Reflective Essay on the Teaching Framework Charlotte Danielson is an internationally-recognized expert in the area of teacher effectiveness, specializing in the design of teacher evaluation systems that, while ensuring teacher quality, also promote professional learning and evidence-based examination of practice. Having worked on teacher evaluation systems for over 15 years, she has taught at all levels, from kindergarten through college, and has worked as an administrator, a curriculum director, and a staff developer. In her consulting work, Danielson has specialized in aspects of teacher quality and evaluation, curriculum planning, performance assessment, and professional development. Policymakers and educators across the country have embraced her work as they improve their teacher evaluation systems. Many use her framework as a foundation. The Framework for Teaching is a set of teaching performance dimensions or standards accompanied by a set of rating scales or rubrics, each describing four levels of performance (Danielson, 2007). Its greatest value is in promoting professional learning by teachers and other educators. It provides a tool for them to arrive at consensus at what constitutes good teaching. When using this tool for teacher evaluation, supervisors can adopt procedures that emphasize the learning rather than inspection. The key to promoting professional learning