the Edthena blog

Shane Martin joins Edthena Education Advisory Board

Jul 6, 2015

Edthena is excited to announce the addition of Shane Martin to our Education Advisory Board. Martin is dean of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education and state commissioner to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The Edthena Education Advisory Board ensures that we receive highly-qualified, outside opinions on the direction of our development. Other members include distinguished individuals like Deborah Ball, dean of University of Michigan…

AACTE 2015: Becoming a Program That Uses Video to Support Teacher Learning

Training Sessions

Jun 22, 2015

At this year’s AACTE Annual Meeting, our partners from the University of Michigan’s School of Education shared how they transformed their program into one that uses video. Watch to learn how they adopted Edthena and what kind of impact it had on their program.

Edthena selected as SETDA Emerging Private Sector Partner

News about Edthena

Jun 12, 2015

We are excited to announce that the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has selected Edthena for its third cohort of Emerging Private Sector Partners. SETDA is the membership association representing U.S. states and territories. It is comprised of leaders who often serve in the state departments of education and help guide state-level decision making for education technology. Edthena…

Using Low-stakes Rehearsals to Scaffold the Complexity of Teaching

Partner Profile

Jun 10, 2015

Instructors at Univ of Michigan coach teacher interns on low-stakes rehearsals at home… before interns teach the lesson in their classroom.

Confronting Hesitations About Video Coaching in a School District

Partner Profile

May 18, 2015

While Diane and her team were excited about the promise of how video coaching could enhance teacher support, they were nervous about how everyone would react to the new video-powered process.

She quickly found the hesitations erased as teachers started using Edthena. The teachers quickly developed habits of a collaborative community and showed enthusiasm for sharing their practice.