Effective Supervision: Supporting the Art and Science of Teaching

by Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, David Livingston

In Effective Supervision , Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston show school and district-level administrators how to set the priorities and support the practices that will help all teachers become expert teachers. Their five-part framework is based on what research tells us about how expertise develops. When these five conditions are attended to in a systematic way, teachers do improve their
* A well-articulated knowledge base for teaching

* Opportunities for teachers to practice specific strategies or behaviors and to receive feedback

* Opportunities for teachers to observe and discuss expertise

* Clear criteria for success and help constructing professional growth and development plans

* Recognition of the different stages of development progressing toward expertise.
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. The constructive dynamics of this approach always keep in sight the aim of enhancing students' well-being and achievement. As the authors note, "The ultimate criterion for expert performance in the classroom is student achievement. Anything else misses the point."

Genres: Education, Professional Development, Leadership, Nonfiction

183 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Thomas De Ceglie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I prefer Marzano to Danielson

[Andrew Ordover · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished working on a video companion to this book for ASCD, and I think the framework holds great value for teachers and supervisors alike, as a reflective piece and as a way to build expertise over time. The level of detail and granularity IS daunting (which Marzano admits), but as long as you realize you're not expected to think about or be working on (or evaluated upon) everything at the same time, the granularity can be helpful. This framework aligns the high-yield instructional strategies "Classroom Instruction That Works" with the design questions from "The Art and Science of Teaching" in a way that allows educators to see, both broadly and in detail, what good (and great) instruction requires.

[Nate Guteras · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful

New administrator and seasoned leaders will benefit from this book. If they are in high stakes and performance based settings, this text allows historical and leading to contemporary views in staff evaluation models.

[Spacek Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

The authors lay out in simple terms supervision of instruction. The four Domains of teaching are discussed. Each book by Marzano reinforces his research and the interconnectedness of all his findings. It es a practical guide to supervision.

[Deana Pittman · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good recap of strategies that teachers can use in the classrooms and how administrators, instructional coaches, etc. can support them.

[Brenna]

Read for my Spring 2017 class