Mission Statement and Framework
The Charlotte Danielson Framework for Beginning Teachers
Competency Components of Professional Practice
Domain 1: Planning and Preparation
- Knowledge of content and how to teach
- Knowledge of students
- Selecting instructional goals
- Knowledge of resources
- Instructional design
- Assessing student learning
Domain 2: The Classroom Environment
- Creating an environment of respect and rapport
- Establishing a culture for learning
- Managing classroom procedures
- Managing student behavior
- Organizing physical space
Domain 3: Instruction
- Communication
- Techniques of questioning and discussion
- Engaging students in learning
- Providing feedback to students
- Demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness
Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
- Reflecting on teaching
- Maintaining accurate records
- Communicating with families
- Contributing to the school and district
- Growing and developing professionally
- Showing professionalism
From: Charlotte Danielson's Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (ASCD); BU Education Framework
The Mission of the School of Education is to:
1) Prepare professionals who
- Demonstrate necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions through performances and products
- Are reflective practitioners in a diverse and technologically complex world, and
2) Contribute to communities through outreach
Performance Expectations for Candidates
A professional educator is a reflective practitioner who is a knowledgeable and thoughtful facilitator of human growth and development. This professional cultivates in learners an ability to apply critical thinking to the solution of problems. This professional displays a sense of empowerment through:
- The acquisition of a knowledge base
- The ability to see connections between theory and practice
- The use of technology for educational outcomes
- An understanding of a wide variety of strategies for accommodating the developmental readiness and learning style variations associated with all aspects of diversity
- An application of this expertise to the broader community
- Recognizing one's own heritage while honoring the diversity found in schools and communities
Revised and approved by the faculty on April 25, 2003
