Syllabus

Master of Science in Education

EDU 704: Supervision and Evaluation of Instructional Personnel – Spring B 2024

Credits - 3

Description

This course examines the requirements of educational leaders engaged in supervising and evaluating educational personnel. Emphasis is given to the theory behind the practice as well as different methods and hands-on applications. Participants explore such practices as peer evaluations, self-evaluations, portfolios, and mentoring. 

Materials

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of formative and summative evaluation strategies. (PSEL 4)
• Review and summarize Internet examples of teaching. (PSEL 4 & 7)
• Discuss their observations of video teaching examples with classmates. ((PSEL 4, 7 & 10)
• Identify an interview candidate who has responsibility for supervising and evaluation teachers. (PSEL 2, 4, 7 & 10)
• Analyze strengths and weaknesses of existing supervision/evaluation practices. (PSEL 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, & 10)
• Analyze contract or bargaining agreement pertaining to their schools. (PSEL 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 10)
• Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness and promote organizational learning. (PSEL 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8)
• Analyze an article related to supervision and evaluation. (PSEL 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, & 10)
• Employ the steps of formal classroom observation including pre-observation conference, observation, post-observation conference, and write up. Competency will be shown through guided practice in this cycle. (PSEL 4,6, & 7)
• Assess the effectiveness of an evaluation procedure of a supervisor working in an educational setting. (PSEL 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8) 
• Evaluate an interviewed supervisor’s evaluation procedure, determining areas that might need enhancement, change or supplementation. (PSEL 4, 6 & 8)
• Reflect on the usefulness of the evaluation interview as a comparative model for summative evaluation. (PSEL 4, 6 & 7)
• Demonstrate an understanding of developmental stage theory as it applies to teachers and supervisory practices. (PSEL 2, 6 & 7)
• Contrast the Marshall model with the traditional observation sequence noted in Danielson and Marzano. (PSEL 4 & 6)
• Analyze strengths and weaknesses of existing supervision/evaluation practices. (PSEL 4, 7 & 10)
• Compare an instructor’s approach to established supervision/evaluation practices. (PSEL 4, & 7)
• Apply the steps of formal classroom observation in a post-observation conference. (PSEL 1,4, 6, & 7)
• Report on the observation and evaluation process in a write-up. (PSEL 4, 6, & 7)
• Apply the steps of formal classroom observation including pre-observation conference, observation, post-observation conference, and write up. (PSEL 1,4, 6, & 7)
• Analyze strengths and weaknesses of existing supervision/evaluation practices. (PSEL 2, 6 & 7) 

Assignments

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 their role, your relationship to this person, and why you chose them. 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 their 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 they plan to teach and what they 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 their teaching. 

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

Assignments	Points	Total Points
Week 1 Discussion Board: Introductions	1	1
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	10	10
Mock Post Observation Interview & Report	11	11
TOTAL		100

Grade Scale

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