Component 3E Demonstrate Flexibility and Responsiveness

Outcomes Participants will deepen their knowledge of the Danielson Framework Component 3E. Participants will brainstorm ways to apply flexibility and responsiveness into daily instruction.

Read and Reflect “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” - Albert Einstein

Let’s Be Flexible Think of a lesson or classroom experience that you planned but had to change mid-instruction. Write a sentence or two to describe what happened.

Let’s Be Flexible Think about… The lesson objective What happened that caused you to change your plan? How did you feel about having to change your plan? Was your change successful and did it require further flexibility?

What Would You Do? Get into groups of three or four. Take an envelope labeled “What Would You Do?” from the center of your table. In each envelope, there are three scenarios that might require different types of flexibility, responsiveness, and persistence. Talk in your groups and jot down what you would do if the situation occurred in your class. Be ready to share with another group near you!

Reflection and Next Steps On a piece of paper write down your thoughts on the following questions: 1. Which scenario was the easiest for you to demonstrate flexibility? Why? 2. Which scenario was the hardest for you to demonstrate flexibility? Why? 3. What implications or applications come to mind in reference to your daily practice, classroom, and planning?

Resources Domain CPD Courses and CPD Workshop Series Level I & Level II Danielson Training for First and Second Year Teachers Self-Paced Learning Bundles Focus on the Framework Modules School-based Professional Development Teacher Development Liaison