On May 13th, 2024, I had the opportunity to present at the #WeekofAI conference. My presentation focused on Data-Driven Decision-Making Using AI Tools to support data-driven decision-making in education in classroom, school, and district contexts. The AI tools utilized in this presentation were GPT4 and Concensus GPT. Google Gemini as well as Claude can performContinueContinue reading “Week of AI Conference PResentation: Revolutionize Your Data-Driven Decision-Making with AI Tools”
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Co-Teaching: Equitable and Inclusive Opportunities for Students
Co-teaching is an expanding opportunity across schools to provide equitable and inclusive classrooms for all students. It can be used in many facets and is employed regularly in schools through many different mechanisms and programs. Generally, many think of co-teaching as only to provide students with special needs an opportunity to participate in general educationContinueContinue reading “Co-Teaching: Equitable and Inclusive Opportunities for Students”
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.
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.
10 High-Impact Instructional Strategies Instructional Leaders and Coaches Can Support Teachers With That Make a Huge Difference in Student Learning
As instructional leaders and coaches, we have the incredible opportunity to elevate the effectiveness of teaching and cultivate a culture of continual growth in our schools. Embracing the new school year, review an array of high-impact instructional strategies that can truly ignite learning experiences within our classrooms. Each strategy presented in this post is accompaniedContinueContinue reading “10 High-Impact Instructional Strategies Instructional Leaders and Coaches Can Support Teachers With That Make a Huge Difference in Student Learning”
What’s All the Talk about ChatGPT?
Matt Rhoads Ed.D is a Tech Trainer, Innovator, University Professor, Author, Podcaster, and Consultant with hands in Adult Education, K-12, and Higher Education ChatGPT is a new Artificial Intelligence platform by OpenAI that uses machine learning to use text, research, and know-how from the internet to solve problems, improve workflow, and possibly revolutionize the worldContinueContinue reading “What’s All the Talk about ChatGPT? “
New Book Release! Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Authentic Learning in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics
On January 4th, 2023, Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Learning in Authentic Reading, will be released with EduMatch Publishing! It is a book on research-based strategies integrated with EdTech tools crowdsourced by teachers across the world who are doing these strategies and tech integrations within their classrooms, schools, and districts. This is book two ofContinueContinue reading “New Book Release! Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative – Amplifying Authentic Learning in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics”
Navigating the Present and Future of Education: 2022 Year Recap
What a year! We’ve seen much change over this year as well as adjusting to living in our quote-on-quote “new normal” after two years of major upheaval and change. As with every year, the goal of the end-of-the-year blog is to provide some thoughts on the past year and where we are going into theContinueContinue reading “Navigating the Present and Future of Education: 2022 Year Recap”
Creating Coaching Systems – To Build Teacher Efficacy and Capacity
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. A major part of my role is to provide instructional and EdTech integration coachingContinueContinue reading “Creating Coaching Systems – To Build Teacher Efficacy and Capacity”
Evaluating Your Instructional Needs and Students’ Needs: The Technology Integration Matrix and the Learner Variability Tool
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. To see what specific lessons and instructional strategies look like within classrooms, concrete examples,ContinueContinue reading “Evaluating Your Instructional Needs and Students’ Needs: The Technology Integration Matrix and the Learner Variability Tool”
MOTE – A Revolutionary Audio Recording Tool for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navigating Education – The Podcast. Introduction to MOTE – A Game-Changing Audio Recording Tool for Google Docs, Slides, andContinueContinue reading “MOTE – A Revolutionary Audio Recording Tool for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets”
Season 1 Recap Part 1: Navigating Education – The Podcast
Season 1 of Navigating Education – The Podcast is almost over! As the season comes to an end, there will be a number of blog posts summarizing all of the great episodes from the season. The purpose of having a number of posts reviewing the season is to provide an opportunity for you to takeContinueContinue reading “Season 1 Recap Part 1: Navigating Education – The Podcast”
Navigating the Present and Future of Education 