Andrew Herft
@HerftEducator
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Empowering teachers and leaders to authentically drive learning outcomes through high quality and accessible professional development. All opinions are my own.
Joined April 2016
Lots of talk about what AI tools can do, but just as important is how thoughtfully they’re used. Enter a simple app to guide learners through that thinking. Track your AI Thinking Path: ❓ Do I understand this tool? ⚖️ Is it worth using? Try it here: https://t.co/tsSiinCXEV
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I’ve been focussing on how we can better connect research to practice, so I started experimenting with a light lift retrieval practice app for teachers inspired by the work of @C_Hendrick and @KateJones_teach Try it out here: https://t.co/e86GPkO4k8 - feedback welcome!
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Been experimenting with a PL storyboarder app that helps educators design professional learning with Cognitive Load Theory and transient information in mind (inspired by Sweller & @olicav). Still in development but would love to know your thoughts: https://t.co/BqM9EODke7
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Been experimenting with simple web apps for educators, tools that help put good ideas into action. Inspired by The Pruning Principle by @SimonBreakspear & @mrrosenbrock, I’ve made 2 tools, for task triage and for meeting audits. Keen to hear any thoughts! https://t.co/0VTGyLIsGu
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Always loved @teacherhead’s 5R’s of actionable feedback. Built a demo quick reference tool that assists with ideating common student needs into clear, student-facing tasks. Try it here and let me know of any actionable feedback you might have 🙂 https://t.co/b1LpKxquoV
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Canva Code has really sparked my genuine interest. Early outputs were basic, but refining my prompts has started the build towards intuitive, interactive PL tools for immediate use - check out some ideas at: https://t.co/L2HmwLKUeJ
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Today we launched out of stealth with $10M in seed funding from @accel and @CRV! Check out the full news from @deantak @VentureBeat to learn how we’re empowering anyone to communicate visually: https://t.co/8cXAFtUVQW
@maxgazor @RWong @JeromeScholler @pramodsharma
#visualAI
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⚠️ NEW! This poster summarises Dylan Wiliam and Siobhán Leahy’s five essential FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT strategies from their book Embedding Formative Assessment (2015) that teachers can utilise to move learners forward. 👊 REPOST and download a FREE high-quality copy:
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📢 New Blog 📢 Rethinking Assessment for Generative AI: Orals and discussions @lfurze explores the many diverse and effective ways to assess and provide feedback and calls for a commitment to update assessment practices in age of AI. https://t.co/NhF3R0BlRd
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A few months back, we teased clips from our upcoming VFX app, @Simulon. We've since been hard at work making Simulon the most powerful, robust, and intuitive VFX workflow available. This weekend, we'll begin granting access to select creators. Simulon is now able to produce
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🔶 NEW! A poster summarising Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), based on Hollingsworth & Ybarra’s great book on the power of the well-crafted, well-taught lesson. The one-pager features ideas on: 🔸Student Engagement Norms 🔸’TAPPLE’ for CFU 🔸 Essential EDI Lesson Elements
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**NEW** A bonus one-pager on ‘Adaptive Teaching’ featuring ideas and insights from @AlexJQuigley among others. Unfortunately, I was unable to squeeze this spread in my new book, so here it is as an exclusive download. 🆓 Download https://t.co/CfKsOeWtBD
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📣 A couple of my latest one-pagers on streamlining and enhancing marking and feedback. Drawing inspiration from @dylanwiliam and incorporating insights from @teacherhead. These summaries are freely available to download from my website. 🌐 https://t.co/OiWjm96OXQ
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Dylan Wiliam’s 4 Quarters Marking is a great solution to streamlining assessment and reducing teacher workload. This summary is based on @C_Hendrick interview with @dylanwiliam in his book 'What Does This Look Like in the Classroom?’
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Teaching some vs teaching all. This is where the action for improvement lies. https://t.co/mnWYPon7JU > I keep coming back to this.. it's the core issue day in, day out. Because it's hard. It needs work. Keeping this in focus is essential.
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I think I need to go lie down.
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Created a quick black-and-white A4 summary on cold calling to support some upcoming coaching conversations. Thanks to @teacherhead and of course @Doug_Lemov for their work on this powerful strategy. Grab a free HQ copy here: https://t.co/QKGJjjeiKT
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This Canva template was developed by Dr. Anjali Rahan Puthiyedath as a student code of ethics for using generative AI tools. Copy the template, adapt it, discuss then get students to sign it. Template - https://t.co/JW8IICaGSq Post https://t.co/RDISahibZU
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The latest addition to the one-pager collection. Checking for understanding strategies based on Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction. Download a free HQ copy here: https://t.co/QKGJjjeiKT ☕️ Support my work! https://t.co/290oB1U6xN
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NEW: What do the books say about Instructional Coaching? Ultra-concise coaching summaries from key books & chapters, featuring @jimknight99 @informed_edu @WALKTHRUs_5 @jon_hutchinson_ @profbeckyallen @DrSamSims @DavidDidau @johntomsett Download PDF: https://t.co/JU5Zukj7T8
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