Sunday 25 May 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 education industry relies on some aspects continuous training and mentoring. Instructional rounds form a part of this training. The policy makers issue different frameworks which are then broken down into a series of instructions. The instructions may be also issues in special learning procedures. The learning curves are used to gauge the rate assimilating the instructions into the process of teaching.

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.

Supervision is very important during teaching. It is mostly done for the new teachers. The supervisors do the supervising to assess the improvement being made these teachers. In most cases, this is done daily or a couple of times in a week. The improvement in teaching is measured and gauged against a number of progress tools such as the learning curve. Where little progress is shown, the mentors may help out the new teachers with some relevant teaching lessons on how to improve their delivery.

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.

Some of the mentors and the supervisors may opt to use groups instead on concentrating on individuals. These groups should be kept small. Small groups are easier to assess. This also ensures that the individuals within the group contribute maximally. The free riding spirit is reduced with smaller groups of teachers. The scope of interaction is also relatively larger in small groups.

Some benefits are realized by undertaking the process of mentoring. The teachers are able to expand their knowledge scope about various items in education and teaching. Continuous training also means that the teachers remain relevant. This is mainly in the face of changing technology. As result, they are equipped with more teaching skills which they are able to pass over to the students.

Mentoring also includes training in technological matters. This has been necessitated by the ever changing technological face. A number of handheld devices and sophisticated computers are being incorporated in the learning environment. This has made the dissemination of information faster. There is a need to ensure that the teachers are equipped with the relevant technological skills.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment