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Thursday, May 22, 2014

An Assessment Of The Instructional Rounds

By Marci Glover


The culture of collaboration in the teaching industry calls for the combined efforts between the different players within the industry. On one hand, we have the teachers, supervisors and the students while on the other hand there are the policy makers and those entrusted with the key role of implementation of these policies. The bridging of gaps between two groups of players is very important. The policy makers can be carrying continuous reviews on the various matters affecting the students and the teachers. This creates harmony within the teaching industry.

The teaching fraternity heavily relies on the instructions as well learning as the collaboration efforts between the various players within this industry. The learning curves and the instructional rounds form a very important part of the teaching industry. The learning processes and the instructions are issued by the policy makers. This is done after collection of views from the students and the teachers. The views collected forms the framework of formulation of the learning programs.

Students and teachers are asked to highlight different problems that they face during the process of learning. Their views and opinions may be collected in form of questionnaires also. The policy makers use these opinions as a basis of formulating the various education frameworks. The frameworks must be aligned to meet the needs of the overall education sector and the needs of the students too. Collaboration is also very crucial during the process of formulation of such frameworks.

Teachers are supervised during the process of teaching for a number of reasons. The supervising is more pronounced for the new teachers. Through the daily or occasional supervising process, various aspects are compared. For instance, the observation of special learning curves and instructional cycles in the education program are compared to the actual results from teaching.

New professionals in the teaching sector require supervision than the experienced teachers. The supervision session are used to gauge the progress they have made in teaching. The sessions also assess how the teachers are relating with their new students. Special learning tools such the use of learning curves are used to establish the progress that has been made. Mentors may opt to help the new professionals in the event that they are making slow progress in teaching.

Mentoring is also very important for the experienced teachers. The mentors opt to divide the teachers into a number of teams. The teams could be further subdivided into smaller groups of four or five. Small teams are easy to manage. The make the learning enjoyable as most of the work is done in form of discussion. Teams eliminate the free riding spirit as the mentors evaluate the contribution of each member in such groups.

There are many benefits to the mentoring process. In the groups, the teachers are able to expand their social horizons by making new friends. They also learn how to their views heard especially in a group. In the face of growing technological challenges, teaches ought to undertake continuous mentoring. This equips them with all the relevant skills as the technology changes.

The mentoring process should also focus on introducing the teachers to the various aspects of technology. With the current changes in technology, mentoring and training of teachers would be a great way of integrating technology into teaching. With increased used of handheld devices, the rate and efficiency of information dissemination is likely to be high.




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