teacher supervision

Instructor watches students

Teacher supervision is the oversight of teachers by administrators or senior educators, typically involving classroom observations, performance evaluations, and professional guidance.

The term also refers to teachers supervising students—monitoring behavior, ensuring safety, or proctoring activities: Who has lunch supervision today?

The context usually clarifies which direction the supervision flows.

Related

guidance · principal · feedback · monitoring · apprentice · coaching · walkthrough · critique · performance review · in-service training · administrator · probationary · accountability · clipboard · rating · checklist · shadowing · instructional

Opposites
oversight presence

teacher supervisionfree play

Self-directed recreational time

free period · self-directed learning · recess · leisure time · down time

authority source

teacher supervisionself-monitoring

Tracking your own states

self-regulation · parental supervision · administrative oversight

adult oversight presence

teacher supervisionunwatched

Not being observed

left alone · unattended · neglect

Family

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