starting to learn how to up their game, but may not be as useful to well-read and well-researched teachers who have already taken their practice to higher levels.)*Chapter 4 individually addresses each of the framework components and really is the heart of the book.*Chapter 5 provides frameworks for specialists and did not specifically apply to me, but I think the rubric there are just as useful to instructional specialists, media specialists, school nurses, counselors, psychologists, and therapeutic specialists as the Chapter 4 rubrics are to teachers. I would caution specials from purchasing this book for themselves and recommend that they instead read a school professional development copy or check one out of a library. I do not think that it is worth the expensive for specialists to have their own copy.*Chapter 6 outlines uses of the framework and seems very useful to administrators to help develop the professional community at their schools.Note for anyone who is assigned this book while still in school for a teaching program: Again, this book moves slowly. If you have trouble with it, tough it out as best you can for class, but come back to it after you have survived your first year teaching. It will help you build your skill!

This book is a good asset for anyone learning about the Danielson model for enhancing the educator's professional practice. It was priced well and arrive as promised.I recommend this book for all educators because it addressed every level, from administration to teachers work for all stakeholders. Easy read and good information for anyone being evaluated under the Danielson model.

This is an EXCELLENT book for all educators (administrators, teachers, and support staff) to have on hand! Charlotte Danielson is very articulate and direct in her approach. She presents an argument with great supporting data does not hold back the truths. The Danielson Framework has been implemented in state entire state of Idaho and has become the standard for teacher and administrator evaluation methods.

Good for learning theory of teaching, but an experienced teacher went through this book and found about two pages of information that are actually useful in the classroom.

Sadly, this book is getting a bad rap in many states where it is being used as a basis for a new teacher-evaluation instrument. The author goes very indepth with all the little pieces that make up the art and science of teaching. In training teachers and administrators using this book, I am very careful that they understand it's intended purpose is always first and foremost as a reflection and action piece for teachers who want to refine their own teaching practice.PS: for any teachers or administrators who read this book, please remember this: "Distinguished is a good place to vacation, but you can't expect to live there."

Es un texto que muestra las tendencias actuales en cuanto evaluación formativa se refiere, considerando rasgos especificos para cada uno de los 4 dominios que propone la autora.

Great book. Bought In Kindle format and it was easy to access. Started reading it right away.