According to national statistics, between 5 and 15% of teachers are marginal or incompetent. We know what a positive effect good teachers have on students, but what about the damage done by the marginal and incompetent teachers? Sally Zepeda, author of The Principal as Instructional Leader and an expert who has written widely about instructional leadership and the supervision and evaluation of teaching, joins us to talk about the negative influence these teachers have and how school leaders can identify and deal with them.
Administration & Leadership
Sally Zepeda
Identifying and Dealing With Marginal and Incompetent Teachers
Meets ISLLC Standard 2
November 1, 2012
Sally J. Zepeda is a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy in the Program of Educational Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, where she teaches courses in instructional supervision, professional development, teacher evaluation, and school improvement. Sally was a high school teacher and K-12 administrator before entering higher education and has written widely about instructional leadership and the supervision and evaluation of teaching. Sally’s 16 books include Professional Development: What Works; The Principal as Instructional Leader: A Handbook for Supervisors (2nd ed); Instructional Supervision: Applying Tools and Concepts (2nd ed); and The Instructional Leader's Guide to Informal Classroom Observations (2nd ed).