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Playbook for Video-Powered Professional Learning (Language Magazine)

Jun 13, 2019

Language Magazine included Evidence of Practice book in its June “Resources” section.

Video observation and feedback can accelerate teacher growth when used as part of a comprehensive professional development plan. Evidence of Practice: Playbook for Video-Powered Professional Learning helps educators across all disciplines create and implement a plan to reap the benefits of video within a coaching and reflection process.

Using Classroom Video Allows Teachers to See, Deconstruct, and Analyze Teacher Practice

Partner Profile

Jun 12, 2019

The most common type of analysis of classroom video mostly involves analysis of one’s own teaching. But the Rossier School of Education at University of Southern California is taking a different approach and building teacher candidates’ skills to analyze classroom video before many have stepped foot in a classroom. John Pascarella, chair of the Master of…

Resources for Teachers & Instructional Coaches – May 2019

Noted & Notable

May 30, 2019

Here’s a few of the articles we’ve been sharing this month focused on teacher professional development and professional learning. From a teacher: The benefits of reflecting on your own practice with video A teacher from Australia details what she learned from watching video of her classroom teaching. Unlike Edthena’s more private model of sharing, she…

Using Video to Connect Across Borders, School in Rural India Uses Video Observation for Teachers

Partner Profile

May 22, 2019

Supporting teachers in rural areas is one of the many benefits of using video as a professional development tool. From the Bering Strait area of Alaska to Indian reservations in Colorado, video reflection is a tool growing in popularity. This innovation is not only happening in the United States. In collaboration with Learning Forward India,…

Must-Have Tech Tools for Instructional Coaches (Easy EdTech Podcast)

News about Edthena

May 20, 2019

Monica Burns from the popular Class Tech Tips blog has a new podcast called Easy Edtech, and the most recent episode highlights Edthena as one of the must-have tech tools for instructional coaches when considering video observation and feedback for teachers. You can listen to the full podcast by clicking the player above. Here’s the…