Getting Smart Features Spokane’s Use of AI Coach Platform to Expand Coaching Capacity
In a recent post on Getting Smart, Nick Lundberg, a district administrator with Spokane Public Schools, shares how implementing AI Coach has expanded instructional support in a time of reduced coaching staff.
His article, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Instructional Coaching and Teacher Reflection,” offers a practical view of how AI Coach is integrated into the district’s professional learning systems.
Here are a few takeaways from the piece:
1. Structured reflection fills coaching gaps. With fewer instructional coaches available, the AI Coach platform offers a self-paced option for educators. Teachers use the platform’s four-stage cycle: Analyze, Reflect, Enact, and Impact to review lesson videos and think critically about their practice. This scaffolded experience provides meaningful feedback even when a coach is not present.
2. Equity-focused reflection supports strategic goals. Nick explains how the AI Coach platform helps advance the district’s equity priorities. For example, teachers can focus on goals like increasing equitable student voice and track their progress over time through video-based reflections. This creates a private and supportive space for educators to align their growth with schoolwide initiatives.
3. AI-supported microteaching strengthens collaboration. Spokane educators are piloting microteaching cycles supported by the AI Coach platform. Before meeting in PLCs, teachers record mini-lessons and complete a reflection cycle with the tool. The resulting insights contribute to more focused collaboration, enriching discussions around lesson planning and strategies like the jigsaw method.
4. Scalable coaching expands instructional capacity. The AI Coach platform complements the work of human coaches by providing teachers with consistent structures for reflection. Coaches can build on AI-generated insights during follow-up conversations, while schools without dedicated coaching staff can still offer a meaningful professional learning experience to their teachers.
This story from Spokane shows how the AI Coach platform helps sustain effective teacher reflection and growth, even amid staffing challenges. By connecting equity goals, microteaching, and scalable support, the platform offers a valuable extension of professional learning efforts.
Read Nick’s full article, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Instructional Coaching and Teacher Reflection,” on Getting Smart.
Click here to explore how the AI Coach platform can support your district in scaling coaching capacity without scaling your budget.
