Instituting Clinical Staff Development

A comprehensive guidebook that offers a step-by-step approach to clinical supervision for the new school reform & restructuring movement. Staff developers, principals, assistant principals, & team members can use the guide to facilitate productive staff development. The ANECDOTAL section uses the author's daily routines to demonstrate the basic foundation in staff development, classroom management techniques, & an understanding of the learning process. The SCHEDULING section offers easy hands-on techniques for creating meetings between teachers & key others. Samples of how to record a NOTIFICATION & how to keep a TEAM LOG are provided. A sample matrix that teachers can use to coordinate their curriculum is offered in CURRICULUM MAPPING. In order to encourage teachers to modify teaching strategies & to attend to the physical arrangement of the classroom, a sample CHECK OFF SHEET encourages teacher suggestions & changes. ASSESSMENT presents an effective assessment tool, a glossary of terms, a narrative glossary, & a model form. COOPERATIVE LEARNING provides a model assessment form that focuses on cooperative learning & active strategies. FEEDBACK is a model personal response form for teachers. LESSON PLAN/OBSERVATION offers guidelines for an informal observation. STAFF DEVELOPMENT: AUDITING addresses both individual & team planning. To order contact: The Interactive Classroom, 27 Siebrecht Pl., New Rochelle, NY 10804. Phone (914) 636-0888, FAX (914) 632-0171.Stix, Andi is the author of 'Instituting Clinical Staff Development', published 1995 under ISBN 9781887015004 and ISBN 1887015000.