Full Description
This essential text for prospective school leaders enrolled in instructional supervision and evaluation courses provides the knowledge and practical tools to improve teacher effectiveness. Melding theory and practice, this book is a definitive guide to successful classroom observations, pre- and post-observation conferences, and approaches such as action research, peer coaching, and mentoring. The fifth edition of this text has been thoroughly updated to meet the needs of school leaders in today's educational climate.
Features new to this edition include:
Two new chapters on culturally responsive supervision and using virtual spaces and video analysis to improve instruction
Expanded discussions of SEL, differentiated instruction, and addressing marginal teachers
Updated chapter features, including revised Extended Reflections, Suggested Activities, and Suggested Readings
New citations and references throughout to reflect the current educational climate
A wealth of downloadable classroom observation tools accessible by visiting www.routledge.com/9781032638003
This book offers effective and innovative strategies to work with teachers at all stages in their careers, laying a strong foundation for effective instructional supervision in PreK-12 schools.
Contents
1. Leadership Needed to Promote Supervision, Professional Development, and Teacher
Evaluation That Makes a Difference 2. Instructional Supervision 3. Teacher Evaluation 4. Job-embedded Professional Development 5. Leading Instruction and Supervising in Classroom Learning Environments 6. Career Stages, Adult Learning, and Supervision 7. Motivation and Supervisory Leadership 8. Informal and Formal Classroom Observations 9. The Pre-observation Conference 10. The Classroom Observation 11. The Post-observation Conference 12. Culturally Responsive Instructional Supervisory Practices 13. Virtual Spaces, Video Analysis of Teaching, and Synchronous Classroom Observations 14. Induction and Mentoring 15. Peer Coaching 16. Action Research 17. Linking the Portfolio to Supervision, Professional Learning, and Teacher Evaluation 18. Confronting Marginal Teaching 19. Epilogue—In Closing, Coherence Needed
