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EdTech Leadership in the Age of AI: What Matters Most When Everything is Changing

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Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 16

From login issues to coaching and testing EdTech tools, each day is a mix of challenges and opportunities to support teachers & learning. #EdTech #InstructionalCoaching #edusky

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My coffee is still warm when the first alert comes in. A teacher cannot access Canvas, and their students are stuck at the login screen. I walk the teacher through the SSO steps, confirm access, an…

25 Tips for Instructional Coaches and Leaders

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Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

7. The Ultimate Guide
All these ideas are explored in-depth in my book, "Crush It from the Start: 25 Tips for Instructional Coaches and Leaders." It's designed to give instructional coaches a roadmap and seasoned leaders tools for their toolkit.

www.25tipsforcoaches.com

Empowering coaches and leaders to elevate teaching and student learning.

www.25tipsforcoaches.com

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

6. Scaling Your Impact
This is key for growth. Seasoned coaches and leaders can use these principles to move from a 1-to-1 model to a system that elevates the practice of an entire school or district, ensuring coaching is sustainable. #Leadership

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Scaling Instructional Coaching: Overcoming Key Challenges

While the evidence for instructional coaching’s effectiveness is compelling, translating this potential into widespread impact presents significant challenges, particularly when attempting to…

Proving Our Impact: How Instructional Coaches Can Use Regression Analysis to Demonstrate Their Value

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

5. Demonstrating Your Value
Using data and regression analysis can help coaches build credibility and show their impact. It empowers leaders to make a powerful, data-backed case for protecting and expanding coaching programs.

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Recently, my PLN colleague Roxi Thompson posed some compelling questions on LinkedIn: How do you collect data to demonstrate the impact of your coaching program? What methods have you found effecti…

Instructional Coaches Need to Know How Memory Works – And It’s Not a Muscle

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

4. Grounding Your Practice in Science and Research
Understanding how memory works provides coaches with a deeper understanding of the "why" behind the instructional strategies they help teachers implement in their classrooms.

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I often hear memory described as a muscle—something that gets stronger the more you “work it out.” While the sentiment is well-intentioned, it’s a misleading metaphor. Our memory …

The Power of Rehearsal: The Most Overlooked Step in Instructional Coaching

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

3. The Power of Practice
Rehearsal is a game-changer. Coaches can use it to build a teacher's confidence. It also builds teacher competence and efficacy in implementing an instructional strategy before they do so in a live classroom.

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Instructional coaching is a powerful tool for transforming teaching and learning, but one of its most underutilized strategies within instructional coaching is lesson rehearsal by the teaching bein…

Instructional Coaching: Supporting Teachers Integrating Worked Examples and Frontloading to Amplify Instruction

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

2. High-Impact Strategies
Coaches can immediately share "Worked Examples" and "Frontloading" as concrete, high-leverage strategies. Seasoned coaches can use these to help veteran teachers refine their instruction and tackle complex content.

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Within classroom instruction, “Worked Examples” and “Frontloading Models” play pivotal roles in enhancing student understanding and reducing cognitive overload when learning…

The Modern Instructional Coach

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

1. Defining the Modern Role of an IC
For new coaches, this defines the core expectations of your role. For seasoned leaders, it's a framework for keeping your team's practice current and impactful in our ever-evolving schools. #InstructionalCoaching

🔗: matthewrhoads.com/2024/02/02/t...

As we transition from the broad challenges of modern education to specific strategies, this blog will first delve into the foundational cognitive science principles essential for instructional coac…

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

Whether you're a new instructional coach finding your footing or a seasoned instructional leader aiming for greater impact, this thread is for you. #edusky

Let's explore practical strategies that support your growth at every stage of the journey, coaching teachers.

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CoTeaching Evolved - Released Today!

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

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All these ideas built toward something bigger. I'm excited to share that our book, Co-Teaching Evolved, has been out for almost a year. It's our definitive guide to building a thriving co-teaching partnership and implementing it with impact!

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Get your copy today at Solution Tree or on Amazon!

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Empowering New and Seasoned Co-Teachers with Refreshed Strategies to Meet the Needs of Today's Co-Teaching Classrooms

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

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This work is for new and seasoned co-teachers alike. I've been humbled to share these ideas for empowering all educators on podcasts and in my writing. Here are a couple of pieces.

