The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which cooperating agricultural education teachers used selected supervision models. The relationships between maturity characteristics of the cooperating teachers and their choices of a supervision model were also examined. Results showed that cooperating teachers commonly used clinical,…

Professional standards in teaching are developed in many education systems, with professional learning and quality assurance being the central purposes of these standards. This paper presents an initiative in developing a professional development progress map (hereafter, progress map) within a learning-oriented field experience assessment (LOFEA) …

This article considers another group of educators involved with the adoption of model-based instruction (MBI)--the cooperating teachers, who supervise physical education teacher education (PETE) student teachers in the Georgia State University (GSU) program. The university spends several semesters educating preservice teachers about the skills and…

Educational researchers have recently suggested that Schon's influential model of the "reflective practitioner" lacks a prospective, or future, dimension. In this study, we examine instances of future-oriented talk produced by novice English as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers during mentoring meetings in one North American university…

Outlines a new model of teacher supervision that would treat teachers individually. (IRT)

The role and duties of supervisors are reviewed. (MM)

A case study approach was used to examine the perspectives of three high school department chairs and their work at providing instructional supervision to the teachers in their departments: math, science, and social studies. We sought to discover the beliefs and practices of three department chairs in one high school, located in a southeastern…

This leaflet contains guidelines for local teacher associations and negotiating teams in developing teacher-board agreements on evaluation procedures and career development programs for professional staffs in New Jersey public school districts. Included are discussion of the reasons for evaluation and the basic principles behind it, a list of what…

This document describes clinical supervision, a method of carrying out supervision in a classroom through face to face relationships between teacher and supervisor. Clinical supervision is to improve instruction through help to the teacher. Activities include a) the supervision of actual professional activity, b) the enhancement of interactive…

TO ENABLE TEACHERS WITH EMERGENCY OR PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES TO MEET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, SUPERVISED TEACHING AND A RELATED SEMINAR USE ON ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCES OF THE PARTICIPANT TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES. A LOCAL SUPERVISOR AND COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE TEACHER WHO IS VISITED AT LEAST BIWEEKLY OVER A 1-YEAR…

This article proposes teacher accountability with the concept of supervision by objectives: the supervisor and teacher agree in advance what evidence will be acceptable to determine the degree of teacher success. (JA)

An experience in supervising intern teachers is presented. (CK)

Presents a definition and examines arguments for and against the clinical supervision model for teacher improvement. (SJL)

To get beyond prescriptive supervision, principals should consider physicians' behaviors. Effective principals respect teachers' autonomy, encourage the expression of feelings, educate teachers in self-monitoring skills, value second opinions, use research wisely, gather thorough data, provide follow-up contact, reinforce teachers' efforts and…