Assignment

Write a four to five page paper in which you:

1. Make revisions to Assignment based on feedback from your professor.

2. Predict at least three challenges to and two benefits of collaboration.

3. Analyze at least three key issues of developmental supervision / leadership, highlighting ways to approach the issues effectively.

4. Analyze at least three issues involved in evaluating teacher (or trainer) performance, highlighting the challenges for someone not in an official supervisory role.

5. Compare and contrast the characteristics of formative and summative teacher evaluations, highlighting the benefits and limitations of each method of evaluation.

6. Develop a coaching and mentoring instrument that reflects a selected evaluation approach and is designed to support the official evaluation by the principal (or supervisor).

7. 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.

• Analyze basic concepts, principles, theories, and skills of instructional supervision and leadership.

• 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.

• Evaluate the intents, processes, and outcomes of summative and formative teacher performance evaluation.

• 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.