Teachers must be ready to meet the specific needs of diverse learners on the first day of the first year of their teaching careers. Preparing teacher candidates for this challenge is a daunting task. A teacher candidate must know and understand educational theory and practices, apply theory in practice during field experiences, establish and maintain caring and supporting classroom communities, and develop critical and reflective thinking skills. Although we have great professors, supervisors, and cooperating teachers at LaGrange College, we felt as though there was a missing link between the instruction in education courses, the application of instruction in the field, the support of the teacher candidate, and the intentional and critical reflection by the teacher candidate.
ADVANCEfeedback has become a critical component of almost every aspect of our initial certification programs. Common videos are shared in courses to facilitate purposeful and practical discussions about theory in practice. Teacher candidates share short videos of their own teaching with professors, supervisors, and/or other teacher candidates to receive feedback on a pedagogical practice recently discussed in class. Through video reflections, teacher candidates develop critical and reflective thinking skills as they analyze teaching practices, student engagement, and student learning in their own classrooms. Personalized, timely and frequent support is provided throughout the program as teacher candidates leave timestamped comments and share videos with their peers, cooperating teachers, supervisors, and college professors.
Using video with ADVANCEfeedback as a component of teaching, coaching, collaborating, observing, and reflecting in our education programs has transformed the way we support and prepare our teacher candidates at LaGrange College. We have seen growth in our teacher candidates’ ability to effectively implement relevant and appropriate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Our teacher candidates have truly become astute reflective practitioners who are capable of making adjustments both during and after instruction. We are confident that our teacher candidates are ready to meet the diverse needs of students on the first day of the first year of their teaching career, and we rest assured knowing that our candidates have the necessary reflective skills to continue to hone their craft in the future.
Through ADVANCEfeedback®, use recorded video to immediately reflect on instructional practices.
Through ADVANCEfeedback®, use recorded video to quickly share and collaborate on instructional practices with colleagues in professional learning communities (PLCs).
Through ADVANCEfeedback®, record video to provide actionable content-specific feedback on video-based lessons to inspire and support professional growth. Launch live training and meetings using ADVANCElive.
Through ADVANCEcalibrate®, improve inter-rater reliability among your observers for accurate and valid teacher observations.
Through ADVANCEfeedback®, create and provide detailed and meaningful feedback reports for formal and informal observations.
Create training experiences for dynamic and on-demand learning for teachers, observers, coaches and school leaders.
Configure summative evaluation systems and manage internal and imported data, generating final reports at the teacher, school, or district level.