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Framework for Teaching  

The Danielson-native evaluation platform. Since 2013.

Built for districts implementing Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching — observations, evaluations, self-assessments, PD planning, and rubric-aligned feedback, all in one place. No paperwork treadmill. No hunting for last month's observation notes. No hand-formatting rubric quotes into Word documents.

Recently added:

  • Transcript alignment — link observation transcripts directly to rubric evidence
  • Mobile-first observations — designed for iPads in the classroom
  • Cross-district observation — for intermediate school districts and shared-service arrangements

Small team. 13+ years of iteration with real districts. When you call, you talk to someone who knows your workflow. Contact us to see if FFT fits your district →

Evaluate every role, not just classroom teachers

A school counselor, a school nurse and a paraprofessional do very different work, and a rubric written for classroom teachers does not fit any of them well.

We maintain role-specific rubrics for 14 positions, each with a 2022 edition:

  • Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Career and Technical Educator, Online Educator
  • Instructional Specialist, Library or Media Specialist, Teacher Consultant for Behavior
  • School Counselor, School Psychologist, School Social Worker, School Nurse, Therapeutic Specialist
  • Paraprofessional, Administrator

Both the 2013 and 2022 editions of the Framework for Teaching are supported, so a district moving to 2022 can move on its own schedule.

Alongside observations and evaluations, the system also handles self assessments, professional development goal setting and planning, and continued education activity tracking.

Built to meet state evaluation requirements

Our evaluation and reporting model is designed around the Danielson Framework for Teaching and supports state requirements including:

  • Idaho Teacher Evaluation System
  • Michigan Annual Teacher Evaluation requirements
  • South Dakota Annual Teacher Evaluation requirements

Evaluating against a different state framework? Get in touch and we will walk through the specifics with you.

Cost effective cloud solution

No long term contracts. Simple per account pricing. No obligations.

Fully hosted and maintained by us. Nothing to install, no servers to provision, and no ongoing maintenance for your IT staff.

Works in any modern browser, on the devices your teachers and administrators already use.

No advertisements.

Why did we build this solution?

We are in this business to help educators. We wanted to improve the manual processes associated with the Danielson framework and make life easier for administrators and teachers/staff.

We started with the Danielson framework as the foundation for our service. Our customers provided us with numerous feedbacks and suggestions to improve the system for them. We built the classroom walkthrough observation for quick drop-in notes. We built the general observation for recording of Domain 1 and 4 activities, e.g. back-to-school night or other non-classroom activities.

We listen to our customers. We improve our system to help make your life better.

See whether FFT fits your district

We are a small team, so you will talk with someone who knows both the product and how districts actually run evaluations. Tell us how yours works today and we will give you a straight answer about whether we are a good fit. Contact us →