Buy New EDAS 641-Supervision of Instruction
Course Description
Methods, theories, and research applying to supervision at all levels of education: analyses made concerning the work of curriculum directors, general supervisors, special supervisors, supervising principals, and department heads; study of supervisory methods, current plans for staff utilization, and use of instructional materials; and stress on evaluation of educational programs and the effects of supervision.
For information regarding the prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
One of the primary responsibilities of an administrator is the evaluation of instruction and the development of quality instructional personnel. This requires specific skills, dispositions, techniques, and processes, as well as a knowledge base in instructional strategies, motivational psychology, and learning styles. This course focuses on a holistic approach to collegial supervision and administrative evaluation.
Measurable Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:
- Develop a biblically-based worldview as a basis for instructional supervision practices.
- Facilitate activities that apply principles of effective instruction to improve instructional practices and curricular materials.
- Make recommendations regarding the design, implementation, and evaluation of a curriculum that fully accommodates learners’ diverse needs.
- Use and promote technology and information systems to enrich curriculum and instruction, monitor instructional practices, and provide staff with the assistance needed for improvement.
- Assist school personnel in understanding and applying best practices for student learning.
- Apply human development theory, proven learning and motivational theories, and concern for diversity to the learning process.
- Use appropriate research strategies to promote an environment for improved student achievement.
- Implement well-planned, context-appropriate professional development programs based on reflective practice and research on student learning consistent with the school’s vision and goals.
- Use strategies such as observations, collaborative reflection, and adult learning strategies to form comprehensive professional growth plans with teachers and other school personnel.
- Develop and implement personal professional growth plans that reflect a commitment to life-long learning.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Syllabus and Candidate Expectations, the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Supervision of Instruction Questions
The candidate will develop a set of 3–5 questions related to supervision of instruction that he or she hopes will be answered during this course. The current APA Style is not required. The candidate can add a desired professional development goal. (MLO: A)
Educational Supervisor Interview
The candidate will contact an education supervisor (for example, the Principal, HR Director, Assistant Superintendent, etc.) who is responsible for hiring instructional personnel. The candidate must ask that person to provide at least 3–5 questions he/she always likes to use during an interview and how these questions are useful in predicting if the potential employee possesses the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions for effective teaching. The candidate will then write the questions and responses (no minimum word count required) and add (100-word minimum requirement) instructional supervisor insights personally gained from this interview experience. (MLO: A, D, E, F)
Discussions (2)
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the candidate is required to provide a thread in response to the provided promptly. Each thread must be at least 500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the candidate is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 100 words. (MLO: A, D, I)
ELCC Action Research Case Study Benchmark
This assignment enables the candidate to role-play the task of an instructional supervisor by putting into practice the steps of action research in a field case study format. The assignment involves working with a volunteer teacher participant in a school setting. The candidate will complete the stages of this assignment in Modules/Weeks 2–7, submitting a proposal and 2 periodic updates to the course, and a final project document in LiveText. This assignment does not count for practicum hours in the candidate’s degree program. (MLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I)
ELCC Action Research Case Study: Proposal
After securing a volunteer teacher who is willing to work with the candidate on this project, the volunteer teacher is to identify a short-term initiative to develop and launch. The initiative can include improving a previously launched initiative that needs revision; it could be a new initiative to improve the classroom climate and thus impact student learning; or it can focus on developing the teacher’s instructional or classroom management skills to improve teaching effectiveness and thus impact student learning.
Using the ELCC Action Research Case Study: Proposal Template, the candidate will report to the course the following proposal information:
- Volunteer’s name
- Background information
- The rationale for the project
- Research question
- State learning standards: at least 1 learning standard from the candidate’s state’s curriculum standards that aligns with the proposed project. (MLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I)
ELCC Action Research Case Study: Updates (2)
Two periodic updates will be submitted to the course, providing a summary of the work completed to date. The ELCC Action Research Project: Update Template will be used to report a summary of the progress made. This assignment will include the following
- Summary of Work in Progress
- Completed Action Steps
- Future Action Steps
- Issues, Concerns, or Problems (MLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I)
ELCC Action Research Case Study: Final Document
The candidate will complete the stages of this assignment and submit completed reports for each component in a final project document in LiveText. (MLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I)
Educator Evaluation Systems Analysis
The candidate will examine information in his or her state’s department of education websites relating to policies and procedures for educator evaluation. In a written essay, the candidate will compare and contrast the teacher evaluation system with the state’s administrator evaluation system. The URLs for each system must be included at the end of the essay. The required word count for the essay is at least 300 words. (MLO: A, D, F)
Textbook Chapters Reflections (4)
In written essay format, the candidate will summarize and provide solutions to assigned end-of-chapter reflective cases. Each essay is to have a minimum of 500 words written in the current APA style. (MLO: A, B, C, D, E. G, H, I)
School Policy
The candidate will locate policies within their school policy manuals that indirectly or directly apply to instructional supervision concerns in the school system. A copy of 1 policy must be submitted to the assigned Discussion as a foundation from which the policy analysis assignment can be completed. (MLO: A, D, E, F, I)
Policy Analysis
The candidate will review the listings of policies in the policy item Discussion. The candidate will then select 3 policies, none of which include the policy the candidate submitted. In a written essay, the candidate must compare and contrast the 3 policies and add a concluding thought regarding the value of these policies to the foundational operation of a school. The minimum word count is 400 words. (MLO: A, D, E, F, I)
Local K–12 Teacher Evaluation Instrument
The candidate will obtain a teacher evaluation/observation instrument form from a public or private school in his or her community. Some school districts use state-mandated summative assessment forms that are very lengthy. For this assignment, the form to locate would be just what the administrator uses for a classroom observation. The candidate will submit the form to the assigned Discussion as a foundation from which the evaluation analysis assignment can be completed. (MLO: A, D, E, F, I)
Teacher Evaluation Instrument Analysis
After reviewing the listings of teacher evaluation instruments in the Discussion, the candidate will select 3 evaluations that he or she rates as the best for administrative use in classroom observations. In a written essay, the candidate will provide a rationale for the choices. Of the 3, the candidate will choose 1 and provide a rationale for this choice over the other 2. Minimum word count: 500 words in the current APA style. (MLO: A, D, E, F)
Video Classroom Observation
From the three YouTube teacher video options provided, each candidate will practice performing a teacher evaluation using the winning instrument of choice from the instrument analysis assignment. The completed evaluation will be submitted to the course. (MLO: A, C, D, E, F, I)
Video Classroom Observation Professional Development Plan
Using information from the completed video classroom observation instrument, the candidate will develop a professional development plan for the observed video teacher. (MLO: A, D, E, F, G, H, I)
Class Summary and Reflection
This culminating written assignment concludes the course requirements. In completing this work, the candidate will summarize thoughts regarding the readings, videos, and activities during the course. Using a reflective format provided by the instructor, the candidate will complete and submit the templated assignment to the course. (MLO: A, D, I)
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