Includes Index

Contents:

Supervision That Develops Expertise

A Brief History of Supervision and Evaluation

A Knowledge Base for Teaching

Focused Feedback and Practice

Opportunities to Observe and Discuss Expertise

Clear Criteria and a Plan for Success

Recognizing Expertise

Appendix A. Observational Protocol (Long Form)

Appendix B. Observational Protocol (Short Form)

Appendix C. Observational Protocol (Snapshot Form)

Appendix D. Planning and Preparing

Appendix E. Reflecting on Teaching

Appendix F. Collegiality and Professionalism

References

About the Authors

Copyright

In Effective Supervision, Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston show school and district-level administrators how to set the priorities and support the practices that will help all teachers become expert teachers. Their five-part framework is based on what research tells us about how expertise develops. When these five conditions are attended to in a systematic way, teachers do improve their skills:


* A well-articulated knowledge base for teaching

* Opportunities for teachers to practice specific strategies or behaviors and to receive feedback

* Opportunities for teachers to observe and discuss expertise

* Clear criteria for success and help constructing professional growth and development plans

* Recognition of the different stages of development progressing toward expertise.

The focus is on developing a collegial atmosphere in which teachers can freely share effective practices with each other, observe one another's classrooms, and receive focused feedback on their teaching strategies. The constructive dynamics of this approach always keep in sight the aim of enhancing students' well-being and achievement. As the authors note, The ultimate criterion for expert performance in the classroom is student achievement. Anything else misses the point.