School Supervision & Administration

My name is Instructor Smalls and I will be your instructor for 4 weeks. I have experience on the teaching level K-12, district & network level, I have been a school building leader, coach, consultant, and I am licensed as a superintendent. 

This course is called School Leadership 101. The course will cover observations, supervision, common core and additional resources. This course will start on April 23, 2014 and will finish May 23, 2014. Students will have until June 1, 2014 to finish all assignments. The course will consist of case studies, research, assignments and the sharing of ideas.( If you share your personal stories please comply with confidentiality guidelines) Always share your stories yet leave the names of the students, parents, and administration out. 

The required text which I believe will be useful throughout your career will be:" The Skillful Leader  Confronting Mediocre Teaching": Authors Platt, Tripp, Ogden, and Fraser. 

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Ready About Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886822077
• ISBN-13: 978-1886822078

 Please pay close attention to the announcements on a weekly basis. Please share your thoughts for each week. It is important that we connect and support each other.

This is a shared learning community. We can all grow by  the information and knowledge we share. Although we ALL may be passionate about education please respect your peers. Please do not use profanity and always be mindful of your tone in the discussion thread. I would suggest reading over your response before you press post.

As an educator it is very important for us to remember we are shaping the lives of the students we come into contact with. Understanding administrators  really want staff, parents, and students to support the mission and vision of the school.

Questions that can be answered by every student will be the following:

1. What is my leadership style?
2. How can I get staff to "buy in to my agenda"?
3. How can staff support my ideas and help me with supporting new initiatives for the school and the school community?
4. How can I develop the skills needed for self reflection?

Integrity and honor are the only requirements to take this class. Please cite all work and research articles. If you share links please be mindful and provide the links so other students can read or share information.