Supervision and evaluation strategies need to support teachers’ growth into strong, competent professionals. This course examines requirements of educational leaders engaged in supervising and evaluating educational personnel, and explores new directions and procedures currently under development. Emphasis is given to understanding the theory behind the practice, strengths and weaknesses of varying methods, and hands-on applications. Drawing on knowledge of developmental stages and multiple styles of learning and teaching, participants consider such practices as peer evaluations, self-evaluations, portfolios, and mentoring.
Discussion Boards: Online discussions provide participants with opportunities to make meaning of new theory, key concepts, and applications of theory to practice. Participants contribute to the intellectual development of the class by offering insights, synthesizing understandings, and responding to the postings of others. The expectation is that students make an initial post and comment on the posts of at least two classmates each week.
Evaluation Proposal: For this assignment, identify an interview candidate who has responsibility for supervising and evaluation teachers. Submit an Evaluation Interview Proposal that describes his/her role, your relationship to this person, and why you chose him or her. Note: You may not interview your own supervisor, someone you supervise, or a family member. You may use someone from a different school or district. Do not conduct the interview until your instructor approves your interviewee.
Teacher Contract Research and Analysis: The purpose of this assignment is for you to understand the rules under which most classroom observations and teacher evaluations are conducted. For this assignment you will review and analyze the teachers’ contract or bargaining agreement that pertains to your school, submitting a report on the procedures and policies used for teacher evaluation.
The Evaluation Interview Report: This is the second assignment related to your interview with a teacher evaluator. For this assignment, interview your selected teacher evaluator and submit a report on his or her responses to give you insight into the evaluation process.
The Evaluation Interview Analysis and Discussion: In the third assignment in this series, analyze and research the responses of your interviewee. This section is approximately two pages, double spaced.
Mock Pre-Observation Interview: For this assignment, conduct a mock pre-observation conference with a colleague from your school, asking questions (based on Danielson’s domains, components and elements) to clarify what s/he plans to teach and what she or he would like you to focus on during your visit.
Classroom Observation or Mini-visits and Report: In this assignment, submit a report of your observations during your classroom visit/s.
Mock Post-Observation Interview and Report: For the final assignment in the series, conduct a post-observation conference with a teacher and submit a report of your conference and reflections about the observation and conferencing process. The purpose of the assignment is to give you practice with using questions to help a teacher gain insight about an episode of his or her teaching.
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Assignments | Points | Total Points |
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7 Discussion Boards | 4 | 28 |
Evaluation Interview Proposal | 5 | 5 |
Teacher Contract Research & Analysis | 5 | 5 |
Evaluation Interview Report | 20 | 20 |
Evaluation Interview Analysis & Discussion | 10 | 10 |
Mock Pre-Observation | 10 | 10 |
Classroom Observation or MIni-Visits & Report | 11 | 11 |
Mock Post Observation Interview & Report | 11 | 11 |
TOTAL | 100 |
Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Week | Topic | Activities & Assignments | Due Dates |
1 5/3-5/7 |
Models of Teaching and Supervision |
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Discussion Boards: Sunday, May 7, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by FRIDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night.
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2 5/8-5/14 |
Teachers’ Contracts and Supervision |
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Evaluation Proposal: WEDNESDAY, May 10, 11:59 PM ET Teacher Contract Research and Analysis: Sunday, May 14, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night. |
3 5/15-5/21 |
Interviewing a Teacher Supervisor |
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Evaluation Interview Report: Sunday, May 21, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night. |
4 5/22-5/28 |
Analyzing the Interview |
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Evaluation Interview Analysis & Discussion, and Mid-Semester Survey: Sunday, May 28, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night. |
5 5/29-6/4 |
Pre-Observation Conference and Report |
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Pre-Observation Conference: Sunday, June 4, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night. |
6 6/5-6/11 |
Conducting a Classroom Observation |
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Classroom Observation or Mini-Visits and Report: Sunday, June 11, 11:59 PM ET |
7 6/12-6/18 |
Post-Observation Conference |
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Post-Observation Interview & Report: Sunday, June 18, 11:59 PM ET *Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by Sunday night. |
8 6/19-6/25 |
Summary and Reflection |
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*Note: Initial discussion posts should be posted by WEDNESDAY night; response posts are due by FRIDAY night. Discussion Board closes on FRIDAY, June 23 11:59 PM ET |
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