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Informationen zum Autor Carolyn J. Downey is the creator of the walk-through process. She is currently an associate professor of educational leadership in the College of Education at San Diego State University. Downey was formerly the superintendent of schools for the Kyrene School District! Phoenix-Tempe! Arizona. She is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer and has assisted many of the nation's largest school systems in improving student achievement via the walk-through process. One such district is the Houston! Texas! Independent School District! which has been recognized by the Council of Great City Schools as one of the nation's four urban school systems closing the achievement gap. Downey is the originator of the 50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap training program and publication. She received her MS from the University of Southern California and her EdD from Arizona State University. Klappentext This book puts into perspective and practices the vision of what supervision should be. It is a model of principal-teacher interaction and redefines the professional relationships of classroom supervisory practice. The Downey approach attempts to change how principals approach supervision by replacing it with a collegial, egalitarian model of professional practice. This approach is a model of changed supervisory practice that attempts to characterize an entire school to develop a network of relationships. The Downey approach is about changing schools one teacher at a time in order to attain a culture of high work-performance for the entire school. Zusammenfassung Change to a supervision method that impacts student achievement by cultivating self-reliant teachers who are continuously improving their practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface About the Authors Dedication 1. Understanding the Rationale Underlying the Walk-Through and Reflective Practice Approach What is the Downey Walk-Through? Why Walk-Throughs? The Evolution of the Downey Walk-Through Process 2. Conducting the Walk-Through Observation: A Five-Step Process The Five-Step Observation Structure Step 1: Student Orientation to Work Step 2: Curricular Decision Points Step 3: Instructional Decision Points Step 4: "Walk the Walls" - Curricular and Instructional Decisions Step 5: Safety and Health Issues 3. Moving Staff to Reflective Inquiry: Focusing on the Reflective Question and Conversation How Do We Provide Direct Feedback? The Note A Better Approach-Discussion Direct Feedback Statement and Conversation How Do We Provide Indirect Opportunities for Reflective Inquiry? How Do We Ask Reflective Questions and Carry On the Conversation? How Do We Ask Reflective Questions and Carry On the Conversation? The Reflective Conversation 4. Constructing a Taxonomy of Reflective Questions and Their Use in the Classroom Walk- Through The Novice/Apprentice The Professional Teacher The Expert Teacher Limitations of the Taxonomy 5. Establishing Logistical Procedures for Implementing the Walk-Through Process Finding the Time Preparing Staff, Students, and Parents Record Keeping Board Policy to Support Walk-Throughs 6. Cultivating the Culture: Effectuating Change that Works Lessons Learned About Change in Educational Cultures Challenges and Barriers to Change Deciding When to Intervene: The Marginal Teacher Examples of Successful Implementation: Making the Walk-Through Process Work Salinas Union High School District, California Norman Public Schools, Norman, Oklahoma Durham and Simco County School Boards, Ontario, Canada Napa Valley Schools, Napa Valley, California Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee Mission, Kansas Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, Texas San Leandro Unified School District, ...
