Courtney Groskin and Violet Christensen, Learning Coaches, St. Vrain Valley SchoolsCourtney Groskin and Violet Christensen are learning coaches at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado. They also host the podcast C3: Connecting, Coaches, Cognition.

When we go back and think of the significant shifts in educators practice during the pandemic, something that sticks out the most is the normalization of video. Teachers never entered into education to become YouTube feelings, but they sure have actually increased to the difficulty!

Due to COVID and range learning, many educators leapt in and started producing digital content for their trainees so they could continue discovering. They were satisfying with trainees live by means of video platforms such as Webex and Zoom if instructors were not creating flipped videos.

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Prior to and particularly now during the pandemic, training has actually been an important support in helping teachers find balance and preserve the rate they are working. It has likewise provided them sufficient time and space to think and process the knowing that is occurring in their class every day..

More than a year ago when we would ask teachers to submit a video clip of their classroom or mentor, it brought up a lot of angst or uneasiness. Now teachers are more than willing to capture video– it has actually ended up being a part of their everyday life.

Looking towards the rest of this academic year and beyond, the following 3 training practices will continue to go a long method in supporting the ongoing success and wellness of instructors.

At the start of this school year, public school districts had to make important decisions about how to approach this school year. How would they keep trainees safe? How would they continue to engage trainees in learning? More than a year ago when we would ask teachers to submit a video clip of their class or teaching, it brought up a lot of angst or uneasiness.

At St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado, we acknowledge we are teaching in a pandemic, yet we still require to move students forward and continue to help them grow. This is a fragile balance, especially as teachers are handling the tensions of a changing landscape and the desire to find their footing with brand-new instructional obstacles.

Who would have thought that we would still be teaching in the midst of a pandemic? At the start of this academic year, public school districts needed to make essential decisions about how to approach this academic year. How would they keep trainees safe? How would they continue to engage students in learning? And, how would they support instructors in the procedure?

Video training.