Instructional Supervision Playlist

This playlist is a resource for school leaders to build their capacity around instructional supervision. It is a living document, so if you find additional resources that are not on this playlist, please email the blog authors with the link/document. Please use the Instructional Supervision Playlist Worksheet to help guide your thinking about instructional supervision at your school.

SLGDC Aligned Elements

Teacher Growth and Development Cycle

• 2014-15 Focus Elements Placemat
• 2014-15 Teaching and Learning Framework Document
• 2014-15 TGDC Observation Protocols (includes timelines and recommended protocols for conferences)

General Resources

• Observation and Feedback Powerpoint (from Leverage Leadership - provides an overview)
• The New Teacher Project - Teacher Talent Toolbox (Includes section on Observation and Feedback with examples and templates)

Observation Forms and Tracking

• Sample Observation Tracker (from Leverage Leadership)
• Observation Tracker Template (from Leverage Leadership)
• Sample Calendar of Observations and Feedback (from Leverage Leadership)
• Sample Observation Form

Coaching and Actionable Feedback

• Seven Keys to Effective Feedback - Wiggins - Ed Leadership (document)
• LAUSD Coaching Competencies Rubric (document)
• Innovative Coaching Models - Teaching Channel video
• Six Steps for Effective Feedback - from Leverage Leadership
• Example of Step 1: Giving precise praise (Clip 4 from Leverage Leadership)

• Example of steps 2 & 3, Probe and ID Problem (Clip 7 of Level 3 teacher from Leverage leadership)

• Example of Step 3, Action Steps (Clip 8 from Leverage Leadership)

• Example of Step 4, Practice (Clip 11 from Leverage Leadership)

• Example of steps 5 & 6, Plan Ahead and Timeline for Follow Up ( Clip 12 from Leverage Leadership)

• Example Debriefing of an Observation using all Six Steps for Effective Feedback(Clip 3 from Leverage Leadership):  

Instructional Rounds

• Instructional Rounds Summary (a Graphic Organizer from Katie McGrath)
• Instructional Rounds Tutorial (ppt from Katie McGrath provides an overview of Instructional Rounds)
• Collaborating to Improve Instruction: Instructional Rounds (Video with explanation of instructional rounds)
• Improving Teaching and Learning Through Instructional Rounds (summary of how a school began conducting Instructional Rounds)
• Teachers Observing Teachers: Instructional Rounds (article explaining one school's experience)
• Using Rounds to Enhance Teacher Interaction and Self‐Reflection: The Marzano Observational Protocol (document)
• Why Aren’t School Leaders More Like Doctors? (article about instructional rounds from an administrator perspective)

Peer Observation

• Learning Among Teachers (Teaching Channel video)
• Teachers Observing Teachers: A Professional Development Tool for Every School (article about general strategies for teacher peer observation)
• Peer Observation (website containing tips, protocols, and resources)