A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2024

However, like their students, teachers need personalized growth opportunities to stay engaged, motivated, and effective. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. PD is typically done to teachers something other than what they actively want to be a part of or crave.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Putting all kids on a device simultaneously and having them watch a video or work on an adaptive learning tool is not personalization. Before I highlight one teacher in particular, I must say that we saw exceptional personalized practices occurring throughout the school. One thing is for certain: learning is not linear. Case in point.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2020

I had the pleasure of chatting with Linwood Paul, an executive coach, for an episode of my podcast, The Balance. ” I immediately thought about all of the teachers who are preparing to start the school year online and wondering how to structure their online time with students. .”

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Teachers have three primary roles – designer, instructor, and facilitator. Most teachers dedicate significant time and energy to their instructor role, explaining complex concepts and processes and modeling specific strategies and skills. I encourage teachers to consider the following question.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Here’s a look at some recent trends in teacher PD: What activities should be in a professional development plan? Balancing teacher workload and maximizing the outcomes of PD–to create immediate impact, lasting skills, educator engagement–requires a thoughtful approach. Learn more. Here’s how it works.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2022

Coaching provides teachers with personalized support as they cultivate the mindset, skill set, and tool set needed to navigate the fluid nature of the pandemic. As challenging as the last two years have been, they’ve presented a unique opportunity to reimagine the way teachers design and facilitate learning. . Register now!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. When I became a school-based tech coach six years ago, I faced these same struggles. It makes sense.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

During each virtual coaching session, they were pushed to bring artifacts from their respective cohort. One of the key points I tried to make was how important it is to do the same with teachers. Teachers could ask for feedback on a module, lesson, or recorded video from Canvas. The result was “Feedback Fridays.”

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

Participants from grades K–8 may, for instance, design a historically Black college and university (HBCU) campus, create a video game featuring a superhero of color or undertake other hands-on digital skill exercises. EdTech spoke with Victor Hicks — known as Coach Hicks — the program’s founder and a STEM teacher at St.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It all began with goal setting for the Google Teacher Academy for Administrators, and I haven’t looked back. Upon further reflection—and so I can grow—I decided to dedicate more time to developing short video clips in lieu of blogging each week. I never saw myself as a writer until I started blogging back in March 2010.

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Edthena

JANUARY 11, 2024

With so many options and tools out there, the challenge for many K-12 leaders and teachers is identifying which tools can actually help enhance the learning experience. Why AI Coaching Matters Donna discussed Edthena’s AI Coach platform, which uses artificial intelligence for instructional coaching. I was horrified.

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Edthena

MARCH 12, 2024

With more than 10 years of experience supporting educators and organizations, our team has encountered several myths regarding instructional coaching. Myth 1: Instructional coaching is only for struggling teachers Instructional coaching (and coaching in general) is not something that is only for people who are struggling.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We believe that successful mentoring and instructional coaching sustains teachers, especially new ones, throughout the year and improves their ability to build strong relationships with students and families. How video coaching works Because video coaching is new to our school, I have been taking the recordings myself this year.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It aligns with legal and ethical imperatives, is often cost-effective, and encourages teacher development. One of the hallmark accommodations of inclusive classrooms is more adults, whether a certified special education teacher, a teaching assistant (TA), or both.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 30, 2022

I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : Modeling is a pedagogical strategy whereby the teacher or student(s) demonstrates how to complete tasks and activities related to the learn­ing target. I have been doing a great deal more modeling in my coaching role as of late.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With teacher shortages across the country, many districts are turning to new pools of talent to source teachers. In fact, approximately 85 percent of its new teachers in recent years have been alternatively certified. Filling teacher vacancies is one challenge. Helping those new teachers be effective is another.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to a treasure from my ISTE 2023 vault. As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving.

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Edthena

AUGUST 2, 2017

The Colorado Education Association (CEA) is partnering with Edthena to embed video observation and feedback into courses offered on COpilot, the state’s online professional learning platform. Now, with COpilot, educators across the state can experience video feedback as part of their professional development.

