'You can't action-step your way to adaptive expertise. That path is paved with reflective dialogue'. - Confuscious.

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and when the session starts, you can dive straight into coaching and make the most of your valuable time." . Wonderful feedback. Definitely moving in the right direction here.

Now, all the preparation happens beforehand - you already know what the coachee has reflected on, what the AI picked up, you’ve both watched the lesson recording, added timestamps and made notes,.

"What I like about IRIS Connect is that we now start with coaching, not catch-up. In the past, the first 30 minutes of a coaching session were spent discussing the lesson and the actual coaching barely got off the ground.

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(Stop Mid Sentence) or clear attention‐getting signals (Get and Hold Attention) could smoother transitions and enhance consistent student focus throughout the lesson?.

was addressed directly—such as the call of "Boys, you don't need to talk" at 00:06:27—which, while effective in regaining focus, might occasionally interrupt the flow. I wonder if you might want to explore further how integrating a brief pause.

A great webinar with @CharteredColl @HughesHaili We explored the role of AI supporting rich coaching conversations and nurturing adaptive expertise. If you want to explore @IRIS_Connect's latest thinking, models and tech this is a good place to start:

Immense feedback filtering through for our AI assisted pathways. TLDR? They save loads of time, break mental silos, offer new perspectives, inspire powerful conversations and are uncannily accurate. Also loads of useful feedback for improvement.

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Average secondary school uniform cost = £442. Yikes, how did we get here?

The new IRIS Connect is far more than just a video platform, it's now everything you need to improve teaching and learning. Pathways for structure, video to inform, content to enrich. AI to make time. If you haven't seen it, jump on a conference with me and I'll give you a tour.