What does effective professional learning look like? Find out during Session L20 at this year’s Learning Forward Annual Conference. Did you know that less than 5% of what a teacher learns at a ‘sit and get’ workshop makes it into the classroom? (more…)
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Add discussions to your Groups
Ever wished you could discuss higher level concepts with other members of a Group within IRIS Connect? Introducing discussions! What are they? Different from comments, which can only be added to reflections and allow you to closely analyse specific practice, discussions are embedded into Groups to encourage and facilitate wider online conversations between members of […]
More expertise and resources available in IRIS Connect Group Store
This summer we’ve been collaborating with more education partners to make their expertise accessible via IRIS Connect. You can now access more teaching and learning research, video examples and resources, via our Groups Store, to underpin your professional learning. You can even get feedback from experts without paying out for a consultant’s day rate. New […]
Add a comment to your video while teaching
Our latest update to the Discovery Kit means you can now add a comment to your video as it’s recording! We chose to use iPods as microphones for our latest version of the Discovery Kit because it opens up opportunities for you to interact with your video, as it’s recording. Our newest feature allows you […]
Flipped classrooms made easy with IRIS Connect
Making flipped classrooms, sharing of revision resources and homework materials quick and easy. We’ve been asked regularly over the past year whether our professional learning tools can be used for educators to share videos and resources with their students. (more…)
Mount Erie Elementary School
Mount Erie Elementary School Teachers of Mt Erie Elementary, Jennie Beltramini and Kevin O’Toole, are improving the efficiency of Lesson Study and overcoming the challenges of limited time for PD using IRIS Connect. (more…)
Gregory Heights Elementary School
Gregory Heights Elementary School Utilizing the power of IRIS Connect, Fourth Grade teacher, Kellie Goodman has been able to personalize PD to better meet her needs and grow in confidence. (more…)
STEM PD: Re-imagining Professional Development for Teachers
The Challenge How can technology be used to overcome the logistical challenges that prevent teachers from having effective professional learning experiences? This is the question that Washington STEM are looking to explore as part of their STEM-PD project, working with 44 schools across Washington State to support teachers to meet the demands of the new […]
Broadford Primary School: Using Video for Teacher PD
Using Video for Teacher PD Makes a Huge Impact The Challenge The UK’s official body for inspecting schools, Ofsted, deemed Broadford Primary School as having serious weaknesses in 2010. Educating some of the most deprived children in London, England, they wanted to waste no time in raising their standards and improving their teaching. The Solution […]
teaching improved
94% of teachers actively using IRIS Connect say their teaching has improved
