SupervisionSupervision

Our most important job;Our only job

Principal’s 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

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?

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

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.

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

1. Knowledge of subject matter

Pursuit of subject mastery Scope and sequence Ability to apply relevancy

2. Planning Skills

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

3. Use of materials

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

4. Classroom management

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

development

5. Human relations skills

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

6. Instructional skills

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