Performance Management - Implementation
This short course will examine the rationale and key features of effective lesson observation and the importance of appraisal.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Performance Management - Implementation
Find out why lesson observation should be used for development, not inspection
During this short course, you will have the opportunity to investigate the features of an effective appraisal process, as well as to explore constructing a model of best practice in lesson observation.
You will have the chance to consider what makes effective performance management feedback and appraisal, with a focus on developing teaching pedagogy. This learning of performance management will be incorporated within realistic case studies.
What topics will you cover?
- The rationale for lesson observation
- Effective lesson observation procedures
- Research evidence on the reliability of lesson judgments
- Training for observers – a good or bad thing?
- The checklist mentality
- Coe’s poor proxies for learning
- Best practice in lesson observation
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Understand what constitutes best practice in lesson observation
- Apply the principles of best practice in performance management to giving feedback, in order to move teaching skills forward
- Understand the principles of an effective appraisal process
- Apply your learning to realistic case study exercises
Who is the course for?
This course is for students of the MA Educational Leadership.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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