Supportive Supervision: Becoming a Teacher of Teachers

"This is a comprehensive and exceptionally practical blueprint for school supervision in the 21st century. At a time when national standards for administrative preparation are in the wings, this book should become required reading in schools of educational administration." John Kappenberg Director of Research Sewanhaka Central High School, Floral Park, NY Successfully meet the needs of staff and students and become a teacher of teachers! As an administrator, new or experienced, you are faced with a myriad of administrative, curricular, and supervisory tasks, while at the same time expected to provide ongoing professional training for your staff. How well prepared are you to deal effectively with the day-to-day business of supervising teachers? What specific support and training opportunities did you receive in order to be the successful leader everyone expects? Supportive Supervision offers that much-needed and fully integrated support system for the building-level supervisor. By providing a clear path and focus, the authors present a highly usable, hands-on guide that will help fill in the blanks created by districts and schools unable to distribute resources equally for the development and training of their supervisors. Using a practical approach, chapters focus on key points, including: Improving your own leadership and supervisory skills Collaborating with staff on establishing school wide goals focused on academic improvement Implementing effective lesson planning with supportive and meaningful classroom observations Recruiting and hiring the right teachers while meeting the professional development needs of all staff A three-part process and writing mode for the annual teacher evaluation Achieve what you first set out to do when you became an administrator: embrace the future by creating a school environment that successfully and creatively meets the needs of all staff and students.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements About the Authors 1. Supportive Supervision The Supportive Supervision Continuum Goal Setting Lesson Planning Observation Professional Development Extensive Professional Commitment End-Of-Year Evaluation 2. What Makes a Great School? The Answer Key Some Are Better Than Others Effective Schools NASSP Research Instructional Leadership Is the Key Supportive Supervision Is Instructional Leadership 3. Hiring the Right Teachers The Challenge Teacher Shortages Our Most Valuable Resource Who Are the Right Teachers? The Right Stuff The Ten-Step Program Summary 4. Goal Setting The Need To Plan Setting the Goals: A Collaborative Process Data Analysis Objectives The Strategy Evaluation Goals for the New Teacher Goals for the Marginal Teacher Putting It All Together 5. Lesson Planning Planning Should Be Linked To Goals Your Role in the Planning Process Supervisory Review Keeping Current Planning With the New Teacher Planning With Experienced Teachers Planning With Marginal Teachers Effective Lesson Planning Two Lesson Plan Designs 6. Observation Supportive Approach to Observations Be Supportive With All Staff The Observation Process A Complete Example of an Observation Report The Supportive Supervision Observation Report 7. Professional Development PD for All Staff Planning and Flexibility A Broad View of PD Use a Variety of PD Activities Base PD on Needs PD and Academic Achievement Feedback Written Reports A Final Word on PD 8. Extensive Professional Commitment What is EPC? EPC: Easily Recognized, Difficult to Define Is the EPC Teacher Realistic? Hiring Teachers With the Right Stuff The Five Key Components to Building EPC in Your School A Successful EPC Story 9. End-Of-Year Evaluation EOY Evaluation Is a Process Looking Ahead In Summary Endnotes Index