Comparison: Supervision and Leadership
Compare and contrast supervision and leadership. How are they alike and/or different? Give examples that will help clarify the distinction.
Leadership is the process of enlisting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, pupils, and parents toward achieving common educational aims. A leader is someone who others consistently want to follow for new trends and ideas. A leader has followers that believe in the leader’s overall vision and idea of a place. A leader manages a group and helps inspire them using their own strengths. The leader is responsible for the placing together the right people for the right jobs.
A person who oversees workers or the work done by others can be considered a supervisor. Supervisors are charged with managing others’ performance, including conducting performance evaluations. A supervisor is a step above the lead position in an entity. “Under the law, a supervisor is any person with authority over you, in other words, any person who can direct you (the worker) as to when and how to do a task” (Ministry of Labor, 06). Sometimes the supervisor is the same person you call the boss. Their position is behind the scenes and they basically hold others responsible for the plans being implemented and developed.
Ministry of Labor. (06, 2014 28). Employers and supervisors. Retrieved from http://www.worksmartontario.gov.on.ca/scripts/default.asp?contentID=2-3-1&mcategory=health
Elyse-
You mention the concept of supervisors being the observers and monitors-I think this is a very good explanation of the roles that they play in the education system. Because supervisors are not exactly hands-on, they do a lot of their observations with check lists and rubrics. They are responsible for ensuring that curriculum is being taught effectively and the monies and the budget for a school are allocated properly. A leader, however is a person (or group of people) manages others with guidance to make them better at the job they are implementing. A
Leadership is the process of enlisting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, pupils, and parents toward achieving common educational aims. A leader is someone who others consistently want to follow for new trends and ideas. A leader has followers that believe in the leader’s overall vision and idea of a place. A leader manages a group and helps inspire them using their own strengths. The leader is responsible for the placing together the right people for the right jobs.
A person who oversees workers or the work done by others can be considered a supervisor. Supervisors are charged with managing others’ performance, including conducting performance evaluations. A supervisor is a step above the lead position in an entity. “Under the law, a supervisor is any person with authority over you, in other words, any person who can direct you (the worker) as to when and how to do a task” (Ministry of Labor, 06). Sometimes the supervisor is the same person you call the boss. Their position is behind the scenes and they basically hold others responsible for the plans being implemented and developed.
Ministry of Labor. (06, 2014 28). Employers and supervisors. Retrieved from http://www.worksmartontario.gov.on.ca/scripts/default.asp?contentID=2-3-1&mcategory=health
Elyse-
You mention the concept of supervisors being the observers and monitors-I think this is a very good explanation of the roles that they play in the education system. Because supervisors are not exactly hands-on, they do a lot of their observations with check lists and rubrics. They are responsible for ensuring that curriculum is being taught effectively and the monies and the budget for a school are allocated properly. A leader, however is a person (or group of people) manages others with guidance to make them better at the job they are implementing. A