Systemic flexibility and freedom in Adult Education come at a cost: Extended operating hours mean that teachers work asynchronously, multiple intakes create an inconsistent student body, adapted instruction impedes accountability, lack of support for professional development and working spaces denies planned efforts for school improvement, and balanced communication is a constant concern. Continue reading
Category Archives: Supervision for Learning
Toward Building Supervisory Practices in Adult Education
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These changes to teaching AE are significant for teachers in the classroom, but the most significant change factor for VSB adult education is the operational reorganization that has resulted from the Comptroller General’s 2010 Review of the Vancouver School Board. Continue reading
Improved Supervision Through Coaching
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The best way for teachers to increase student enrolment and retention is to not to offer a product better but to offer a better product. A program of teacher supervision and evaluation could achieve this goal while respecting the fiscal limitations of AE. Continue reading