Teacher Observation and Peer Coaching With Video Feedback

Support teacher growth—with instructional coaching, teacher observation and peer feedback for teachers.

With ADVANCEfeedback®, teachers, coaches and school leaders can connect on a deeper level using video and data as a common piece of evidence. Now featuring both asynchronous and synchronous video with ADVANCElive, districts and schools can increase the frequency of teacher observation and instructional coaching, save time and money, and drive teacher growth all in one platform.

NEW: Our Equity Walkthrough Tool, is now available within ADVANCEfeedback. It is designed to collect classroom data, aid coaching, and support your equity initiatives. Learn more.

Record

For video-based observations, teachers capture video using our mobile app or any device, in any video format.

They can also upload goals, notes, artifacts, lesson plans and reflective commentary.

Discuss

For video-based classroom observations, observers embed feedback in key moments in lesson.

For live observations, observers capture their notes in "Live Action Notes."

Meet

Use ADVANCElive to conduct secure 1-to-1 or group trainings and meetings with PLCs and cohorts.

Grow

Observers easily create a detailed report based on feedback collected and share reports with teachers.

Product Features

Teachers can:

Upload videos of classroom instruction for self-reflection, and share with peers, observers and school leaders.
Create professional learning communities by sharing videos with colleagues in their school or group.
Embed notes or questions for personal reference or to provide context for observers.
Engage with their instructional growth data in real time to identify their own areas of focus and take charge of their professional development.
Access resources tied to their goals and needs.

Observers can:

Conduct video or live in-person observations--embedding comments, notes and resources in the video or real-time.
Tie all comments, notes, and resource assignments back to the instructional framework in use.

Craft narrative feedback based on comments and notes from observations, providing ratings on the instructional framework - formally or informally - to identify areas of strength and growth.
Launch live meetings or trainings for individuals, PLCs and more using ADVANCElive.
Track their own scoring practices against the norms in the district to spark personal reflections about their own practice as well as that of their teachers.

Upload resources for teachers.

Administrators can:

Create scheduled windows for video and in-person teacher observations, and track observations in progress.
Schedule live trainings for teachers, coaches, PLCs and NICs using ADVANCElive.
Ensure teachers and observers are paired appropriately, and review completed reports as they become available.
Review observation results at the teacher or observer level in real-time, and pull detailed reports to meet specific needs.
Configure summative evaluation systems and manage internal and imported data, generating final reports at the teacher, school, or district level.

NEW ADVANCElive fosters even greater opportunities for coaching:

Conduct post-observation coaching sessions.
Schedule one-on-one instructional coaching sessions.
Increase the reach of coaching with group meetings and trainings for PLCs and NICs.
All live sessions can be recorded and archived for reference.

Plus experience ADVANCEconcierge, our outstanding implementation support to guide you every step of the way for successful implementation of the platform.