Supervision That Improves Teaching and Learning: Strategies and Techniques

In this exciting, new edition of Supervision That Improves Teaching, the authors have taken their reflective clinical supervision process to a new level and focused on the demands that diversity and technology have placed on the supervision cycle. The authors recognize that if supervision of instruction is to be successful, we must address these needs. Therefore, they have built this third edition around the context of diversity within a technological environment. Our new scenarios describe teaching and learning dilemmas for English Language Learners. An additional case study also highlights English Language Learners within the context of "Critical Friends" groups and new observation tools center on the diversity of our schools. Finally, suggestions abound for use of the book within a technological environment – from blogs and wikis to strategies for teaching a hybrid or completely online course. Sullivan and Glanz have also addressed the dilemmas of preserving meaningful supervision in an era of high-stakes testing and local, state, and national standards. The authors' reflective clinical supervision model encourages and prepares educators to be thoughtful collaborators in improving classroom instruction. And they have extended the options for teacher observation to a thorough but manageable set of tools for standards-based supervision. Outstanding additions to the third edition include: - New scenarios, cases and tools focus on the need for differentiated instruction for diverse and exceptional populations in the schools - Use of this book to evaluate the technological environment in schools in areas such as distance learning, online training, blogging and research - The authors draw a clearer distinction between evaluation and supervision in this 3rd edition - The timeline for the Supervision cycle in Chapter 1 has been updated and revised - Observation Instruments in Chapter 3 have been revised to be more reader and user friendly - Strategies and observation tools for maintaining reflective supervision in a standards-based environment This bestselling approach continues to offer interpersonal tools for initiating and providing feedback on classroom observations, alternative approaches to common supervision practices, and the tools necessary for present and future educational leaders to develop dynamic conversations about learning between and among educators-the essence of what effective supervision is really about.

Table of Contents:
Foreword to the Third Edition, by Karen Osterman Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgments About the Authors A Brief Note to Instructors 1. The Changing Context of Supervision What Is Supervision? The Influence of History Supervision in the Late 19th Century Democratic Methods and Supervision Standards-Based Supervision Understanding the History of Supervision Implications for the Practice of Supervision Assessing Belief Systems Examples of Personal Vision Statements Conclusion Notes 2. Three Interpersonal Approaches to Supervision How We Learn Listening, Reflecting, and Clarifying Techniques Approaches to Providing Feedback Guidelines for Reflective Practice Summary Notes 3. Observation Tools and Techniques Supervision Scenario Thirty-Two Tools and Techniques for Observation Quantitative Observation Tools Qualitative Observation Tools Summary Conclusion Notes 4. An Introduction to Reflective Clinical Supervision A Definition of Clinical Supervision The Reflective Clinical Supervision Cycle Conclusion 5. Alternative Approaches: Case Studies and Implementation Guidelines Standards-Based Walk-Through Mentoring Peer Coaching A Journey: From Peer Coaching to Critical Friends Portfolios for Differentiated Supervision Peer Assessment: Selection, Support, and Evaluation Action Research Conclusion Notes 6. Supervision to Improve Classroom Instruction: Next Steps Next Steps Guidelines for Creating a Supervisory Platform “For Me, Personally”: My Supervisory Platform Conclusion—or Just a Beginning? Note Resource A. Microlab Guidelines Resource B. Fishbowl Guidelines Resource C. Technology in the Classroom: Tips That Span the Traditional to the Virtual Classroom Resource D. Observation Practice Sheets References Index