School Administrator's Staff Development Activities Manual

by Ronald T. Hyman

Overview

For the K-12 supervising school administrator, here is a practical working tool for stimulating the professional growth of your staff during faculty meetings and other in-service workshops throughout the school year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137926077
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/03/1986
Series:	J-B Ed: Activities , #7
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	8.44(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Ronald T. Hyman, Ed.D. Columbia University, is presently a professor of Education at the Graduate School of education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., where he teaches courses on teacher supervision and evaluation. He has authored many books and articles in the field, including Improving Discussion Leadership (New York: Teachers College Press, 1980), "Testing for Teacher Competence: The Logic, the Law, and the Implications," Journal of Teacher Education (March-April 1984), and "Writing Observation Reports," Thresholds in Education (May 1984). Dr. Hyman is an active member of the New Jersey Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (State Executive Board) and frequently conducts in-service workshops on teaching strategies as well as teacher supervision and evaluation.

Table of Contents

About This Book.

How to Use These Structured Activities.

Chapter 1. CONDUCTING A FACULTY MEETING.

What Makes a Good Meeting for Your Faculty?

What Type of Meeting Should You Hold?

Preparing the Agenda.

General Guidelines for Chairing the Meeting.

Dealing with Motions.

To Vote or Not to Vote.

Chapter 1 Endnotes.

Chapter 2. COLORED BROKEN SQUARES: Cooperation and Communication.

Overview.

Materials Needed.

Number of Participants.

Procedure.

Points Raised by Activity.

Suggestions and Comments.

Applications.

Concluding Words.

Chapter 2 Endnotes.

Chapter 3. THE PENNY: Observation, Inference, and Evaluation.

Overview.

Materials Needed.

Number of Participants.

Procedure.

Points Raised by Activity.

Suggestions and Comments.

Applications.

Concluding Words.

Chapter 3. Endnotes.

Chapter 4. THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA: Trust and Group Benefit.

Chapter 5. THE SUPERVISION WINDOW: Awareness and Openness.

Chapter 6. SHERLOCK Collaboration and Independence.

Chapter 7. WINTER GRASH SIRVIVAL: Group Decision-Making.

Chapter 8. THE SPELLING TEST: Evaluation.

INDEX.