Online learning is growing rapidly as states and districts are creating new online schools, and existing programs are adding new courses and students. The growth reflects the spreading understanding that online courses and programs can serve a wide variety of students and needs. These include: (1) Creating opportunities for small and rural school…

The information in this paper aims at providing assistance to those supervisors who design accountability plans. The author (1) analyzes the frequently overlooked distinctions needed to be made in considering accountability plans; and (2) discusses the more recent tools for implementing teacher accountability. Some distinctions presented include…

The emphasis of this article is on athletic coaches and their supervision and evaluation as teachers. (DS)

Offers tips for supervising teachers and teaching based on the assumption that good teaching is an art rather than a science.

Suggestions for teacher-oriented supervision of classroom practices, development of new courses, and grading and assignment policies are discussed. (HTH)

Teachers assigned to teach on an emergency credential are severely challenged by inadequate understanding of classroom management techniques and instructional methods. Also, California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program is not available to these teachers. This article outlines criteria for principals to include in an inservice…

EPISODE TEACHING IS THE PRACTICE OF INITIATING STUDENT TEACHERS INTO TEACHING THROUGH THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE OF THE TEACHING ACT AS COPROFESSIONALS RATHER THAN AS DEPENDENTS. AN EPISODE IS DEFINED AS A SELF-CONTAINED EVENT, NOT PART OF AN ONGOING PROGRAM, BUT APPROPRIATE TO THE AGE LEVEL AND GENERAL INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN IN QUESTION. THE STUDENT…

Suggests ways in which college and university teaching assistants can acquire a proficiency orientation toward foreign language teaching. These include clarifying the concepts associated with proficiency, integrating these concepts into the curriculum, and evaluating students by measurements of proficiency rather than by achievement. (SED)

Preschool programs for children with and without disabilities housed in public school settings have increased dramatically over the last decade. This study examined the perspectives of preschool teachers about who provides instructional supervision for their preschool programs and the behaviors these individuals use to influence their…

This paper describes the main gains resulting from student teachers' first contact with the teaching profession. The Inventory of Experiences and Perceptions at Teaching Practice (IEPTP) was used to assess the range of experiences of a sample of 224 student teachers on five dimensions of teaching practice: (1) learning and professional…

In teacher preparation most supervisory feedback is deferred, allowing learners to perform skills incorrectly and delivery of on-site immediate feedback may interrupt instructional flow. This study used a multiple baseline design to examine effects of immediate, corrective feedback delivered via wireless technology on completion of three-term…

In this paper, a college professor applies existential philosophic thought to his "everyday teaching practice." He points out the stifling effects of working within a bureaucratic school organization. He presents personal experiences in dealing with the problems encountered daily in the classroom. The professor believes it is possible to, in the…

The purpose of this project was to help teachers improve their classroom instructional skills by providing a teacher support system based on the clinical supervision model. Participating teachers and administrators came from Region VI of the District of Columbia Public Schools. Participants received training and practice in the clinical…

As the humanities approach to education expands, the high school English chairman can aid his teachers in developing this approach by suggesting useful teaching methods, praising successful teaching techniques, and permitting teachers to pursue independent methods of instruction. One method is an in-depth study of an historical period (such as the…