Thursday, 22 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 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.

Several approaches are used in the process of mentoring. Most teachers undertake the process after they have completed a semester. Most of the semesters run for four months. The sessions are organized by a very experienced lead teacher or a mentor. Coaches may also join in the issuing of instructions and facilitating the process further.

The process of mentoring may adopt a number of approaches. The teachers are divided into a number of teams during training. The teams may be divided into smaller groups to reduce the free riding spirit during the training. The mentors are able to gauge the contribution of each the team members in small teams. This makes training much easier.

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.

Teachers are also introduced to various aspects of technology during mentoring. Continuous training of technological aspects focuses on improving their skills to handle various technical tools. This comes at a time when most schools are incorporating the technological devices in the learning environment.




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