Success in the challenging role of a supervisor in today's complex workplace requires a clear understanding of what a supervisor is and the responsibilities that go with the title. The specific responsibilities will, of course, vary depending on the type, scale and activity of your organization. However as supervisors you are likely to have responsibilities to:

• Your Manager
• Your Staff
• Your Co-Workers

In this interactive Workshop, Supervisors explore and define their Role as Supervisor.

All employees who are promoted to a supervisory position share some common experiences. First time supervisors often react similarly. They may do what their supervisor did or emulate a previous supervisor. In this Workshop, Supervisors will determine what each member of their staff team need from the supervisory relationship in order to do their job effectively.

Mentorship Programs are a critical component in sustaining and raising the levels of the implementation of new methodologies, strategies and concepts.

This Workshop provides participants with an overview of effective Mentorship Programs, the information, resources and tools to develop and implement an effective Mentorship Program in their schools.

Each school needs to set out clear standards of performance for their students, teachers, support staff, administration and parents whether they are on school property, on school buses or at school authorized events or activities.

During this Workshop, Primary, Preparatory and Secondary School Supervisors will work to develop Standards of Performance for their own schools. We will review the Standards set out by a number of western Teaching Institutions in the public sector. We will work in small groups, with the Trainers working in a mentorship role, to: define the roles of students, teachers, support staff, supervisors and parents and to develop a systematic plan for reporting and accountability.

Determining whether a Teacher can teach so that pupils learn is the primary objective of the classroom observation and subsequent Teacher-Supervisor interviews. This Workshop looks at the Observation/Reflection Cycle: Pre-Observation Interview, Classroom Observation(Data Collection, Data Analysis), and Post-Observation Interview.

Primary, Preparatory and Secondary School Supervisors will review and develop; questions to be asked in the Pre-Observation Interview, the kinds of information to be gathered during the Classroom Observation, the analysis of the information gathered and the questions and dialogue to be explored during the Post-Observation Interview. The Supervisors will conduct Observations and Teacher Interviews in a role-playing model.

Successful teachers are invariably good planners and thinkers. Good Lesson Plans make for good teaching.In this Workshop, Teachers will learn:

• Steps in preparing effective Lesson Plans
• To develop effective instructional objectives for their Lesson Plans (S.M.A.R.T.)
• To evaluate their Lesson Plans

How well do multiple-choice tests, true and false tests and end of Unit quizzes really evaluate student understanding and achievement? Many educators believe that there is a more effective assessment alternative. These teachers use testing strategies that do not focus entirely on recalling facts. Instead, they ask students to demonstrate skills and concepts they have learned. This strategy is called authentic assessment. Teachers will learn to connect student performance to instruction and to use various methods of Authentic Assessment.

During this Workshop, Primary, Preparatory and Secondary School Supervisors will discuss a variety of methods and procedures for assessing effective teaching methods in the classroom. We will work in small groups, with the Trainers working in a mentorship role, to: develop a rubric for assessing effective teaching methods in the classroom, develop a form for recording the assessment, and develop a form for Teachers to assess their own performance.

Willingness and job knowledge are terrific, but still not enough. Supervisors/Trainers need to learn and understand the four steps to effective training – prepare, present, practice and follow-up.

Primary, Preparatory and Secondary Supervisors will learn about the Adult Learner and how the adult learner differs from child learners in the classroom. They will learn to identify and clarify training objectives and review a variety of presentation methods for their effectiveness.