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Fix It Aloud | Students share, receive feedback, and improve their writing using this strategy. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) | |
Think It Through Again | Teachers can chart student progress while responding to their glows and grows, asynchronously. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Virtual Instructional Speed Rounds | Grow your practice by sharing and reflecting with others. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) | |
Office Hours | The connection between home and school relies on meaningful communication. Using Teams, teachers can create a space that is open to students. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) | |
Picture That Word! | Students will practice vocabulary by making picture-based flashcards while using a prerecorded teacher-led vocabulary lesson for support. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Classroom Community Check-ins | Asynchronous audio conversations provide a safe space for students to share and interact with one another without the pressure of live interactions. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Q.U.I.C.K. Thinking | Get students engaged through this powerful strategy for learning new concepts. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) | |
Extending Faculty Discussions | Recording faculty meetings is a simple, yet useful practice that will benefit all staff. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
6 Ways to Use Sessions for Clear and Actionable Coaching Conversations | Learn how to use Teams by Swivl's newest feature, Sessions, with coaches, peers, PLCs, students, and the community. | Blog | Reflectivity (Teams) | |
SEL Coaching for Early Childhood Educators with Swivl | How The ASaP Program uses Teams+Robot to remotely coach Early Childhood Educators across Alberta, Canada. | Case Study | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Louisiana Tech's residents prepare for the future with Swivl | How Louisiana Tech created an immersive teacher prep program with Swivl Teams+Robot. | Case Study | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
How One Tech Coach Ignited Hybrid Learning with Swivl | Learn how Renee Epstein implemented a hybrid learning program with Swivl Teams+Robot for River Forest Public Schools District 90. | Case Study | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Making Swivl Practical: A Webinar for ECE Educators | Learn how educators are using Swivl tools in the early childhood education classroom in this 50 minute webinar. | Webinar | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Building Meaningful Connections with Mariel Milano and Dr. Caryn Long | Learn how Flordia educators are using Swivl tools to build meaningful connections inside and outside of the classroom in this 50 minute webinar. | Webinar | All Swivl Products | |
Book Review Library | Students create their own book review library in Teams by Swivl. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
School & district leaders can do more in less time with audio and video tools | Learn how Swivl tools help school and district leaders do more with less time by helping communication be effective and efficient. | Blog | All Swivl Products | |
“We are not trained for this”: Why administrators need a bold plan for teacher support in 2022 | Learn how Teams by Swivl makes it faster and easier for leaders to support teachers through encouraging self-reflection, facilitating peer & instructional coaching, and making observations an opportunity for growth. | Blog | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Celebrations | Build community by watching videos with students or teachers to celebrate together. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Community Updates | Record or upload videos that provide important information to teachers, students, parents, and others. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Lessons from an innovative district with many early-career teachers | How Littleton Elementary School District built a robust teacher support system to elevate district instruction. | Case Study | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Digital Library | Create a virtual file cabinet to organize useful video content using groups in Teams by Swivl. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Self-Guided Student Learning | Teachers can asynchronously record short videos to support independent student learning. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Flipped Classroom | Create flipped lessons using Swivl Teams + Robot as an alternative approach to traditional instruction. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Student Data Collection | Teachers can record a period of time during the day and bookmark specific moments in real time with the intention of collecting data points. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Alt Endings | Have students develop alternative endings to their favorite books or new endings to books they didn’t like. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Classroom Newsletter | Record a video to inform parents/guardians of classroom events, requests for supplies, and reminders of important dates. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Teacher Reflection | Self Reflection is a critical piece of growing in your practice. When you are able to go back and watch a lesson after it has happened, you will likely see things that you were unaware of. | Swivl Start-Up Strategy | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
Connect With a Colleague and Share a Lesson Highlight | Use this Swivl Strategy to share something that is working well for you, or receive feedback from a colleague about an area in which you want to improve. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
New Teacher Welcome | Create a new teacher group to welcome your new colleagues and encourage open communication. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot | |
New Teacher PLC | New teachers from multiple sites can come together to discuss data, share ideas, ask questions, and brainstorm solutions together, all without having to leave their own school. | Swivl Strategies | Reflectivity (Teams) + Robot |