Principal Adam Oakley used to spend two to three hours on a single observation write-up. With Observation Copilot, that's now 20 to 30 minutes. Free for individual principals. edthena.com/observation-copi… #InstructionalCoaching

A vest with a tiny recorder inside, tallying every back-and-forth between a kid and an adult: that's Nebraska's new "talk pedometers," piloted in some Head Start classrooms. Same instinct behind our teacher PD tools, from VC3 to AI Coach. the74million.org/zero2eight/…

Former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blocked two hours for instructional leadership time, then told principals: "Your calendar is a reflection of your values." k12dive.com/news/3-ways-migu…

A Spokane principal cut observation write-up time from 2-3 hours to 20-30 minutes using Observation Copilot, EdTech Digest reported. The tool also integrates with the Danielson Framework, adopted, approved, or adapted in 31 states. edthena.com/edtechdigest-obs… #EdTech

Support for new teachers peaks in August, then fades. Most are on their own by October. Teachers without strong induction support leave the profession at about twice the rate of those who get it, per the Learning Policy Institute. edthena.com/new-teacher-indu…

A second set of eyes in the room sharpens questioning technique, says University of Chicago's Joe Lampert, who leads its Center for Teaching and Learning. k12dive.com/news/how-educato…

Edthena is the AI-coaching partner in a new grant-funded national study led by WashU's Institute for School Partnership, one of seven teams chosen. About 300 PK-12 educators in St. Louis-area districts, 2026-2028. edthena.com/washu-isp-edthen…

Workshop training alone transfers to classroom practice about 5% of the time. Add coaching follow-up: 90%. Joyce and Showers found this in the 1980s. The gap still exists. Edthena founder Adam Geller on what it takes to close it: eschoolnews.com/educational-…

A dashboard tells you what happened. A coach tells you what to do next. Tech & Learning covers AI2S, Gates-funded research from UVA built with Edthena. CEO Adam Geller: "We're not trying to build teachers a Fitbit. We're trying to build them a coach." techlearning.com/technology/…

Anthropic made Claude free for verified US K-12 teachers for lesson planning, plus a separate Detroit Public Schools Community District pilot on educator well-being and practice. Content tools are half of AI in classrooms. Coaching is the other half. the74million.org/article/ant…

One coach. Sixty teachers. Most go months without a substantive coaching conversation. AI Coach extends coaching reach to the teachers who need it, without reducing what your coaches do. edthena.com/ai-coaching-augm…

Mentor visits happen a few times a month. Residents teach every day. The coaching infrastructure for a residency has to work on both schedules. A three-layer model for building it before fall: edthena.com/teacher-residenc…

"One of the biggest benefits for me of using Observation Copilot has been the time it has saved me." Andrea Arispe on turning observation notes into domain-aligned feedback, faster. edthena.com/faster-teacher-o…

Teachers implement new practices at 87% when coaching follows training. Without it: 33%. Fall PD budgets are being set now. Fund the follow-through, not just the workshop. edthena.com/fall-professiona…

Most PLCs diagnose the problem clearly. The harder part is deciding what to teach differently next lesson. Six focuses that shift PLC meetings from data review to instructional decisions: edthena.com/effective-plc-me…

"AI Coach doesn't replace professional development or learning, but it could enhance it." Lucas Stephenson on anytime access and feedback grounded in his own classroom video. edthena.com/aicoach

There is a critical difference between knowing you need to change and having the support structure to actually build and sustain instructional muscle. edthena.com/teachers-trainer…