Throughout the year, teachers share
video of their classroom practice with a virtual coach in Colorado.
«TORSH Talent has been an integral part of our Capital Teaching Residency (CTR) program, a highly selective teacher training program that provides a pathway for aspiring teachers to develop into outstanding educators prepared to serve in high - need schools in Washington, D.C. Through TORSH Talent, our resident teachers upload
video of their classroom practice and receive feedback on those videos for training and certification purposes.
Not exact matches
Key Elements
of Observing
Practice (DVD) contains a series
of short
videos that invite you into
classrooms and meeting rooms at the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, a school that uses data wisely, and comes with a Facilitator's Guide for designing your own process for learning from
classroom observation.
Help teachers visualize 21st century
classroom practice by showing them
videos of 21st century
classrooms.
Similarly, in a case study
of four middle school math teachers who participated in a yearlong series
of ten
video club meetings to reflect on their
classrooms, teachers in the
video club «came to use
video not as a resource for evaluating each other's
practices, but rather as a resource for trying to better understand the process
of teaching and learning» in a supportive, nonthreatening setting (Sherin and Han, 2004).
Though Dillon mentions value - added modeling, he says that the Gates researchers use it «as a starting point,» and spends most
of the rest
of the piece discussing their use
of cameras to capture teachers in action in the
classroom — they hope to have 64,000 hours
of classroom video by the end
of the project and have already begun the process
of looking for «correlations between certain teaching
practices and high student achievement» and «scoring» the lessons.
There are also plenty
of useful resources for educators here too, from sample lessons and assessments, to
classroom practice video series.
This
video, shot in the first few days
of my
classroom in 2010, and the seven tips below will show how I try to put these ideas into
practice.
Barron and Darling - Hammond describe evidence - based approaches to support inquiry - based teaching in the
classroom: (1) clear goals and guiding activities; (2) a variety
of resources (e.g., museums, libraries, Internet,
videos, lectures) and time for students to share, reflect, and apply resources, while debating over information discrepancies; (3) participation structures and
classroom norms that increase the use
of evidence and a culture
of collaboration (i.e., framing debates as productive conflicts, using public performances); (4) formative assessments that provide opportunities for revision; and (5) summative assessments that are multidimensional and representative
of professional
practice.
Consequently, by that year's end, we launched a district
video - hosting website that featured 26
classroom clips
of local teachers sharing lesson ideas and best
practices.
Formal
classroom training still has a place, particularly when a situation calls for hands - on
practice, but it does not offer the same just - in - time flexibility
of technology - centric solutions such as
videos, demos, or brief self - paced eLearning.
Here, in this 90 second
video, we have selected a sample
of our favourite quotes — those that we believe have helped to shape the year and inspire our readers in their daily
classroom practice.
My dream is to be able to hire other teachers to make more
videos (with a wider variety
of topics and themes) and turn unicoos into a platform that supports teachers to
practice a flipped
classroom.
Khan Academy is a learning platform which is comprised
of practice exercises, instructional
videos, dashboard analytics and teacher tools which empower learners in and outside
of the
classroom to study at their own pace.
Khan Academy offers
practice exercises, instructional
videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside
of the
classroom.
Given the ability to capture activities in the
classroom through
video or other forms
of media, it is expected most teachers participating in this programme will use the convenience
of a smartphone or tablet to capture school - based applied
practice.
For example, in the
video exemplars representing the high - leverage
practice of establishing norms for
classroom learning, we provide annotated illustrations
of specific norms being established and the moves that the teacher is using in the
video.
When considering the
practice of teachers within the
classroom, the use
of video presents opportunities for promoting reflective
practices not afforded prior to its inception and use in teacher education.
Like themselves, their partners were developing their teaching
practice by reflecting on their progress toward their PDI goal through the use
of classroom video.
Nominees must complete an extensive written and
video application that demonstrates their mastery
of mathematics or science content; use
of appropriate instructional methods and strategies; effective use
of student assessments to evaluate, monitor, and improve student learning; reflective
practice and life - long learning to improve teaching and student learning; and leadership in education outside the
classroom.
The advantage
of capturing
video is simple: while teaching, teachers can not stop to reflect on their
practice, but
video enables them to remove themselves from the demands
of the
classroom and to step back and examine
classroom events (van Es & Sherin, 2008).
Teachers are integrating differentiated instruction
practices, demonstration
classrooms are helping teachers learn with and from their peers, teachers are using
video of their own
classrooms to engage in lesson study, and teams are weaving online learning and study groups into their school day.
This study examined teacher - learners» use
of video production in their K - 12
classrooms and connections between students» content learning and teacher - learners»
practice.
