Professional Development For Teachers

How Edthena Works

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Teachers record themselves in the classroom using any video camera.

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Teachers upload video and securely share with a coach or group.

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Others add feedback through timestamped comments.

Why is Edthena the best choice for video coaching?

Realize the full potential of online classroom observation with the right set of tools. Edthena empowers your teachers and your coaches to collaborate using videos of classroom teaching.

The Edthena Video Tool trimming time from a video file.

Reliable Uploads From Any Source

The Edthena Video Tool enables all teachers across your organization to successfully upload video with drag-and-drop simplicity. No headaches, no compatibility issues.

A Dependable Mobile Option

Put the power of our video technology onto your mobile device with the Edthena app for iOS. Easily record classroom video, and then automatically upload to Edthena.

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Gain Conversation-Level Insight

Our patented system allows teachers to see how individual comments shape the context of a full conversation. Quickly surface meaning that would otherwise stay hidden in plain text.

Design and Manage Learning

Explorations^™ help you implement best practices for video learning across your organization. Add structure to an evidence-based reflection process with just a few clicks.

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Link Observation Cycles to Learning Targets

Align feedback to specific professional skills using Leveled Indicators. Record proficiency using an existing framework, or create your own.

Track Teacher Growth Over Time

Spot trends in performance and see teacher growth through interactive data visualizations. Dive into progress within every group.

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Security is Our Priority

With Edthena you get the best platform and leading security. Uploaded videos stay inside the platform, seen only by people who have been granted access. Edthena is also FERPA compliant.

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What people are saying about Edthena

By giving teachers a tool like Edthena to connect with each other and share what is happening in their space, this creates a real strong sense of community, which is important for an educator.

Diane Lauer

Director of Professional Development
St. Vrain Valley School District

While we have used video with Northwestern University student teachers for many years, we have not previously had a systematic way for students to share videos with instructors or for instructors to share videos with students.

Miriam Sherin

Director of Undergraduate Education
Northwestern University

As a teacher, it is really easy to allow certain interactions to affect your perception of yourself in the classroom — both good and bad. With feedback from my coach, I was able to not only to focus on the positive aspects of my teaching, but also recognize specific areas where I can improve.

Taylor Williams

Math Teacher

Video coaching assists in supporting teachers to dig deeper with reflective practices as they view themselves. The ability to stop, comment, reflect, and converse through this application truly allows both coach and coachee to learn from the process.

Tanya Sadler

District Coach

Conversations that would have only taken place if initiated by a coach during a formal PLC meeting are now taking place between teachers across grade-levels and departments. Teachers are now giving each other feedback that pushes everyone to improve their practice. This has been transformative for the entire school.

Amanda Huza

Principal
Equality Middle School

As both a peer coach in my old elementary school and as a coach of pre-service teachers in all stages of teacher education, I often made word-for-word, scripted notes to try and “capture” a teaching event. Transitioning to using video with Edthena has drastically changed the depth and quality of my coaching.

Audra Parker

Associate Professor & Program Coordinator
George Mason University

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"I've been waiting more than two decades for a technology platform to deliver on the full promise of how video can be used for teacher learning."

Deborah Ball

Edthena Advisor
Dean, University of Michigan School of Education

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Edthena Advisor and Dean, University of Michigan School of Education

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