The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time [Kindle Edition]

William K. Poston (Author), Carolyn J. Downey (Editor), Betty E. Steffy (Editor), Fenwick W. English (Editor), Larry E. Frase (Editor)

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"The book is easy to read and easy to understand. The information is practical and provides an excellent resource for administrators who are truly interested in improving instruction." (Edward Chevallier, Executive Director, Curriculum & Staff Development )

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Change to a supervision method that impacts student achievement by cultivating self-reliant teachers who are continuously improving their practice.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 2507 KB
• Publisher: Corwin Press; 1 edition (April 20, 2004)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0027IS6ZO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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William K. Poston Jr.

Dr. Poston is an Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he served for 17 years. Bill began his educational career as a math and physics teacher and he accumulated 25 years of experience in educational administration including 15 years as a superintendent in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, and in Billings, Montana.

Dr. Poston earned his Baccalaureate degree at the University of Northern Iowa, and his EdS and EdD degrees at Arizona State University. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961. He has many distinctive professional achievements, including service as the youngest-elected international president of Phi Delta Kappa International, and selection as an Outstanding Young Leader in American Education in 1980.

Dr. Poston has led curriculum management audits in over 70 school systems around the United States and internationally, including Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Little Rock, Arkansas; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Des Moines, Iowa; Utica, New York; Plano, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Columbus,Ohio; Atlanta (DeKalb County), Georgia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and the Bermuda Ministry of Education. He was also a teaching fellow at the Institut Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1996.

Dr. Poston has authored numerous professional articles and has published several books:

* Making Schools Work: Practical Management of School Operations (Corwin Press, 1992),
* Effective School Board Governance (Phi Delta Kappa International, 1994),
* Making Governance Work: Total Quality Education for School Boards, (Corwin Press, 1994),
* Generally Accepted Audit Principles in Curriculum Management (with Fen English, Acme Press, 1999),
* The Curriculum Audit: Improving School Quality (Co-author, Scarecrow Publishing, 2001),
* The Three Minute Classroom WalkThrough (Co-Author, Corwin Press, 2002),
* 50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap (Co-Author, Corwin Press, 2009)
* Budgeting in Hard Times: Confronting Cutbacks and Critics (Corwin Press, 2011).

Dr. Poston specialized in courses dealing with organizational improvement, contemporary management, strategic planning, school finance, and educational leadership at Iowa State University. He was also the executive director of the Iowa Superintendents' Academy and the Iowa School Business Management Academy. He continues to provide extensive service to schools in the areas of evaluation, curriculum management auditing, performance-based budgeting, and continual quality improvement.

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36 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three Minute Classroom Walk-Through, July 27, 2005

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Pearl Goins "busy instructor" (TN) - See all my reviews
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An effective guide for pinpointing effective classroom instruction. This book also outlines specific strategies for engaging teachers in reflective dialogue that could enhance classroom instruction. A must read for administrators.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Thorough Introduction to the Classroom Walkthrough, June 23, 2008

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This review is from: The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time (Paperback)

The Thee-Minute Classroom Walkthrough is a thorough introduction to the philosophy and implementation of this type of classroom supervision. The authors advocate using many visits to each classroom every year to develop a picture of education in the classroom and in the school. The book also promotes a collaborative approach to classroom supervision, one in which the teacher reflects on instructional and curricular decisions and then plans for improvement. The classroom supervisor becomes a facilitator for such reflection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 minute walk through easily applied-, February 20, 2007

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Stefanie "Rosie" (Powell Butte, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was an easy read and had very practical, easy to put into practice, tips on observing classrooms. Time-saving techniques that still are quality practices.