Philadelphia, PA, October 23, 2025 – KickUp, an educator development platform for K-12 districts, today announced a partnership with The Danielson Group to integrate the Framework for Teaching directly into KickUp's platform.

The Framework for Teaching is used by districts across the globe/world to define effective teaching and guide educator development. With this partnership, districts using KickUp can access Framework-aligned rubrics, tools and dashboards that connect evaluations, coaching conversations, classroom observations, and professional development to the specific domains and components teachers are working to strengthen.

"Districts tell us they want flexibility to use the frameworks that matter to them—whether that's Danielson, T-TESS, or their own custom approach. This partnership ensures that the thousands of districts already using the Framework for Teaching can bring it into a modern platform that works the way instructional leaders work — without rigidity."

Jeremy Rogoff

CEO/Co-Founder of KickUp

"At The Danielson Group, we believe that educator growth thrives when tools, data, and dialogue align around a shared vision of effective teaching. Our partnership with KickUp brings that vision to life by empowering districts to connect feedback and learning in ways that elevate both teaching and leadership."

Lindsay Prendergast

Assistant Director of Strategy & Development at The Danielson Group

What This Means for Districts

• Use and customize The Danielson Framework for Teaching within KickUp to design flexible evaluation processes that fit your district's needs
• Link classroom walkthroughs, observations and PD directly to evaluations – whether you’re using The Danielson Framework for Teaching or any other framework
• Manage professional learning, coaching, and evaluation in one intuitive platform—without a clunky experience or rigid templates

About KickUp

KickUp is an Educator Development Platform that brings professional development management, coaching, and evaluation into one connected system. School districts nationwide use KickUp's three products—Learning, Foundations, and Growth—to save hours every week on logistics and get clear visibility into how they're supporting educators. Learn more at www.kickup.co.

About The Danielson Group

The Danielson Group is dedicated to enhancing professional practice in education through its Framework for Teaching, a research-based set of components that define effective teaching. Learn more about our professional learning partnerships at www.danielsongroup.org.