A training program is described that was developed to improve administrators' supervisory skills in conducting classroom observations and conferences with teachers. The program includes training in the seven phases of clinical supervision and their respective skill components, including an understanding of the six forces that affect conferences. The seven phases of clinical supervision are as follows: (1) establish teaching expectancies; (2) observe teaching behaviors; (3) label teaching behaviors; (4) analyze teaching behaviors; (5) plan for instructional conference; (6) conduct the conference; and (7) establish follow-up. Forces that can have an impact on a conference plan and outcome include the following: (1) a common understanding of effective teaching skills; (2) previous knowledge that the teacher and supervisor have about one another; (3) the lesson's relationship to short- and long-range expectations; (4) the supervisor's knowledge of the content being taught; (5) the degree of commitment toward improving instruction, on the part of both the teacher and the supervisor; and (6) personality characteristics of both the supervisor and the teacher. Videotaped lessons, role playing, and small groups provide administrators opportunities to analyze a variety of lessons using clinical supervision. (MLF)