Charlotte Danielson

Charlotte Danielson, who earned her Master's of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision at Rutgers University, is a former economist and an educational consultant based in Princeton, New Jersey. 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 specializes in teacher quality and evaluation, curriculum planning, performance assessment, and professional development. Danielson is the author of a number of books supporting teachers and administrators. These include Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (1996, 2007), Teaching for Understanding Professional Inquiry Kit (1996), Teacher Evaluation to Enhance Professional Practice (in collaboration with Tom McGreal) (2000), Enhancing Student Achievement: A Framework for School Improvement (2002), and Strengthening the Profession Through Teacher Leadership (2006),all published by ASCD. In addition, she has written Collections of Performance Tasks and Rubrics, published by Eye on Education, Teaching Methods (2009), published by Merrill, and Talk about Teaching: Leading Professional Conversations (2009), published by Corwin Press.