SAN FRANCISCO – edthena is transforming the video coaching process for educators with the launch of VC3the next evolution of the company's award-winning video coaching platform. VC3 introduces new coaching tools that empower teachers and instructional coaches to collaborate more efficiently, gain deeper insights into instructional practice, and engage in more meaningful professional learning.
“Educators have one of the toughest jobs in the world and deserve access to the most innovative solutions possible to support their work,” said Adam Geller, Founder and CEO of Edthena. “With VC3, educators can more effectively reflect on their practice and access the high-quality training necessary to ensure their success (and, ultimately, the success of their students) in the classroom.”
The reimagined video training platform builds on Edthena's 14 years of experience helping educators add more than two million comments to nearly seven million minutes of classroom video.
The core of the coaching experience occurs within the video chat page. This is where educators add time-stamped comments to classroom teaching videos. The updated talk page in VC3 not only makes it easier to leave comments, but also encourages teachers and coaches to deepen their reflections. An example of this emphasis is the Insights tab, which helps drive the video analysis process for both coaches and teachers.
The Insights tab includes several tools: open-ended questions that help inspire the viewer on what to look for in the video; a graph of talk time between students and teachers to support a deep dive into student engagement, language development, and confidence; and a visual representation of the most used words within the lesson to get an idea of the presence of academic language.
“With the help of Edthena, we are harnessing the power of video and innovative ai tools to improve our training practices,” said Amanda Maceo, professional development implementation strategist for Alief Independent School District. “We love automatic summaries and subtitles – they give us valuable information. Additionally, the talk time graph makes it easy to set clear and measurable improvement goals.”
The VC3 experience is available to all new and existing users. This includes schools, districts, and teacher education programs in more than 20 states and several countries that use Edthena to make video observation an integral part of teacher induction, teacher mentoring, professional learning communities (PLCs), and peer observation.
“Video reflection and facilitative coaching play a critical role in the professional development process for resident teachers,” said Halley Maza, instructor in the University at Buffalo teacher residency program. “By leveraging Edthena’s VC3 platform, our program enables resident teachers to analyze and refine their instructional strategies, fostering self-efficacy through critical reflection and collaborative learning. “This approach aligns with our goal of improving student outcomes and preparing educators to meet the diverse needs of their students.”
To learn more about VC3, visit https://www.edthena.com/vc3.
About Edthena
Edthena provides innovative technologies to support educators' professional learning by optimizing feedback to teachers. The company offers the ai Coach platform, an artificial intelligence-powered solution to guide teachers through coaching cycles; VC3, the classroom observation and collaboration platform for video coaching; and Edthena Organization Libraries, a platform for schools and districts to curate and share videos of best teaching practices. Edthena has received numerous awards from organizations such as SIIA, District Administration and tech & Learning. For more information, visit www.edthena.com. For more news about Edthena, visit www.edthena.com/blog/.
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