How Video Reflection Produces Rich Goals, Deep Reflection, and Concrete Vision at Western Colorado University

Partner Profile
Feb 21, 2019

It can be tough to watch yourself on video. Anyone who has done so knows this to be true. The process of recording the video and the awkwardness of watching yourself can be a difficult endeavor. Whether it be for a sport or game you are playing, the Instagram or Snapchat story you have posted, or even a video of you in your professional setting.

Cori Woytek, a clinical coach and lecturer for Western Colorado University, knows this all too well. Having started to use video observation in her program only recently, she has seen the challenges that can come with using video in the classroom.

Improving Education by Video Analyzing Teachers (The Learning Counsel)

News about Edthena
Feb 14, 2019

The Learning Counsel profiled Edthena’s CEO, Adam Geller, about the positive effects video analysis can have on teachers. “Edthena strives for the gold standard of helping teachers improve their craft of teaching by providing feedback on their classroom teaching through video, so they logistically access the right people at the right time.” “When a class performs well…

Seeing Teaching Through Video (Learning Forward)

News about Edthena
Feb 7, 2019

Learning Forward mentions Edthena as a powerful, yet under-utilized, method of professional development tool to support teachers. “I loved how St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado, which uses Edthena’s video platform, describes video as “an accelerant for professional growth.” The educators from St. Vrain explained how the growth curve of human adaptability lags behind our access to technology. Added…

Awards of Excellence Honorable Mention (Tech & Learning)

News about Edthena
Feb 1, 2019

Edthena was mentioned as an an Honorable Mention for the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence awards. “Excellent tool for peer, supervisor, or coach evaluation of instruction. Good use of indexing within the video so the teachers can see precise moments in their instruction that correlates to the feedback. The ability to add documents to…

Coach Approach to K12 Teacher Professional Development (District Administration)

News about Edthena
Jan 30, 2019

District Administration featured an Edthena partner, the Urban Teacher Residency Partnership program, for their use of video coaching. “The Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program, a collaboration between the University of South Florida and Florida’s Hillsborough County Public Schools, leverages video coaching to support preservice teachers in the classroom. Teachers record themselves; then the mentor watches the…