District leaders often need to balance two goals: aligning instruction to district priorities while giving schools and teachers support that reflects their specific needs. M2's rubric structure …
How M2 delivers coherence and customization: Sites within a team
School and district leaders constantly balance the big picture with on the ground details. Across the organization, it's important to get everyone working towards higher quality instruction, and to …
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Why 1-2 observations aren’t enough: The case for continuous feedback in pre-service teacher training
Picture a student teacher the morning of their first formal observation. They've prepared for days. The formal observations feels high stakes because in a sense it is: observations are rare. Not …
How M2’s AI rubric scoring aligns with expert human evaluators
For AI rubric scoring to be useful in a school or district, it has to be trustworthy. That means it needs to score the way a trained evaluator would score: consistently, accurately, and in a way that …
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M2 and Reflectivity belong together. Here are five reasons why.
This article introduces the key benefits of integrating M2 with your Reflectivity program. M2 is an AI-powered platform that prioritizes teacher feedback, captures video evidence, and manages small …
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The teacher retention epidemic and how AI can reverse it
Though many schools have returned to a semblance of “normal” activity since the pandemic, teacher retention has become a critical issue facing schools nationwide. With increasing rates of burnout, …
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Reflectivity makes good teaching contagious
A powerful tool for our district Danieli Parker is the Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology for her school district in East Texas. Her role allows her to utilize technology to …
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Immediate feedback for every student, after every lesson
Before Claxton Elementary started using MirrorTalk, teachers relied on writing assignments as the primary format for collecting student reflections. A few teachers were even bold enough to try video. …
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MirrorTalk helps students motivate themselves
At the end of a project, my students often turn in journals with reflections about their experiences. I have a hard time grading them because I know how hard they worked on these projects, but the …
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Elevating student speaking skills through reflection
Reflection challenges in speech and debate Idaho-based speech and debate teacher Marcy Curr has always valued reflection for herself and her students - who are 2024 Debate State Champions. However …
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