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You′ll gain essential hands-on supervisory skills in this user-friendly guide. No more theories that sound good but don′t work. This book offers strategies and techniques that work in real situations -- because they′re research-based and empirically tested! A must for any educational professional who strives to help teachers become better instructors. Here are the highlights:

Jargon-freetext Hands-on practices to develop a personalized supervision strategy Field-tested tools and techniques for qualitative and quantitative observation Comprehensive resource of traditional and alternative supervisory structures Reproducible summary sheets, observation charts, and detachable 3"x 5" crib cards

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• A Brief Note to Instructors
• 1 The Changing Context of Supervision
• 2 Three Interpersonal Approaches to Supervision
• 3 Observation Tools and Techniques
• 4 An Introduction to Clinical Supervision
• 5 Alternative Approaches: Case Studies and Implementation Guidelines
• 6 Supervision to Improve Classroom Instruction: Next Steps
• Resource A Microlab Guidelines
• Resource B Fishbowl Guidelines
• Resource C Observation Practice Sheets
• References
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Susan Sullivan is currently Chair of the Department of Education at the College of Staten Island (CSI), City University of New York (CUNY) where all undergraduate and graduate education programs are under the direction of the Chair. Previously, she was the Chair of the Education Department for six years. She continues to teach post master's courses in supervision of instruction and educational leadership in the Department leadership program. She is co-principal investigator on an NSF grant that supports the Teacher Education Honors Academy and is a founder of the CSI High School for International Studies. In addition, she is currently planning a leadership program for Chinese school administrators.

Her continued research interests center on supervision of instruction and its alternatives, reflective practice, and the role of leadership and supervision of instruction, in particular, in school transformation, themes on which she continues to write journal articles. In addition to the third edition of Supervision that Improves Teaching and Learning: Strategies and Techniques , she and Jeffrey Glanz have coauthored a staff development book, Supervision in Practice, and are the authors of Building Effective Learning Communities .

Jeffrey Glanzcurrently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University's College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year's recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.