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The Principal as Conversationalist: The Art of Performance Appraisal 10/6/16 and 11/17/16

Target Audience: All principles, vice principals and supervisors.

Teacher evaluation historically has been viewed as an event rather than an ongoing professional growth process aimed at improving student achievement. Now is the time for principals/vice principals/supervisors to move away from outdated rituals. Instead, they must focus on the complexity of teacher evaluation reforms that are driven by a belief system that values mutual accountability, responsibility, and empowerment. To achieve this, principals must let go of supervisor dominated monologues and engage in conversations that are sustained by asking thoughtful questions that provoke reflection, offer meaningful information, and initiate action.

During these sessions, participants will begin to recognize the disconnect between beliefs and behaviors in the performance appraisal process. They will understand how a differentiated and developmental model of supervision will result in a school culture that values teachers’ professionalism.

The engaging activities in this module will be focused on the NJ frameworks that include indicators of effective teaching and learning in three domains of practice- planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction.

• Time in between sessions will give participants opportunities to “rehearse” their skills as supervisors and coaches. As a result of attending these two sessions, participants will:
• learn how to avoid dysfunctional supervisory conversations that are often counterproductive;
• apply differentiated approaches during post-observation conversations that will positively impact student learning outcomes and promote teacher empowerment and accountability;
• design reflective, evidence-based questions to ask during the performance appraisal process and provide feedback to teachers that will strengthen their planning and preparation, classroom environment, and teaching strategies; and
• understand why effective professional learning depends on rethinking teacher evaluation as an ongoing growth-centered process.

*Participants are expected to attend both sessions. Session two is dependent on your attending session one.

Instructor : Michael Chirichello, Ed. D.
Dates : 10/06/16 to 11/17/16
Days : Thu
From : 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fee : $ 50.00
Course Number : E381

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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