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How video coaching inspires teacher self-reflection

eSchool News

Key points: Video-based coaching offers insight on teacher practices and makes feedback more effective I’m a first-year teacher. Department of Education looked at video-based coaching in about 100 elementary schools. One group had five rounds of coaching in which they recorded themselves teaching and received feedback on the video.

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Synchronous Online Discussions: Preparation, Facilitation & Wrap Up

Catlin Tucker

In training sessions, teachers often ask, “How can I increase engagement and participation in synchronous online discussions?” ” First, it is important to remember that participating in a real-time discussion is scary and feels like a risk for students who are shy, anxious, or need more time to process the questions.

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Let’s Help Teachers Grow by Coaching — Not Micromanaging — Them

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has been a leader in implementing stringent supervision and high-stakes evaluation for teachers, these practices are part of a national education reform movement that seeks to standardize teaching in an (ultimately ineffective) quest to boost student test scores. My experience is not unique: While D.C.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. I often compare the teacher’s role as facilitator to the work of a coach. Studies in Educational Evaluation , 45 , 17-26. 77, 81–112. Valiandes, S.

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Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve?

eSchool News

Urban Assembly, a network of 21 schools, is working with the American Institutes of Research to develop an AI-powered tool that can help instructional coaches analyze videos of teachers delivering lessons and offer feedback, according to network leaders. The use of AI in teacher coaching brings up similar questions.

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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

Unlike summative assessment, which typically occurs at the end of a learning cycle to evaluate students’ overall progress toward the unit’s desired results, formative assessment is ongoing and designed to inform instruction, indicate areas where additional differentiation is needed, and guide learning. Check for understanding.

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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

I host a podcast called The Balance and wrote a book titled Balance with Blended Learning because I see teachers struggling with balance in every coaching and training session I facilitate. They are not passive consumers but rather active participants. That’s why the theme of balance has permeated my work for years.