Close reading is like peeking under the hood of a book. It’s looking closely and critically at a piece of text and analyzing its details. Understandably, close reading is a tricky thing to do, and even trickier to teach students. Luckily, San Diego State University professor and high school English teacher Doug Fisher has close…
Teacher data team meetings are often a popular form of teacher professional development. Discussing student assessment data together with the grade team or department seems like a great idea. But is it actually effective? Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller talked with Heather Hill, a researcher and professor at Harvard GSE, about what studies really…
Students may be able to return to the classroom this fall, but are they actually showing up? Student attendance is often a battle for many teachers and school leaders, but the old ways of improving attendance can lead to limited outcomes despite huge investments of time and effort. Harvard GSE researcher Heather Hill talked with…
Edthena is introducing a $1.5-million Innovation Fund to support schools and districts with their teacher observation and collaboration initiatives. Last month, we celebrated 10 years of Edthena. As we look forward to our next decade of impact, we’re excited to partner with new school districts to back their video-powered professional learning. Whether that’s through video…
As a coach or school leader, you’re observing myriad classrooms and teaching practices. You give teacher feedback through detailed notes of strengths and areas for growth. This qualitative teacher feedback is important for improvement. But do you just sense teachers are improving? Like any data-driven educator, you probably want to look at quantitative data to…