Build a Shared Vision of Great Teaching
TF | Align Platform
TF | Align is a video-based calibration and professional learning platform that helps districts and educator preparation programs develop a common understanding of high-quality instruction.
Here are just a few of the key benefits:
Strengthens Evaluation Skills
Practice scoring real classroom videos using your district’s observation rubrics to improve accuracy and consistency.
Builds Shared Understanding
Engage in collaborative calibration sessions that align expectations across schools and teams.
Improves Feedback Quality
Learn to identify high-impact instructional moments and craft feedback that supports teacher growth.
Promotes Instructional Fairness
Ensure evaluations are based on a common vision of effective teaching.
Encourages Reflective Practice
View and analyze authentic teaching examples to deepen your own instructional insight.
Supports Ongoing Learning
Use Align as a professional learning tool throughout the year, not just during evaluation cycles.
Whether for licensure, evaluator training, or instructional leadership development, TF | Align fosters consistency, fairness, and instructional clarity at every level.
How it Works
TF | Align enables districts and educator preparation programs to train evaluators, supervisors, and observers in what to look for when observing teaching practice. Administrators can get started with the process by doing the following:
States, PK-12 districts, and educator preparation programs use TF | Align to:
- Strengthening Practice and Feedback
- Support evaluators, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, and other educators in their understanding of effective practice, standards-aligned instruction, and high quality feedback.
- Improving Consistency in Observation and Feedback
- Improve consistency within and across schools analyzing evidence and providing feedback.
- Aligning Priorities with Schools and Partners
- Reinforce priorities around effective practice and standards-aligned instruction within and across schools and alongside partners.
Powering DESE Teacher Practice
TeachForward’s Align platform is a professional development tool that helps Massachusetts educators build a shared understanding of high-quality instruction and deliver more effective feedback to teachers.
The platform enables educators to view, analyze, and score instructional videos, compare feedback across teams, and engage in evidence-based conversations that improve observation skills and feedback quality.
Using video and interactive data displays, OPTIC provides educators with a dynamic calibration training experience aligned to the Standards of Effective Teaching Practice and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
Ready to bring consistency and clarity to your educator evaluations?
Let’s talk about how TF | Align can support your district or state professional development goals.