Sally J. Zepeda served as a high school teacher and K-12 administrator before entering higher education. She 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 Zepeda has written widely about instructional leadership and the supervision and evaluation of teaching. In 2004, she edited a special issue of the NASSP Bulletin on instructional supervision for the National Association of Secondary School Principals. 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).

In 2005, Sally Zepeda was named a Master Professor by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA).

Areas of Expertise

Formal and Informal Classroom Observations
Every Day is Professional Development Day

Affiliation

University of Georgia

Related News & Media

Sally Zepeda is featured in an Athen's Patch article on a new teacher assessment system.

Sally Zepeda named Distinguised Research Mentor from University of Georgia.

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