Developmental Supervision: Collaborative and Nondirective

Each teacher is an individual with particular gifts and talents, challenges, and areas to grow in. A key aspect of developmental supervision is for the supervisor to match the supervisory approach with the teacher’s developmental level, expertise, and commitment. To that end, it will be important that you fully understand collaborative and nondirective approaches to developmental supervision.

This resource provides instruction for users to:

• Compare the purpose, goals and related issues of collaborative and nondirective supervision
• Identify the stakeholders who benefit from collaborative and non-directive supervision
• Distinguish between collaborative and non-directive developmental supervision
• Create a differentiated Action Research Plan for teachers to address a school problem
• Create an Individual Growth Plan for teachers