Instructional Supervision: Applying Tools and Concepts

By Sally J. Zepeda

Book Overview

This essential text for prospective school leaders enrolled in instructional supervision and evaluation courses provides the knowledge and practical tools to improve teacher effectiveness. Melding... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596672072
• ISBN13: 9781596672079
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A Solid Look at Instructional Supervision

I read Zepeda's Instructional Supervision book for a supervision class I took at Columbia International University. This 366 page book is divided into 15 chapters covering formal and informal instructional supervision, motivation, peer coaching, mentoring, professional development and more. I found the early chapters instrumental in helping me understand how the clinical supervision cycle works. One of the last chapters is focused on confronting marginal teaching, and this is a topic I needed to read about for there is a great chance I will be applying the information at a school one day. I am entering my first year of being a principal, and I am so thankful to have read Zepeda's book. Several of my classmates have been principals for a few years, and they too learned a great deal from the book. If you are a Christian or interested in learning about how to supervise in a God-honoring way, I highly recommend Dr. Brown's book, Guiding Faculty to Excellence. Dr. Brown's book will look at everything from differentiated supervision to motivation theories from a biblical perspective. Additionally, he won't be discussing reflective tools such as Zen. :)