Case 16
Teacher Evaluation & Supervision
Module 3: Leading Professional Learning and Expanding School Capacity
Building Level
New York City, NY
Overview
This UELC case focusing on issues of teacher supervision and evaluation comes alive through a simulation set in the context of New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE). The simulation context in this module situates participants as members of a building-level leadership team in a K-8 traditional public school in Manhattan’s District 3, spanning Central Harlem, Morningside Heights, and Upper West Side neighborhoods. In the simulation the team works to consider how to best support teacher development in ways that tangibly increase the rigor in each of the school’s classrooms.
Key Skills Developed:
- Application of Adult Learning Principals
- Giving Effective Feedback
- Strategic Thinking & Planning
- Collaborative Decision-Making
- Structures for School Improvement
Leadership Tools & Assessments
- StrengthsFinder (Gallup)
- Collaborative Decision-Making
- Professional Learning Planner
Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (ISLLC 2015)
- 4) Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- 6) Professional Capacity of School Personnel
- 7) Professional Community for Teachers and Staff
- 10) School Improvement