Grand Canyon University: EDA 551
October 15, 2014
Clinical Supervision vs Peer Coaching: Direct Assistance to Teachers The numerous styles of leadership have varying differences but also bring with them complementary strengths. Leaders that envision success delineate a perspective of contemplating the future. Leadership is defined through so many different dimensions and there are multiple ways to develop a relationship a good, effective relationship with those who are being led. This essay will look at the sources of direct instruction and compare and contrast the models of clinical supervision and peer coaching.
Assessing and Planning Within …show more content…
Even before the planning session there must be a session to determine a starting point. Think of the direct assistance and supervision of educators as a skill development journey such as that of reading a road map, budgeting for the cost and creating a contingency plan. Now imagine planning this trip with a well-seasoned traveler or with someone who has never been outside of their own hometown. It may seem like the first impression is that one would obviously need more assistance in making this trip planner as good and as effective as possible on the other hand, it will be important to evaluate the skills already in place because the initial intuition may not be as accurate as thought. Depending on the intention of each planner and each traveler the vision of that journey’s success may vary greatly or just ever so slightly. Now speaking from personal experience, it has been two very different experiences in planning a trip with a parent and showing a middle school son the basics of planning a trip nevertheless, each one had strengths to work with in varying shades of the …show more content…
Working with a partner teacher allows for a sort of relationship where each can pay close attention to each other’s personal interests and needs. Finding common ground can be mutually engaging and can provide for authentic learning situations as both partners are learning from each other. The destination of learning from each other can be a challenging place to arrive at when most teachers are familiar with the typical interaction between themselves and a supervisor. The situation may seem to be a replication of one of the partners taking on the role of expert which could potentially leave the partners standing in uncomfortable positions and this poses a challenging barrier to route a path