Effective Supervision shows school and district-level administrators how to set the priorities and support the practices that will help all teachers become expert teachers. The focus is on developing a collegial atmosphere in which teachers can freely share effective practices with each other, observe one another's classrooms, and receive focused feedback on their teaching strategies. --from publisher description.

Supervision that develops expertise -- A brief history of supervision and evaluation -- A knowledge base for teaching -- Focused feedback and practice -- Opportunities to observe and discuss expertise -- Clear criteria and a plan for success -- Recognizing expertise -- Appendices: A. Observvational protocol (long form) -- B. Observational protocol (short form) -- C. Observational protocol (snapshot form) -- D. Planning and preparing -- E. Reflecting on teaching -- F. Collegiality and professionalism.