To facilitate this learning during the retreat, participants engaged in small group discussions, watched excerpts from
videos of classroom instruction, and analyzed school data to help frame a problem
of practice related to the achievement gap within their schools.
Yet, an underexplored use
of video in teacher education is scaffolding preservice teachers»
video - based self - observation (self -
video) by having them first
practice critically observing the
classroom videos of other preservice teachers at a similar stage
of development, whom we call near peers.
On top
of that, we've spent nearly $ 1 million to develop
videos of our best educators to share best
practices, and to show what's possible even in the most challenging
classrooms.
Existing research provides support for the use
of video to develop such
classroom and reflection
practices during teacher preparation.
When incorporated into teacher preparation, the digital
video library offers a readily accessible archive
of exemplary
classroom practices that can be identified, analyzed, and critiqued by preservice trainees and their faculty instructors.
This article reports on an exploratory project in which we designed an innovative interactive
video method to help preservice teachers
practice critical observation
of other preservice teachers as preparation for eventually observing their own
classroom teaching on
video.
Teachers can create amazing
video recordings
of classroom best
practices and store them on a website, or YouTube channel using a Ricoh Theta camera that records a 360 - degree view
of a room.
Additionally, students at Arizona State must prove
classroom mastery through a series
of performance - based assessments developed by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, or NIET.44 During these assessments, a mentor teacher observes and records a teacher candidate; both the mentor teacher and the teacher candidate then use the
video and student work to analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate effective teaching
practices into practicum and coursework.46
As part
of her work as a Tch Laureate, Meg will extend her contributions by further sharing her
practice through
video to showcase science snippets
of her
classroom.
And when they're not right there in the
classroom, they're side by side with graduate students, watching and analyzing
video of them
practicing the world's greatest profession.
More than two dozen teachers contributed to the book, which includes case studies and
classroom videos of the
practices in action.
Connect new understandings to
classroom practice through the use
of authentic
classroom video of pulled small groups in action.
Since their first discussion about common - core implementation, Mr. Grossman and the Libens have collaborated on a variety
of projects, including creating
video resources and a course for iTunes University intended to help teachers understand the common - core shifts in English / language arts and literacy and how this might change
classroom practices.
The team also used a micro-teaching protocol to share instructional
practices by viewing a short
video clip
of one teacher's
classroom.
The Ohio RESA gives Resident Educators the opportunity to reflect on their
practice and receive objective feedback, based on evidence they have chosen, through the submission
of a
video of their
classroom teaching and written commentary.
Contreras and those who work with him say he places a high value on using various types
of data, whether that means creating a personalized schedule for English - language learners instead
of relying on a computer, or holding monthly «portfolio meetings»
of principals that feature
videos of teachers in the
classroom and robust discussions
of their
practices.
After exploring methods
of observation and identifying how learning moments can be documented through photos,
videos, and reflective
practice, my focal student Grace focused her curriculum investigation project on «exploring worms» and used this assignment as an opportunity to create a documentation book for the children and families in our
classroom.
The OECD Global
Video Library will contain excerpts
of the full recordings
of mathematics lessons to showcase how different
classroom practices in different countries and contexts can produce better learning outcomes — not only improved test results, but more motivated and engaged students.
This article discusses the increase
of video as a tool for improving and refining
classroom practice for educators.
Each Case Study includes a text - or
video - based
classroom scenario and a corresponding list
of the best
practices illustrated in the study.
Our award - winning
video programs illustrate
classroom scenes
of effective, research - based teaching
practices and offer advice from top education experts to help you bring school improvement ideas and strategies to life.
Given the ability to capture activities in the
classroom through
video or other forms
of media, it is expected most teachers participating in this programme will use digital tools to capture school - based applied
practice.
Using
video, readings, case studies and our own critical incidents, we will take up the issue
of how to effectively mediate the thinking and
practice of classroom educators as it relates to culturally responsive
practice.
According to Dr. Michael Moody, our founder and the former chief academic advisor
of DC Public Schools, «
Video continues to show great promise as a method
of getting support closer to
classroom practice while also offering opportunities to support the growth
of those who observe and coach teachers.»
Animations
of classroom interaction: Expanding the boundaries
of video records
of practice.
For each
of the objectives, I point learners to reteaching and
practice pages as well as links on the
classroom website to online
video lessons and interactive activities.
This publication highlights a series
of video clips in which participants in a recent Reform Support Network convening
of the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness / Standards and Assessment Community
of Practice reflect on the work
of translating college - and career - ready standards from policy adoption by States to reality in the
classroom.