Professional Learning. Online.
School districts often realize two important, yet conflicting realities. One is that developing highly skilled teachers leads to increased student achievement. And the second is that finding time for needed professional learning is increasingly challenging.
Teachscape XL brings coaching and research-based instructional strategies directly to the teachers’ desktops, where it can guide professional learning communities as well as personal learning. From video-based case studies, to instruction by experts, to lesson resources, to discussion boards, to interactive learning exercises, Teachscape XL is a living and breathing “dialogue about practice.”
Using Teachscape XL is easy.
- Observe your teachers in action in the classroom.
- Based on the skills you and the teachers agree to develop, select professional learning resources that will shape and improve instruction.
- If you want to customize the learning resources you have selected for your teachers, use the content creation and editing tools available.
- Push the content you have selected/created to the teachers with whom you're working.
- Monitor management tools and communication tools to observe the resources being used.
- Follow up with your teachers and discuss the techniques and strategies they have been learning.
- Observe improved instruction and recognize everyone's efforts!
In addition to the wide range of pre-developed learning modules and case studies, Teachscape XL offers its own set of content development and coaching tools. Create your own professional learning resources. Upload videos of teaching. Share lesson plans and student work. Post a message board. Assign teachers to learning groups and push them new content and strategies. In a short time, Teachscape XL is sure to be a centerpiece of your school improvement strategy!
Elegance of design is combined with unparalleled data power, so that despite its richness, teachers consistently attest to Teachscape XL’s ease of use. Whether taking a whole course, reviewing a simple case study, or searching for classroom ideas, the intuitive interfaces make professional learning pleasurable and easy.
