The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time

This book puts into perspective and practices the vision of what supervision should be. It is a model of principal-teacher interaction and redefines the professional relationships of classroom supervisory practice. The Downey approach attempts to change how principals approach supervision by replacing it with a collegial, egalitarian model of professional practice. This approach is a model of changed supervisory practice that attempts to characterize an entire school to develop a network of relationships. The Downey approach is about changing schools one teacher at a time in order to attain a culture of high work-performance for the entire school.

About The Author:
Carolyn J. Downey is the creator of the walk-through process. She is currently an associate professor of educational leadership in the College of Education at San Diego State University. Downey was formerly the superintendent of schools for the Kyrene School District, Phoenix-Tempe, Arizona. She is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer and has assisted many of the nation’s largest school systems in improving student achievement via the walk-through process. One such district is the Houston, Texas, Independent School District, which has been recognized by the Council of Great City Schools as one of the nation’s four urban school systems closing the achievement gap. Downey is the originator of the 50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap training program and publication. She received her MS from the University of Southern California and her EdD from Arizona State University.