At the Alabama Educational Technology Conference, Mirror Mentors Andrea Taylor and Chaz McGhee took the stage to share how they’re using M2 to make reflection part of daily classroom life — namely how it’s helping teachers improve and driving student engagement.
Both Andrea and Chaz are part of the Mirror Mentors program, a network of educators leading the way in building reflective classrooms with the support of M2. Their stories highlighted not only their deep belief in the power of reflection but also how they’re helping other educators adopt and scale these practices using M2 and MirrorTalk.
During their session, Andrea and Chaz showed how M2:
- Delivers real-time feedback on pacing, questioning, engagement, and more
- Supports teacher reflection and growth, aligned to their own instructional goals
- Enables hands-free, AI-guided student activities to reinforce instruction
- Provides tools for differentiation and supporting multilingual learners
Watch a full recording of the presentation.
How Alabama teachers are using M2 in real classrooms
Chaz, a fifth-grade science and math teacher, shared how easily M2 fits into his day. As soon as he puts on M2’s wearable microphone, he’s ready to:
- Receive live suggestions during lessons (e.g., clarify misconceptions, deepen questioning)
- Prompt students with AI-generated comprehension checks
- Reflect on his teaching through spoken dialogue with M2, with AI summarizing growth areas and next steps
- Run AI-guided small groups and independent stations, all hands-free
In one example, during a Charlotte’s Web lesson, M2 suggested ways to prompt students for text evidence, strengthening comprehension without disrupting Chaz’s flow.
In another, M2 guided STEM teams through project check-ins, ensuring students met requirements independently. “I only have 90 minutes with my students. I don’t have time for extra work. M2 just fits in and makes my teaching better,” Chaz shared.
Building a culture of reflection with M2
Andrea, a Technology in Motion Specialist at Alabama’s Region 6 Inservice Center, emphasized that real improvement starts with reflection. She pointed to John Hattie’s findings, which show that reflective practice has one of the highest impacts on accelerating student learning.
But reflection doesn’t happen by accident. Teachers need tools to make it part of their daily routine.
M2 does just that, making reflection easy and actionable:
- Teachers receive post-class summaries scored on customizable rubrics
- Reflection prompts help teachers process their lessons and plan next steps
- Administrators can track trends through the M2 dashboard, identifying growth opportunities across classrooms
Schools in Alabama are even using M2 to support ATOT evaluations, with teachers simulating observations, receiving AI feedback, and reflecting before formal assessments.
Getting started with M2
Andrea explained that schools don’t have to wait to make reflection part of daily learning right now.
Educators can sign up for MirrorTalk, the AI-powered reflection tool that works alongside M2, and get started right away on any device. Teachers and students can record spoken reflections, receive instant AI feedback, and track growth over time.
When schools are ready to go to the next level, they can bring in M2 to add real-time feedback, classroom video and audio artifacts, and built-in tools that support high-quality teaching and learning automatically.
Pilot programs, easy onboarding, and trade-in options for legacy Swivl tools make it simple to start building a more reflective school culture with M2.
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