Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation: How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap Book

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

1 The Challenge: Closing the Achievement Gap 1

2 Supervision and Evaluation: Why We Need a New Approach 19

3 Mini-Observations 1: A System Is Born 41

4 Mini-Observations 2: Suggested Best Practices 65

5 Curriculum Design: The Foundation of Good Teaching 89

6 Interim Assessments: Using Results to Continuously Improve Instruction 113

7 Rubrics: Potent, Time-Efficient Evaluation Tools 139

8 Time Management: Doing First Things First 177

9 Putting It All Together 199

Appendix A A Slim Curriculum Expectations Booklet 209

Appendix B Principal Evaluation Rubrics 223

Bibliography 239

The Author 247

Index 249