"Everyone needs a coach..." says Bill Gates. And I think that's true. We all need coaches to grow and develop, while we also need to serve as coaches to others. Yet, I think this is common knowledge. The problem is that not everyone knows how to coach WELL.
General Problem: We aren't giving appropriate feedback to our teachers, which is essential to improvement. Diagnosis + Tools and Resources = Real Improvement Not providing teachers with valuable feedback is hurting our future America. Out of the top 15 reading proficient countries, 11 out of them have official teacher feedback systems. Bill Gates' Measures of Effective Teaching looked to student feedback to give to the teachers, and found it to be excellent because of its specificity. One teacher used video to reflect on her day in the classroom, certain lessons, and helps her improve in a very simple way. If videos of various teachers in their classrooms were shared with other teachers nationwide, then every student will have a greater chance of getting a better, more just education. I think this proposition is a viable solution, because it truly does give teachers a more interconnected workspace and more easily accessible opportunities to improve. Source: "Teachers Need Real Feedback." Bill Gates. Video. Web. May 2013.
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Big Goal
To have fully furnished an easily accessible webpage linked to the complete audio textbook, History and Geography, Grade 6 and a smaller audio textbook for younger students (TBD), and have tested its effectiveness in the classroom. Timeline September:
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