In this episode, Jethro Jones welcomes Adam Geller, the founder and CEO of Edthena. They discuss the new Observation Copilot tool, designed to streamline principals' feedback processes for teachers, and delve into the challenges and solutions regarding teacher observations. Adam shares insights on how this innovative tool bridges the gap, saving valuable time for principals while maintaining meaningful and timely feedback for teachers.

• Observation copilot. 
• Streamlining feedback to teachers 
• Where are your pain points in observing teachers. 
• Making sure chickenscratch notes turn into valuable prose and you can generate valuable ideas.
• Quick turnaround time - Observe today and get feedback today. 
• How is streamlining the observation process transformative
• Human powered notes from the principal. 
• Focus is on reorganizing, not on filling in blanks. 
• Computer’s job is to show the evidence that a principal inputs. 
• System to help a principal make a first draft. 
• This service is free for anyone to use spring 2025. 
• observationcopilot.com free for spring 2025

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