Al Done's 'Directive Control Continuum'
FINAL EXAM
I. Middle school teacher Al Done is a Latino, twenty year veteran teacher who was recently moved from P.E to Language Arts. He is often overheard by his supervisor and other teachers yelling at his students as he tries to gain control of his class. Every time he yells at his students to "get quiet" or to "go to your seats," their behavior becomes more problematic
Even to those in other classrooms or walking down the hall, it is apparent that Al frequently loses control over his classes. As this happens, he gets louder and louder. He begins to use abusive language, telling students to, "shut up," or to "quit acting like morons." Teachers and parents have complained. During a recent classroom observation, his supervisor …show more content…
What supervisory approach would you use to deal with Al?
2. Provide 3 reasons you chose this approach.
3. List three issues that can be problematic when you use this supervisory approach.
4. Are there cultural or diversity issues that need to be addressed to successfully deal with Al?
1. According to chapter eight of our textbook (Glickman et al., 2010, p.138), the best supervisory approach that can be used with Mr. Done is a ‘Directive Control Continuum’.
2. There are several reasons why this is the best possible approach with Al:
• This supervisor has been a personal witness to the lack of control and directive that the teacher has with his class, and needs thorough guidance at this point.
Glickman states in our textbook (2010, p. 143) that this approach is very useful when teachers are functioning at very low developmental levels.
• This teacher is not familiar with classroom behavior control and classroom management; therefore he needs direct and concrete instructions on how to conduct his classes. The textbook states that this approach would work when
‘teachers do not have awareness, knowledge, or inclination to act…’ (Glickman et al., 2010, …show more content…
According to chapter eleven of our textbook (Glickman et al., 2010, p.184-185), the best supervisory approach that can be used with Mr. Done is a ‘Nondirective/Teacher
Collaboration’.
2. Due to the nature of this approach, any suggestions that a supervisor gives Fred should not influence in a manner that it takes away from his own teaching style. While giving him ideas and pairing him up with other teachers who may have different approaches, he should understand that it is finally up to him to adapt changes to his style but not to adopt someone else’s style. Glickman describes this approach as one where the teachers can collaborate and figure out the best course of action or solution. It is also possible that the supervisor has very little experience or knowledge on this subject (Glickman et al., 2010,
p.180-181).
3. There are several tools that may assist Fred to measure success. On chapter sixteen of our textbook, there is a list of several tools of direct (Glickman et al., 2010, p.298-299). One of the tools that may specifically help him is to attend a demonstration teaching with a peer or guest. This tool may effectively give him a different approach or enrich
I. Middle school teacher Al Done is a Latino, twenty year veteran teacher who was recently moved from P.E to Language Arts. He is often overheard by his supervisor and other teachers yelling at his students as he tries to gain control of his class. Every time he yells at his students to "get quiet" or to "go to your seats," their behavior becomes more problematic
Even to those in other classrooms or walking down the hall, it is apparent that Al frequently loses control over his classes. As this happens, he gets louder and louder. He begins to use abusive language, telling students to, "shut up," or to "quit acting like morons." Teachers and parents have complained. During a recent classroom observation, his supervisor …show more content…
What supervisory approach would you use to deal with Al?
2. Provide 3 reasons you chose this approach.
3. List three issues that can be problematic when you use this supervisory approach.
4. Are there cultural or diversity issues that need to be addressed to successfully deal with Al?
1. According to chapter eight of our textbook (Glickman et al., 2010, p.138), the best supervisory approach that can be used with Mr. Done is a ‘Directive Control Continuum’.
2. There are several reasons why this is the best possible approach with Al:
• This supervisor has been a personal witness to the lack of control and directive that the teacher has with his class, and needs thorough guidance at this point.
Glickman states in our textbook (2010, p. 143) that this approach is very useful when teachers are functioning at very low developmental levels.
• This teacher is not familiar with classroom behavior control and classroom management; therefore he needs direct and concrete instructions on how to conduct his classes. The textbook states that this approach would work when
‘teachers do not have awareness, knowledge, or inclination to act…’ (Glickman et al., 2010, …show more content…
According to chapter eleven of our textbook (Glickman et al., 2010, p.184-185), the best supervisory approach that can be used with Mr. Done is a ‘Nondirective/Teacher
Collaboration’.
2. Due to the nature of this approach, any suggestions that a supervisor gives Fred should not influence in a manner that it takes away from his own teaching style. While giving him ideas and pairing him up with other teachers who may have different approaches, he should understand that it is finally up to him to adapt changes to his style but not to adopt someone else’s style. Glickman describes this approach as one where the teachers can collaborate and figure out the best course of action or solution. It is also possible that the supervisor has very little experience or knowledge on this subject (Glickman et al., 2010,
p.180-181).
3. There are several tools that may assist Fred to measure success. On chapter sixteen of our textbook, there is a list of several tools of direct (Glickman et al., 2010, p.298-299). One of the tools that may specifically help him is to attend a demonstration teaching with a peer or guest. This tool may effectively give him a different approach or enrich