Supervision

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Supervision

• Our most important jobOur only job

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Principals Role in Motivation of Teachers

• Understand your own values, strengths, needs
• Set personal goals
• Display enthusiasm for your work
• Communicate
• Understand their personal values
• Identify their strengths and needs
• Provide evaluation and feedback

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What do teachers want to know?

• How am I doing?
• How can I improve?
• What will be expected of me in the next
  supervisory visit?
• How will my work be evaluated?
• What kind of help can I expect?

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What do teachers want from us?

• General interest and concern
• Many formal and informal visits
• Points out strengths and weaknesses
• Talks with teachers
• Welcomes teacher input
• Is fair

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Supervision different from Evaluation

• Supervision to enable the teacher to grow
  professionally, to walk with the teacher on her
  journey toward mastery.

• Evaluation to determine if the teacher should be
  retained or terminated.

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What are the components of good teaching?

• 1. Knowledge of the subject matter
• 2. Planning skills
• 3. Use of materials
• 4. Classroom management
• 5. Human relations skills
• 6. Instructional skills

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1. Knowledge of subject matter

• Pursuit of subject mastery
• Scope and sequence
• Ability to apply relevancy

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2. Planning Skills

• Beyond the textbook
• Long-range/short-range
• Plan B
• Time and task management

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3. Use of materials

• Nonreliance on textbook
• Ability to use a variety of materials
• Ability to select appropriate materials
• Updating of available materials

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4. Classroom management

• Effective discipline
• Management of paper work
• Group behavior
• Use of psychology, knowledge of child development

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5. Human relations skills

• Motivational skills
• Caring
• Ability to identify abilities and needs
• Ability to read body language

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6. Instructional skills

• Ability to determine learning styles
• Ability to use differentiated learning
• Testing, grading
• Setting goals
• Prescribe for learning needs