This book analyzes teacher supervision in a variety of settings and is a rich resource for teachers preparing to hold supervisory positions and for practicing language teacher supervisors alike.
Provides information on how to transform a supervisory system into a performance-based model that connects to student achievement and teacher professional development.
You're an Assistant Principal. Whatever your status—the sole AP in your school, one of two or more APs in your school, a career AP, an AP aspiring to the principalship—yours is one of the most misunderstood and underutilized positions in education. Positioned between teachers and the principal, you are an instructional leader. However, you are not the leader of the school. Therefore, you must carefully navigate your way to ensure that you thrive in your role without "stepping on the toes" of your principal. In The Assistant Principal 50, award-winning, four-time principal Baruti Kafele presents reflective questions that encompass the breadth and depth of the assistant principalship—from finding your leadership "lane" to thriving and being an asset to your principal. Kafele infuses the book (which also includes guidance and insights for principals and aspiring assistant principals) from beginning to end with personal anecdotes and accounts of both failures and successes from his years as an assistant principal. He arms you with tools and insights that will drive you to view the assistant principalship as critical to the climate and culture of your school as well as to student achievement. You, assistant principal, play a critical role in your school's success. The questions that Kafele asks you to consider will aid you as you hone your leadership skills toward becoming an effective leader in your school.
Now in its second edition, this brief yet comprehensive book will help readers develop an effective teacher supervision and evaluation system. It first focuses on classroom supervision and coaching, presenting differentiated supervision and professional development strategies for promoting teacher growth. The book then examines the principles, standards, and procedures for effective teacher evaluation as well as addresses the supervision and evaluation of preservice, novice, and marginal teachers.
Known as the most practical text in the field, Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development, 6th edition provides clear, hands-on guidance for supervising teachers and encouraging their professional growth. Updated throughout to reflect the latest in research and theory, the text presents a widely accepted and flexible model of clinical supervision as well as numerous research-based and field-tested strategies. The concepts and techniques covered will help supervising teachers improve in the classroom.
Several years of research support a differentiated system of supervision in which teachers can choose from among four different supervision styles. With the clinical style, intense observation and feedback is conducted by a trained supervisor. Cooperative professional development consists of small teams of peers working together for their mutual growth. With self-directed development, the individual teacher assumes primary responsibility for his or her own growth. Administrative monitoring is a process by which the administrator conducts brief drop-in visits and conferences. Although research indicates that the differentiated system is feasible and has a positive effect on those who participate, it will not be effective in all schools or with all teachers. An implementation process that has been found to be generally effective is presented, but each school is encouraged to develop its own version of the system, after teachers, supervisors, and administrators have had an opportunity to discuss ideas and their own needs. (FWR)
Offering an in-depth examination of field supervision and the role of the university supervisors in preparing teachers, this book addresses the challenges of providing novice teachers with quality supervision through the support and guidance of teacher education programs. Through a research-based lens, Bates and Burbank discuss the role, responsibilities, and opportunities of the university supervisor. Critically examining the supervisor as an agent of change who is positioned to empower early career teachers, the authors dissect the necessary preparation and support new teachers need in contemporary K-12 classrooms.