Instructional Supervision: Applying Tools and Concepts

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. :)