1st Edition

Standards for Instructional Supervision Enhancing Teaching and Learning

By Steven Gordon Copyright 2006
    240 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    240 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    The standards in this book will enhance teaching and learning. The list of the book’s contributors reads like a “Who’s Who” in the field of instructional supervision. These standards are practical, specific, and flexible, so that schools and districts can adapt them to their own contexts and goals. Each set also includes activities for professional development.

    Part I. Introduction
    1. Toward Standards for Instructional Supervision: A Genealogy of Standards Henry St. Maurice and Perry Cook
    2. Standards for Instructional Supervision: Questions and Issues Judy Castles-Bentley, Sharon Fillion, David Allen, Jane Ross, Stephen P. Gordon
    Part II. Cultural Standards
    3. Standards of Democratic Supervision Duncan Waite
    4. Standards of Ethical Learning and Teaching Robert J. Starratt
    5. Standards of Collegiality and Collaboration Sally J. Zepeda
    6. Standards of Reflective Practice Daisy Arredondo Rucinski
    7. Standards of Critical Inquiry John Smyth
    8. Standards of Diversity Geneva Gay
    Part 3 Process Standards
    9. Standards for Clinical Supervision Elaine Stotko, Edward Pajak, and Lee Goldsberry
    10. Standards for Teacher Evaluation Patricia E. Holland
    11. Standards for Supervision of Professional Development Stephen P. Gordon
    12. Standards for Supervision of Curriculum Development Bernard Badiali
    13. Standards for Supervision of Action Research Jeffrey Glanz
    14. Standards for Program Evaluation James F. Nolan, Jr.
    Appendix: List of All Proposed Standards
    Standards of Democratic Supervision
    Standards of Ethical Learning and Teaching
    Standards of Collegiality and Collaboration
    Standards of Reflective Practice
    Standards of Critical Inquiry
    Standards of Diversity
    Standards for Clinical Supervision
    Standards for Teacher Evaluation
    Standards for Supervision of Professional Development
    Standards for Supervision of Curriculum Development
    Standards for Supervision of Action Research
    Standards for Program Evaluation

    Biography

    Stephen P. Gordon is a professor on the faculties of the educational administrationand school improvement programs at Texas State University-San Marcos. He also is the co-director of the National Center for SchoolImprovement, located at Texas State. He is author of the book Professional Developmentfor School Improvement: Empowering Learning Communities (Allyn &Bacon) and co-author of the books How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed,with Susan Maxey (ASCD) and SuperVision and Instructional Leadership: ADevelopmentalApproach, with Carl D. Glickman, and Jovita M. Ross-Gordon(Allyn & Bacon). Steve also was lead consultant for the Association of Supervisionand Curriculum Development’s video series Improving Instructionthrough Observation and Feedback. Steve received his doctorate in Supervisionfrom the University of Georgia.