Assignment

Write a five to six page paper in which you:

1. Determine at least three benefits of and one limitation of peer coaching or mentoring.

2. Propose at least three artifacts and the rationale for their inclusion in a portfolio.

3. Analyze three key issues and challenges of confronting marginal teaching, proposing at least one way to address marginal teaching.

4. Propose at least three reasons for continued professional development and at least two ways a nonsupervisory can foster professional development at his / her school.

5. Develop an annotated list of at least five supervision and leadership skills to be addressed in the workshop.

6. Propose one instructional activity, along with a rationale for the activity that requires the attendees to participate as a group and produce a teacher resource for peer coaching.

7. Propose one instructional activity, along with a rationale for the activity that requires the attendees to participate as a group and produce a teacher resource for evaluating portfolios.

8. Propose one instructional activity, along with a rationale for the activity that requires the attendees to participate as a group and produce a teacher resource for evaluating and guiding marginal teachers.

9. Provide at least three relevant and credible references (published within the past five years), documented according to APA, to support your views.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, revision of the precious assignment, and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze issues that instructional supervisors / leaders encounter when developing successful learning environments.

• Develop a philosophy of instructional supervision to include various roles, such as agent of change within the school or district, champion of academic excellence and integrity, advocate for student success, coach and / or mentor for teacher performance improvement, and mentor for career and professional development of teachers within the context of adult learning needs and priorities.

• Recommend methods and a rationale for applying various models, steps, and tools available to supervisors and / or teachers in leadership roles to use in observation, mentoring, peer coaching, evaluation, and / or intervention processes to improve teaching and learning.

• Analyze the issues involved with diversity and community building related to schools and instructional supervision and leadership.

• Design a professional development workshop for instructional supervisors / leaders.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in instructional supervision and leadership.

• Write clearly and concisely about instructional supervision and leadership using proper writing mechanics.