We delve deep into how various EdTech and AI tools can be a game-changer for special education teachers managing IEP workflows as well as providing instruction to students. These tools offer efficiency, accuracy, and time-saving benefits, transforming the way educators develop and implement IEPs with the goal of better outcomes for students and a more sustainable workload for teachers.
Author Archives: Matthew Rhoads, Ed.D.
Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs Release
📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe Welcome to the final book in our Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative series – “Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs.” This fourth book of the series is designed as a comprehensive guide for educators striving to cater to the complexContinueContinue reading “Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs Release”
The Modern Instructional Coach
As we transition from the broad challenges of modern education to specific strategies, this blog will first delve into the foundational cognitive science principles essential for instructional coaches. Following this, we’ll explore the integration of cutting-edge EdTech tools and AI applications in teaching, culminating in practical approaches for establishing effective classroom routines and behavior management.
Instructional Coaching: Supporting Teachers Integrating Worked Examples and Frontloading to Amplify Instruction
Within classroom instruction, “Worked Examples” and “Frontloading Models” play pivotal roles in enhancing student understanding and reducing cognitive overload when learning content. Let’s delve into what these terms mean and how instructional coaches can help teachers implement them within their classroom instruction.
Why Special Educators Should Be One Role Not Two: Case Manager or Teacher (not both)
Special Education Teachers typically do two jobs in one. It’s time to consider separating two major components of their job into two jobs done separately: teacher and case manager. Let’s dive into each role and then discuss why we need to separate each role.
A Year in Review and the Year 2024 Ahead
This blog post will be a reflective journey through the year 2023, showcasing my key learnings, achievements, and future goals. It will highlight insights from my podcast episodes and blog posts, covering diverse topics in education. The blog will also share my reflections, personal growth, and my ‘OneWord2024’, which symbolizes my focus and vision for the upcoming year. Join me as I explore the intersections of AI, co-teaching, adult education, and more, laying out a roadmap for what’s next in my educational endeavors.
Using Generative AI to Support Teachers Planning Workflow and Content Creation to Google Apps and Learning Management Systems
📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe In a recent presentation at Everyone Academy, Dr. Rhoads showcased the significant power of Generative AI in enhancing teachers’ planning and content creation workflows. He examined into how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard, and MagicSchool.ai can beContinueContinue reading “Using Generative AI to Support Teachers Planning Workflow and Content Creation to Google Apps and Learning Management Systems”
Why We Should Ban Phones in K-12 Schools: A Changed Perspective
Explore our latest article, ‘Why We Should Ban Phones in K-12 Schools: A Changed Perspective.’ Uncover the reasons behind the growing call for a phone-free learning environment and its impact on student well-being and learning.
The Best AI Tools (so far) to Improve Teacher Planning, Assessment, Instruction, and Feedback
📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe So far I have explored many AI tools in my capacity as an EdTech Trainer, Coach, and Research Chair working with Adult Education ESL, CTE Teachers, High School Diploma, University Teacher Candidates (Primary and Secondary), and Master andContinueContinue reading “The Best AI Tools (so far) to Improve Teacher Planning, Assessment, Instruction, and Feedback”
Help Teachers Cut Out Irrelevant Information in Their Lessons As An Instructional Coach
📬 Stay in the loop Join educators getting weekly insights on AI, co-teaching, and instructional leadership. Subscribe Delving into the intricacies of how we learn, two components of our cognitive architecture play critical roles with profound implications for educational practices related to teaching and learning: working memory, where we process information, and long-term memory, whereContinueContinue reading “Help Teachers Cut Out Irrelevant Information in Their Lessons As An Instructional Coach”