IDAHO CORE TEACHER STANDARDS

&
DANIELSON FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING
EVALUATION METHOD

Challis McWilliams
Edu-290
Standards Presentation
Objectives:

• Identify the State of Idaho’s expectations of Teachers

• Identify the ten Idaho Core Teaching Standards

• Understand the Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument

• Understand the difference between unsatisfactory, basic, pro cient and

distinguished expectations.

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 Core Teaching Standards

• The Core Teaching Standards apply to all teaching certi cations. They
are the ten basic standards that all teachers must not only know but be
able to do, regardless of their speci c content areas.

• These standards are grouped into four general categories including;

The Learner and Learning, Content, Instructional Practice, and
Professional Responsibility.
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 Standard One

• The teacher understands how

learners grow and develop,
recognizing that patterns of
learning and development vary
Learner individually within and across
the cognitive, linguistic, social,
Development emotional, and physical areas,
and designs and implements
developmentally appropriate and
challenging learning experiences.
 Standard Two

• The teacher uses

understanding of individual
differences and diverse cultures
Learning Differences and communities to ensure
inclusive learning
environments that enable each
learner to meet high standards.
 Standard Three

• The teacher works with others

to create environments that
support individual and
Learning collaborative learning, and that
Environments encourage positive social
interaction, active engagement
in learning, and self-
motivation.
 Standard Four

• The teacher understands the

central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the
discipline(s) he or she teaches
Content Knowledge and creates learning
experiences that make the
discipline accessible and
meaningful for learners to
assure mastery of the content.
 Standard Five

The teacher understands how to

connect concepts and use
Application of differing perspectives to engage
learners in critical thinking,
Content creativity, and collaborative
problem solving related to
authentic local and global issues.
 Standard Six

The teacher understands and

uses multiple methods of
assessment to engage learners in
Assessment their own growth, to monitor
learner progress, and to guide
the teacher’s and learner’s
decision making.
 Standard Seven

• The teacher plans instruction

that supports every student in
meeting rigorous learning
Planning for goals by drawing upon
knowledge of content areas,
Instruction curriculum, cross-disciplinary
skills, and pedagogy, as well as
knowledge of learners and the
community context.
 Standard Eight

• The teacher understands and

uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage
Instructional learners to develop deep
Stratagies understanding of content areas
and their connections, and to
build skills to apply knowledge
in meaningful ways.
 Standard Nine

The teacher engages in ongoing

professional learning and uses
evidence to continually evaluate
his/her practice, particularly the
Professional Learning effects of his/her choices and
and Ethical Practice actions on others (learners,
families, other professionals, and
the community), and adapts
practice to meet the needs of
each learner.
 Standard Ten

• The teacher seeks appropriate

leadership roles and
opportunities to take
responsibility for student
Leadership and learning, to collaborate with
Collaboration learners, families, colleagues,
other school professionals, and
community members to ensure
learner growth, and to
advance the profession.
The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Method

Besides the Idaho Core Teaching

Standards, many schools nationally as
well as the State of Idaho use the
Danielson Framework for Teaching. It is
an instructional resource that can help
to guide for effective teaching. Within
the framework, there are 22 different
components and 76 elements organized
into four domains.
How Teachers are Evaluated?
 Conclusion

• The Idaho Core Teacher Standards are made up of the 10 standards that
the State of Idaho expects from all of their teachers.

• The Danielson Framework for Teaching and Evaluation Method is another

helpful tool to make sure that every educator is the best they can be.

• The four main domains of the framework consist of Planning and

Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instruction, and Professional
Responsibilities.

• The teachers are evaluated and scored based on being ineffective, basic,
pro cient or distinguished.
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