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General Supervision ELT
Page Topic No.
4 12 The role of technical supervisor 1
13 22 Evaluating Teachers' Performance 2
23 30 Professional Development 3
31 44 Result analyzing & Low achievers 4
45 56 Electronic Learning 5
57 65 Designing training courses "Workshops, Seminars, lectures . Etc."
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66 74 Planning , time management and solving field problems.
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75 85 Elements of Quality in Education "Vision / Mission / Performance Indicators"
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The role of technical supervisor

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Roles of the Supervisor
Who is a supervisor?
A supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day performance of a small group of teachers.
The supervisor has experience in what that group of teachers do, but is not necessarily
better at it than everyone he/she supervises. The supervisor's job is to guide the group
toward its goals, see that all members of the team are productive, and resolve problems as
they arise.
Over the years, the role of a supervisor has changed from ordering to asking;. From telling
to listening and asking questions. From policing to coaching. From oneself to teamwork.
From fear to mutual respect.
This change has come about because it is now very clear that people are more productive
if they are happy, motivated and upbeat. This takes place in an employee-friendly
environment. They know that happy employees are productive employees.
What a supervisor does
o Defuses conflict (better working environment);
o Improves problem solving (better working relationship); and
o Improves the likelihood that the needs of both the employer and the
employee will be met (empowerment and satisfaction).
TIP: A good supervisor manages and supports their teachers in a way that helps
them develop problem-solving skills. This helps them to think critically, prioritize
tasks, and communicate effectively.

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Roles of the supervisor
Your role as a supervisor includes many functions. Some of these functions are crucial to
you, but not necessarily to another person. This depends on a number of factors, like the
tasks, the capabilities of your teachers, and your needs.
Determining your most important supervisory functions helps you to understand your role
and helps you to create an ideal vision of your job as a supervisor.
*spend a few moments thinking about these questions:
Why do you consider the roles you chose important?
How do the roles you chose play out in your work as a supervisor?
Does anyone you know do all these roles all the time?
After completing this activity, you should have created a picture of what you consider the
ideal supervisor.
Circle six to eight roles you consider most important
Develop Motivate Empower Provide
Feedback Reinforce
Guide Set Goals Influence Support Develop
problem-
solving skills
Ensure Tasks
are
Completed
Help Think
Through
Personal
Problems
Advise Correct Model
Accountability
Explain What
to Do
Tell What NOT
to Do Confront Inspire Listen
Direct Discipline Discuss Mentor
Create or
Maintain a
Working
Relationship
Maintain
Clear
Performance
Standards
Advocate for
your needs Reflect Discuss Observe
Provide
Perspective
Share
Expectations Praise

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The vast and varied role of the Supervisor:
Clarifying both general and specific objectives of the study domain and showing
the best ways of translating these objectives into behavioural situations.
Scheduling observation visits of teachers followed by conferences.
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships .
Helping teachers, and developing an understanding of the teaching program .
Ensure that the teacher receives appropriate career guidance and planning.
Helping teachers understand the supervisory role .
Clarifying the role of the teacher in the school.
Oversee the education of the teacher, act as their mentor and ensure that trainees are
making the necessary clinical and educational progress
Providing necessary information for effective communication.
Provide the teacher with opportunities to comment on their training and on the
support provided and to discuss any problems they have identified
Encouraging the teachers to be creative and innovative, and conduct pilot studies
and educational researches ,as well as motivating them to be initiative in
modernizing instructional and teaching methods.
Working with the Ministry and educational personnel in planning appropriate
experiences for teachers.
Designing and preparing model preparations for teaching units, model lessons,
tests and teaching aids, to guide the instructors in their practical performances.
Assisting with content oriented problems.
Assessing the curricula content to insure their validity, authenticity, relevance, and
adaptability to the modern era and the community.
Assisting the teacher and student in continuous evaluation.
Writing professional recommendations for teachers using the appropriate formats.
Hold Review meetings at least at the beginning of every new school semester with
heads of departments.
Inform the appropriate personnel of any significant problems that arise.

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These are only some of the vast array of duties and educational supervisor is expected to
do.
Using the answers to the three previous questions *; try to identify some of the barriers
you think may arise in your supervisory role on a daily bases.
The barriers you just identified are real, not imagined. Dont feel bad that you cant be an
ideal supervisor all the timenobody can! An effective supervisor knows their own
strengths and weaknesses and learns to use those strengths and weaknesses wisely in day-
to-day interactions with teachers.
The first step to becoming an effective supervisor is to know your own strengths and
weaknesses. Since youve identified what you think an ideal supervisor is, and those
things that happen that get in the way of being an ideal supervisor, spend a few moments
thinking about what you need to overcome your barriers and improve your skills.
Keep in mind:
An ideal supervisor is different than an effective supervisor because most people cannot
achieve their ideal vision on a daily basis because several obstacles arise.
The supervisor will have many diverse roles to play some are:
1) The leader:
You should be fully aware of and competent in the most recent methods of educational
technology, and how to apply them accurately, relevantly and effectively in the
educational process. Develop teachers efficacies, practically, and professionally in order
to upgrade and update their classroom performances. Be capable of developing and
updating curricula. Experiment modem and recently adopted educational methods Design
creative programmes to cater for the specific needs of learners
2) The Trainer:
Discretely plan the needed training courses to encompass different levels of training, in
addition to drawing relevant plans for implementing and assessing each accordingly well.

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encompass ways of coping with their new educational environment.
technology.
3) The Evaluator:
o Assess the school curriculum according to its ingredients, textbook, contents,
o organization, objectives and practical implementation.
o Evaluate all elements and dimensions of the educational situation.
o Objectively evaluate the study-subject teachers performance on scientific and objective
bases.
o Help teachers to effectively assess their pupils by using different assessment styles.
o Evaluate pupils achievement with the help of different assessment techniques, in order
to improve it.
4) The Researcher:
and thinking of
relevant solutions to each.
to benefit from and utilize in improving their performance in their classes.
the problems they face in their work as practical solutions to substitute solutions that are
not based on solid scientific grounds.

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related to field problems, to contribute in finding out
practical solutions to them, and be a model to be followed by his I her fellow teachers in
conducting procedural field researches and pilot studies.
5) The Motivator:
o Take the initiative in solving professional problems that might take place among
staff teachers in their departments or with the school administrations, or vice versa.
o Elevate teachers morale and lighten feelings of desperation,

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