Essay About Supervision

Marquette University School of Education Supervision of Instruction EDPL 240 / 340 Room: Lalumiere 288; Tuesdays, 4:30 – 7:10 Spring, 2007 Instructor: Martin Scanlan, Ph.D. E-mail: [e-mail] Phone: [phone] Office hours: Schroeder Room 194 - Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00, or by appointment Course description: Supervision of instruction focuses on creating and sustaining effective teaching and learning environments for students and educators. This course is designed to provide teachers, content specialists, and administrators with an introduction to how instructional leadership and supervision can enhance student learning and sustain school improvement. This course treats supervision as an instructional process, the aim of which is to improve instruction. Major topics include the meaning of supervision, supervision as leadership and as human relations, developing the supervision program, supervisory techniques, and evaluation in supervision. (3 credits) Required text: 1. Bransford, J., Brown, A., & Cocking, R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school (Expanded Edition ed.). Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press. This text is also available electronically at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309070368/html/ 2. Glickman, C., Gordon, S., & Ross-Gordon, J. M. (2007). SuperVision and instructional leadership: A developmental approach (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. 3. Other required readings will be available electronically on the course web site. This web site will also be used for various administrative tasks (e.g. discussion forum, assignment submission and grading, group coordination, quizzes). Since we will use this site extensively, access to a computer connected to the internet is required for successful completion of this course.

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