COPIS: Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision
Welcome to COPIS. COPIS members collaborate, mentor each other, and share research and publications about improving instructional supervision.
COPIS 2025 Pre-Conference Information
April 22, 2025 in Denver, CO
Building Connections to Grow the Practice and Scholarship of Transformative Supervision
Dear COPIS friends: We plan to hold our next COPIS Conference as a pre-conference session at AERA 2025 in Denver on April 22. More information to come.
Thank you for keeping your membership current and our association vibrant. Click here to pay membership and conference
COPIS Treasurer, Noelle Paufler
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COPIS History & Archives
Some think of it as their favorite professional organization. Some feel that its members are their most valued professional friends. Some perceive that it resembles a likeable adolescent who hasn't yet decided 'what to be.' Some think that it provides inspiration and information for being a more successful professor/researcher. Most say that it meets an important personal and professional need. Almost all regard their membership as an exceptionally good (and inexpensive) professional investment.
About the Blumberg/Pajak Scholarship
The Arthur Blumberg/Edward Pajak Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was established in 2014, supports the attendance of doctoral students who are pursuing research in instructional supervision at the COPIS annual fall meeting. The scholarship recognizes the significant contributions of two legends in the field of Instructional Supervision, Dr. Arthur Blumberg and Dr. Edward Pajak. Dr. Blumberg was a professor of Educational Administration at Syracuse University who made significant contributions to the field, most notably his book entitled, Teachers and Supervisors: A Private Cold War. One of Dr. Blumberg’s doctoral students at Syracuse was Dr. Edward Pajak who went on to a stellar career in instructional supervision at Virginia Tech, The University of Georgia, and Johns Hopkins University. The establishment of the Arthur Blumberg/Edward Pajak Memorial Scholarship honors these two remarkable scholars who always nurtured new talent to the field.
