Social Media/2.0 Tools for Instructional Supervision

Purpose of presentation:

• Discuss what instructional supervision means to our schools

• Facilitate changing mindsets and replacing behaviors using 2.0 tools

• Showcase best practices in the school• Showcase of 2.0 tools and their application to

better communication, building new practices

Derek L. McCoy

What is instructional supervision?

What does it look like in your schools?

What impact is it having in your school[s]?

Instructional Supervision

‘.., work with teacher in ways to promote lifelong learning skills; inquiry, reflection, collaboration and a dedication to professional growth and development.’

“Glickman [1981].., ‘the goal of instructional supervision is to help teachers learn how to increase their own capacity to achieve professional learning goals for their students“

“a supervisor’s style either enhances or diminishes teacher’s abilities to engage in learning that is developmentally appropriate”

Sally J. Zepeda 2007

what we do in terms of monitoring and providing feedback to staff to promote desired/ needed behaviors and what we do to change and replace behaviors that aren't conducive to student learning and growth

Key Factors of Changing Teachers’ Behaviors• Provide replacement behavior options• Apply cognitive coaching strategies

Identifying problems is not enough..,

We have to support!

Twitter• Microblogging• Learn the best from

others• Exposure to great

educators• Exchange of ideas• Connection to like minded

thinkers• Inspiration• Models of best practice• Validation

Twitter

Great stuff on Twitter

Specialized Learning

with Hashtags

TwitterLessons Learned• Lead training• Host a chat party• Follow up• Don’t feel pressure to

read everything• Its ok to lurk and learn

[at first]• Praise your deep divers

• Social bookmarking• Share resources• Share thoughts• Develop common goals

Lessons Learned• Download the toolbar• Set up groups via Teacher Console• Don’t pressure yourself with a quota• Readers/Subscriptions• Follow up• Praise your deep divers

Collective, Online ResourcingGreat for collaborationPaperless

Livebinder

Does your school use any of these tools?

How do they help your efforts in instructional supervision?

•Is social networking•Enables us to create circles of friends•Is an opportunity for dynamic collaboration

Collaboration

• Share your thoughts• Your message/vision• Create an archive of

important points• Showcase best practices• Place for creativity• Let them read your vision

Lessons Learned• Write the best way for you• Read/subscribe to some blogs• Share good blogs with others• Encourage others to blog• Not about length, quality vs quantity

• Place for creativity• Great features• Online archive of videos• Archive for best practices• Use special features, annotation• Embed in your blogs, websites

A Plug to ..,

A Plug for Connectivity

• Grow yourself• Learn about learning• Learn about leadership• Unlearn and relearn

We have to be efficientWe have to be connected

Blog Post by Bill Ferriter

New opportunities for different results and outcomes

Citations/Resources

• Blog – A Tempered Radical, Bill Ferriter• Blog – The 21st Century Principal, J. Robinson• Blog – A Principal’s Reflection, Eric Sheniger• Tweetdeck• Instructional Supervision, Sally J. Zepeda 2007• Tools: Twitter, Blogger, Diigo, Youtube• Communicating and Connecting with Social

Media, Ferriter, Ramsden, and Sheninger