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techlearning

AUGUST 14, 2018

14, 2018) – PEBC’s Boettcher Teacher Residency, Colorado’s largest and most effective residency-based teacher-preparation program, has partnered with Edthena to add a video coaching and analysis component to its program. The Edthena video coaching platform is a comprehensive solution that meets all of these needs.”

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Edthena

APRIL 17, 2024

With a focus on leveraging the latest in educational technology, Spokane has embarked on an innovative journey, the integration of AI coaching into teacher professional development. EdWeek | Can AI Do Teacher Observations and Deliver PD?

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2022

As a fifth grade math teacher and instructional coach in New Orleans, Gibson has become increasingly interested in effective teaching informed by cognitive science —otherwise known as learning science—and how it can help teachers improve their practice.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

After helping teachers transition to online learning during the pandemic, she began writing about her experiences, including a chapter on online learning in Like No Other School Year. She also wrote a full guide to online and digital learning, A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning. . Lindy has several edtech certifications.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

My role, like in many other similar districts across the country, has been to assist the teachers and administrators with digital pedagogy leading to purposeful use and efficacy using the framework below. They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As a teacher, I constantly hear about their desire to learn by doing, see how things develop, contribute to and witness the results of their work. PBL sets the scene for student agency and autonomy while teachers become coaches throughout all the stages of a project. Also, “Monster Attack!” Voicethread.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Yesterday, the World Economic Forum's “ Global Risks Report 2024 ” ranked AI-derived misinformation as a top global risk ahead of climate change, war, and economic weakness. Careful what you read on the internet. AI is not human. It is a tool.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher in St. This includes the use of AI-powered teacher coaching via the AI Coach by Edthena platform. With the platform, teachers like Schlagel engage in personalized coaching cycles to further their development. This was my first real introduction to video coaching.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

ISTE 2019: New Coaching Standards to Draw on Comprehensive Input. ISTE standards offer a framework to help teachers, students, administrators and coaches create learning environments that are innovative and effective. For the first time since 2011, @ISTE is revising its #K12 coaching standards. video type.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In fact, there are four indicators that teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders can look for to understand students’ engagement in learning—and none of them involve hand-raising. Check out this resource for Assessing Time on Task from Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group. That’s where video comes in.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. admitting students into a video conferencing session and taking attendance). Present-Pause-Discuss.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

In Secretary Cardona’s vision to elevate the teaching profession, he highlights three priorities: improving teacher pipeline, supporting teacher growth and investing in teacher retention. What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 9, 2019

Virginia District Gives Its Teachers Their Own Ed Tech Conference. Professional development is key to helping teachers succeed, particularly when it comes to providing support to help them effectively integrate new classroom technologies. video type. amy.burroughs_26341. Tue, 07/09/2019 - 08:28. Tweet text. 1785995987.

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Digital Promise

MAY 8, 2019

The Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) utilizes coaching for classroom teachers to increase impactful use of technology in select schools across the country. We’re all teacher leaders and we’re all truly a professional learning community.”.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

During workshops and coaching sessions, I am always asked what advice I have to help teachers and administrators make things as easy as possible while ensuring quality learning is taking place. It can become the hub for all lessons, videos, activities, assessments, and student work. There are many great tools out there to use.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 29, 2020

As I face another week at home, I wanted to share some of the advice I have been giving the teacher I work with remotely. I am coaching teachers all over the globe as they adjust to the realities of teaching online. In this second mini-episode of The Balance , I share three more tips for teachers who are teaching remotely.

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

The Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) utilizes coaching for classroom teachers to increase impactful use of technology in select schools across the country. In our new video below, educators from San Ysidro Middle School in San Diego share how the DLP benefits both teachers and students in their school.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

Every day, Instructional Coaches enter their schools bright-eyed and ready to go. At some point in the school year, the coach might sit down with their administrator or supervisor to discuss the progress they have been making in the classrooms. The question today is … “Are you currently Coach #1, or Coach #2?”

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 13, 2021

For instance, we could do: 1 introductory session for teachers (got a group of innovators?). with your own lessons and/or around instructional coaching). with your own lessons and/or around instructional coaching). 1 introductory session for instructional / technology coaches and principals. Online synchronous only.

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