Peleton, the exercise mobile app, excels at offering a gamified, community-centric workout experience. This “Peloton Pedagogy” employs direct modeling and instruction, complemented by uplifting storytelling and consistent positive reinforcement. As students, we value teachers who provide clear, step-by-step guidance. Yet, it’s often the educators who blend this direct approach with engaging narratives and prioritize positiveContinueContinue reading “Peleton Pedagogy for Asynchronous Instruction”
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Amplifying Multilingual Learners with the Support of AI Tools
Learn more about various AI tools to support teachers in amplifying their instruction for multilingual learners!
Harnessing Generative AI for a Comprehensive WASC Accreditation Visit: A Step-by-Step Methodology
With the emergence of Generative AI, ChatGPT-4 emerges as a powerful ally for the visiting committee, offering innovative solutions to streamline the accreditation process. this blog outlines a step-by-step methodology for future WASC visiting committee members, leveraging ChatGPT-4 to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and depth in their evaluation.
Amplifying Special Education Teachers IEP Workflow with AI Tools
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.
Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Diverse Learning Needs Release
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 intricate tapestry of student needs across K-20 school settings. With an emphasis on Multilingual Learners, Special Education, andContinueContinue 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
In a recent presentation at Everyone Academy, Dr. Rhoads showcased the transformative power of Generative AI in enhancing teachers’ planning and content creation workflows. He delved into how tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard, and MagicSchool.ai can be harnessed to efficiently generate robust educational content. Dr. Rhoads emphasized the practicality of these AI tools inContinueContinue 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
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 and Doctoral Students. I’ve dabbled with over 100 AI tools over the past 10 months to try forContinueContinue 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
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, where this information finds its permanent residence. This is at the heart of Cognitive Load Theory, an essentialContinueContinue reading “Help Teachers Cut Out Irrelevant Information in Their Lessons As An Instructional Coach”
Amplifying Science, Technology, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) in the World of AI
In today’s increasingly digital world, the intersection of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our classrooms is a pressing necessity and reality. AI models with research-based instructional strategies can significantly enhance and enrich our teaching practices, preparing our K-20 learners for a technology-infused future. Photo by Google DeepMind onContinueContinue reading “Amplifying Science, Technology, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) in the World of AI”
#AmpGlobalEdu – Amplifying Student Inquiry in Robotics, Computer Science, and STEAM is Now Here!
🚀 Elevate Robotics, Computer Science, and STEAM into your Classroom with “Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative” 🌍 Do you ever feel like you’re on the precipice of something truly transformative in your classroom, especially when diving into the realms of Robotics, Computer Science, and STEAM? Well, it’s time to harness that energy and turn itContinueContinue reading “#AmpGlobalEdu – Amplifying Student Inquiry in Robotics, Computer Science, and STEAM is Now Here!”
Navigating the Present and Future of Education 