Question.5344 - M1: Discussion Week 1 - The Challenges of SupervisionReview the Guidelines for Online Discussions and the discussion rubric before posting.Week 1 Discussion PromptSullivan and Glanz define supervision as: "the process of engaging teachers in instructional dialogue for the purpose of improving teaching and increasing student achievement" (p. 4). Based on this week's readings, what are the greatest challenges to practicing supervision according to this definition? What makes the components--engaging teachers, instructional dialogue, improving teaching, and increasing student achievement--challenging tasks? What approaches/solutions do the readings suggest for addressing these challenges?
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