It takes time and experience to develop into an exceptional teacher and supervisor. For this assignment, interview at least 3 early education teachers and 2 early education supervisors/directors. In these interviews, ask about what characteristics each person thinks are important for effective supervision and how they think supervisors learn and develop these skills. Also, ask about their current experiences either with a supervisor or as a supervisor and how long the supervisor has been in a supervisory position.
Introduction- introduces why you are completing the assignment (based on the goals and purpose of the assignment) as well as identifying information about who you interviewed. The last sentence should be a thesis statement that lists the main points you will be making in the body of the analysis.
Body Paragraphs- there should be at least 3 main points you are discussing, each point having its own paragraph. These points should be general, no one observation will have its own paragraph and should begin with a clear topic sentence that relates back to the thesis statement. The point is not to summarize your interviews, but to relate what you observed to the information presented in the class and text. I am most interested in what you learned about the developmental stages teachers and supervisors progress through.
Conclusion- sums up what you learned by completing this assignment.
For interviews, letters, emails, and other person-to-person communication, cite the communicator’s name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication. Do not include personal communication in the References list.
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2001).
When including quotes and references to the interviews, there is a slightly different format which includes the first initial of the interviewee’s first name:
E. Robbins agreed it is important to include families in the preschool classroom (personal communication, January 4, 2001).