1. Lesson Planning
1.1. Streamline lesson plan sharing and collaborative planning and organize your teachers' plans to create your school curriculum.
1.1.1. This is a great tool! I could see the teachers in the school I am student teaching in using this as each grade's teachers try to stay on the same lessons each day. I think that this would help them to do so in a much more organized and streamlined manner. - P. Bechaver
1.1.2. I love that you chose a tool that is more geared toward teachers! This is incredibly helpful, as the teaching community depends on one another and it is a great way to get feedback from your peers. -C. Smith
1.1.3. I am all about better ways to organize lesson plans and curriculum! This is a neat tool. Every week we have PLC’s (Planned Learning Communities) where the teachers from the same subject area and grade level meet to discuss curriculum and lessons and collaborate. We just talk and write things down as we want but I think it would be really effective if we used something like this. (Erin Cameron)
2. Teacher Observations
2.1. Develop and enhance your observation process using custom rubrics and templates, attaching video and photo examples to help drive instruction.
3. Use a customized implementation plan, including differentiated training sessions and on-going techinincal support, to ensure successful roll-out in your school.
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5. So this is more of a teacher productivity tool, correct? -Dr. Fritz
6. I think this is a great tool. I like their prospect for adding access for parents and students also. I think its great to be able to store and organize lessons and observations. This should make things easier for teachers who repeat with the same grade year to year. L. Williams
7. Teacher Strengthhs
7.1. Roll up lesson plan and observation data to provide insights into the relative strengths of your team and enable you to identify strategic opportunities for professional development.
8. Teacher Coaching
8.1. Spark conversation between your team members to support teacher professional development, showcase quality resources and highlight best practices.
9. Give feedback to teachers at every level of the planning and observation process and provide administrators with feedback on their coaching practice.
9.1. In theory this is such a great idea. We as teachers try to give feedback while students are working so we can catch any issues before it’s too late so it would be great if we could get feedback as teachers prior to evaluations but I’m not sure there is enough time for this to be added. At least in the school where I am there is one principal and two assistants and they can barely respond to teacher e-mails and deal with problem students. They are spread so thin as the school population is growing but our resources and space are not. Still think this is a great idea! (Erin Cameron)
9.1.1. I understand, Erin, that it is very difficult when administration is stretched thin. The charter company that I worked at in Philly implemented this program. We were also stretched very then. The main benefit we found was teachers could easily collaborate across all of the schools. The administrators also could quickly find lesson plans and evaluate them because they were located in one place and not sent via e-mail. C. Spina