By using a Swivl as the center-piece of their hybrid classroom set-up, Fairmont Schools gives their students an experience that better mimics a traditional classroom, and connects them to their …
The Future of Teacher Prep in Covid-19
Covid-19’s impact on K12 schools is well known but now we direct our attention to this year’s student teachers, both those still entrenched in their programs and those now ready to enter the classroom …
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Strategies for Fall 2020 Readiness after Covid-19
As of the time of this writing, Covid-19 has closed many school systems down for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year and state and local leaders are deciding how best to prepare for an …
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Virtual and Distance Learning
Due to school closures caused by Covid-19 starting in March 2020, educators around the U.S. have had to scramble to get their classrooms ready for remote learning with limited time and advice. Learn …
Achieve C.L.A.S.S. Pre-K Success with Swivl
If your Head Start uses C.L.A.S.S. as its assessment method, Swivl’s tools are designed to provide evidence for each of CLASS’s three major competency areas: Emotional Support, Classroom …
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Getting Started with a Video Program
You need a plan. Buying a Swivl was the easy part. For a video plan to work it needs strategic and meaningful goals. Implementing a video program requires leadership and vision, so ask yourself: What …
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Positive Video Recording Practices in Schools
We get it. Recording videos in the classroom can be stressful for students, teachers and parents alike. Swivl is here to help everyone become comfortable with video by offering some suggestions for …
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Student Empowerment Part 2
Authors Rick Jetter, Ph.D. and Rebecca Coda provide the justifications for and strategies to make your organization dependent on student input for genuine transformation felt by everyone from school …
Student Empowerment Part 1
This was one of a two-part webinar series that explores strategies for encouraging more authentic student voice in your class and promoting student agency in the decision making processes that …
Exploring Language Acquisition Skills and Instruction through Video Observation
If you teach, research, or otherwise serve students in the following areas, this webinar is for you: foreign languages, ELL, indigenous language immersion and preservation, or speech pathology. …