tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8197029184978287526..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Core and Bad SupervisionPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-24482327649216745532017-10-25T11:51:56.057-04:002017-10-25T11:51:56.057-04:00My first full year, the entire English department ...My first full year, the entire English department was brand new. That left us all scrambling to figure out what worked ad hoc. lbwolperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789084098827243880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-83904882606077154782017-10-25T08:42:25.767-04:002017-10-25T08:42:25.767-04:00This has long been the music teachers' lament:...This has long been the music teachers' lament: Principal has no idea what we're trying to do in band or chorus or elementary music. They want shows, not music pedagogy.<br /><br />When working with candidates for National Board Certification, coaches frequently find content errors in the instructional samples provided by candidates. Ethically, coaches should not be correcting those, as NBC is an assessment, not a professional development experience. <br /><br />This kind of correction or knowledge acquisition should happen pre-service or in field experiences before licensure. But let's get real--it doesn't. All good teachers learned how to deliver and apply accurate content knowledge on the job.<br /><br />What it does speak to is mentoring of young teachers, and collaboration between experienced teachers. Lucky, indeed, is the teacher who works with skilled, knowledgeable and generous colleagues. Nancy Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047575960944913289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-72788660913335115572017-10-24T21:10:20.525-04:002017-10-24T21:10:20.525-04:00Try being evaulated by an admin who doesn't sp...Try being evaulated by an admin who doesn't speak or understand your language of instruction (problem for bilingual/dual-language or foreign language teachers).<br /><br />Then, bite your tongue when you bring this up and they reply, "I don't need to understand what you're saying, I know good teaching when I see it". <br /><br />Language Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925910081071582132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-25230865805010110682017-10-24T19:32:52.470-04:002017-10-24T19:32:52.470-04:00When we had our first PD session for the (then) ne...When we had our first PD session for the (then) new Marzano rubrics (which now line my bird cage), I noticed that none of the 42 rubrics had anything to do with content knowledge. I brought it to attention of the Marzano expert and he just shrugged his shoulders (in embarassment)NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.com