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Check out CoTeachingEvolved.com to learn more about co-teaching and Co-Teaching Evolved, release October 11th, 2024.

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Teaching Online with Whiteboard Fox: Math Instruction and Co-Teaching

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

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Sometimes you need a specific tool for a specific problem. Here's a look at using a simple online whiteboard for co-teaching math online. A practical look at making it work online.

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By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D Dr. Matt Rhoads is a Tech and Instructional Leader and Innovator with hands in Adult Ed, K-12, and Higher Education. He is the author of several books and is the host of Navig…

Co-Teaching: Equitable and Inclusive Opportunities for Students

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Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

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Next, action. How do we build truly equitable classrooms? And what instructional strategies best leverage two teachers? It's about being intentional with our practice.

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Co-Teaching Strategies to Start With for Your Co-Teaching Partnership and Program

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The Heart of Co-Teaching: Moving From Partner to Partnership

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

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It all starts with the co-teaching partner relationship. How do you move from just partners to a true partnership? Here's my writing on the heart of co-teaching & how to optimize the work for student success.

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Throughout my years as a special education co-teacher at the high school level, I’ve experienced the full spectrum of partnerships. I recall one year vividly, where my two co-teaching assignments o…

Creating AI Agent Safeguards (for now) through Pragmatic Instructional Design to Deliver Assignments and Assessments

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 10

Co-teaching can be very impactful, but it's hard to get right. I've spent years figuring out what works (and what doesn't). #edusky

Here are some of my most helpful posts on building a strong co-teaching practice.

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Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

Thanks for sticking with the thread. My goal is to provide practical, no-hype resources for educators trying to figure all of this out.

The blog is just one piece. On my site matthewrhoads.com, you can also check out my books, read over 150+ blogs, and see how we can partner on this work!

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

With all this potential, we HAVE to talk about the challenges. How do we design tasks and assessments with AI Agents in mind?

Creating AI Safeguards: matthewrhoads.com/2025/08/05/c...

#AIinEducation #AcademicIntegrity

As you prepare your syllabus for the upcoming semester, a question I’ve explored before looms large. In a previous post, “The Death of the LMS in Higher Ed,” I argued that its role as a…

AI Agents: The Future of School Leadership

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

Thinking bigger picture... AI agents aren't just for teacher tasks. They have huge implications for school leadership: matthewrhoads.com/2025/04/07/a...

The Death of the LMS?: matthewrhoads.com/2025/03/02/t...

#FutureOfEd #EdLeader

The deployment of AI Agents has the potential to greatly impact school leadership. These autonomous software systems, capable of perceiving their environment, making decisions, and executing action…

The Best AI Tools (so far) to Improve Teacher Planning, Assessment, Instruction, and Feedback

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

Okay, but what tools should you actually be using? And how can new "agentic" AI change your workflow?

The Best AI Tools: matthewrhoads.com/2023/11/06/t...

5 Ways Agentic AI Can Transform Your Workflow: matthewrhoads.com/2025/06/25/5... #TeacherLife

So far I have explored many AI tools in my capacity as an EdTech Trainer, Coach, and Research Chair working with Adult Education ESL, CTE Teachers, High School Diploma, University Teacher Candidate…

Using AI to Build Powerful Retrieval Practice Activities to Supercharge Student Learning Opportunities

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

How can AI amplify proven #cogsci instructional strategies?

AI for Retrieval Practice: matthewrhoads.com/2025/07/18/u...

AI for Worked Examples: matthewrhoads.com/2025/06/01/b... #InstructionalDesign

The “testing effect,” a term championed by researchers like Roediger and Karpicke, demonstrates that every time a student actively recalls information, they strengthen the neural pathwa…

Amplifying Multilingual Learners with the Support of AI Tools

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

Let's start with supporting multilingual learners and students with diverse learning needs.

Amplifying Multilingual Learners: matthewrhoads.com/2024/04/03/a...

Amplifying SpEd Teachers' IEP Workflow: matthewrhoads.com/2024/03/09/a... #SpEd #UDL

Learn more about various AI tools to support teachers in amplifying their instruction for multilingual learners!

Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Aug 9

AI in education is moving at lightning speed. It's a lot to keep up with, let alone figure out how to use it effectively (and safely) in our schools. #edusky

Here’s a thread of my recent blog posts on everything from daily lesson planning to the future of the LMS.

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