Supervision Our most important job Our only job

Supervision Our most important job; Our only job

Principal’s Role in Motivation of Teachers u Understand your own values, strengths, needs; u Set personal goals; u Display enthusiasm for your work; u Communicate; u Understand their personal values; u Identify their strengths and needs u Provide evaluation and feedback

What do teachers want to know? u How am I doing? u How can I improve? u What will be expected of me in the next supervisory visit? u How will my work be evaluated? u What kind of help can I expect?

What do teachers want from us? u General interest and concern u Many formal and informal visits u Points out strengths and weaknesses u Talks with teachers u Welcomes teacher input u Is fair

Supervision: different from Evaluation u Supervision: to enable the teacher to grow professionally, to “walk with” the teacher on her journey toward mastery. u Evaluation: to determine if the teacher should be retained or terminated.

What are the components of good teaching? u 1. Knowledge of the subject matter u 2. Planning skills u 3. Use of materials u 4. Classroom management u 5. Human relations skills u 6. Instructional skills

1. Knowledge of subject matter u Pursuit of subject mastery u Scope and sequence u Ability to apply relevancy

2. Planning Skills u Beyond the textbook u Long-range/short-range u Plan B u Time and task management

3. Use of materials u Nonreliance on textbook u Ability to use a variety of materials u Ability to select appropriate materials u Updating of available materials

4. Classroom management u Effective discipline u Management of paper work u Group behavior u Use of psychology, knowledge of child development

5. Human relations skills u Motivational skills u Caring u Ability to identify abilities and needs u Ability to read body language

6. Instructional skills u Ability to determine learning styles u Ability to use differentiated learning u Testing, grading u Setting goals u Prescribe for learning needs