Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development

Known as the most practical text in the field, Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development, 6^th edition provides clear, hands-on guidance for supervising teachers and encouraging their professional growth. Updated throughout to reflect the latest in research and theory, the text presents a widely accepted and flexible model of clinical supervision as well as numerous research-based and field-tested strategies. The concepts and techniques covered will help supervising teachers improve in the classroom.

Unit One: An Overview of Clinical Supervision.

Chapter 1 The Nature of Clinical Supervision.

Unit Two: The Uses Of Clinical Supervision.

Chapter 2 Using Clinical Supervision to Promote Teacher Development.

Chapter 3 Using Clinical Supervision to Support Other Methods of Professional Development.

Chapter 4 Using Clinical Supervision to Promote Effective Teaching.

Chapter 5 Using Clinical Supervision in Teacher Evaluation.

Chapter 6 Problems of Practice in Clinical Supervision.

Unit Three: Techniques for the Conferencing Phases of Clinical Supervision.

Chapter 7 Interpersonal Communication in Clinical Supervision.

Chapter 8 The Planning Conference.

Chapter 9 The Feedback Conference.

Unit Four: Classroom Observation Techniques.

Chapter 10 Selective Verbatim Transcription.

Chapter 11 Seating Chart Observation Records.

Chapter 12 Wide-Lens Techniques.

Chapter 13 Checklists, Rating Scales, and Timeline Coding.

Appendix.

Effective Teaching Practices and Methods for Observing Them.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

College and university supervisors, cooperating teachers, staff development specialists, and school administrators will improve their skills by studying Clinical Supervision and Teacher Development’s comprehensive coverage of teacher-centered techniques of clinical supervision. Considered an authoritative resource for university courses, workshops, and personal use, this text is equally applicable to the supervision of preservice, novice, and experienced teachers. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in classroom observation, supervisor-teacher conferencing, effective teaching methods, models of professional growth, and teacher evaluation.