Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching

The TPEP Steering Committee approved the updated Danielson Framework for Teaching (2022) for use for teacher evaluation in Washington. All districts that use the Danielson instructional framework are required to use the 2022 updated Framework for Teaching in their 2025-26 school year evaluation. 

The following documents are intended to help you learn more about the 2022 updated Framework for Teaching:

• The Overview of the Danielson 2022 Framework Updates provides an explanation in the shifts by Domain from the 2011 version to the 2022 version of the Framework for Teaching.
• The 2022 Framework for Teaching Format and Rubrics Explained clarifies the layout and rubrics in the 2022 Framework for Teaching.
• The Danielson Group: What's Changed? shows the thematic shift from the 2011 to the 2022 version of the Framework for Teaching.

The Danielson Group is finalizing the PDF of the updated framework and creating additional resources to support its use. Currently, the updated framework is available as an interactive tool on the Danielson Group website.

Danielson Framework for Teaching (2022) with Final Revised Student Growth Goals

Materials posted here will be updated and replaced as updated materials are received from The Danielson Group.

• 2022 Danielson Framework for Teaching Smart Card
• 2022 Danielson Instructional Framework
• 2022 Framework for Teaching - Rubrics
• "Danielson 'At A Glance' alignment to WA criteria"
• Danielson by Washington State Criteria
• Danielson by State Criteria with Critical Attributes
• Danielson Comprehensive Scoring Diagram
• Danielson Focused Scoring Diagram

Optional Focused Evaluation Forms

• Focused - Criterion 1
• Focused - Criterion 2
• Focused - Criterion 3
• Focused - Criterion 4
• Focused - Criterion 5
• Focused - Criterion 6
• Focused - Criterion 7
• Focused - Criterion 8

Specific Learning Environment Resources

• TPEP in Specialized Learning Environments (On-line, Juvenile Justice, Home School), Pre-School/Kindergarten, Special Education
• Danielson Correlation to High Leverage Practices in Special Education
• Crosswalk between FfT and Universal Design for Learning
• Special Education Scenarios for the Danielson Framework
• Remote instruction from The Danielson Group

Framework Author: Karyn Wright