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In this article from Education Week, leading researchers argue that thoughtful applications of AI, such as TeachFX, can enhance teacher-student relationships by providing educators with timely, non-evaluative feedback on their instructional practices, supporting more personalized and effective teaching.

This EdSurge article highlights how teachers are using TeachFX to get personalized feedback on their instruction, focusing on the instructional practices that meaningfully impact student outcomes.

Instructional coach Ashley Yazarlou shares her journey from teacher to coach and how she brings a culture of reflecting on feedback into her work. Read how Ashley uses TeachFX to empower teachers in her district to enhance their teaching practices.

This Education Week article describes a December 2023 study which found that when teachers received frequent, personalized, AI-generated feedback through TeachFX they increased their use of higher-order "focusing questions" in math and science classes by 20%. The research highlights the potential of AI to support instructional improvement.

This World Bank report shares how TeachFX and other innovations in AI are transforming education by offering game-changing opportunities to personalize learning experiences, support teachers in their daily tasks, and optimize education management.

This Education Next article explores how AI-driven tools like TeachFX are transforming teacher development by providing scalable, data-informed feedback through classroom video and audio analysis, enhancing instructional practices while preserving teacher autonomy and privacy.

Anaheim UHSD Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Jaron Fried shares, “Our district’s teachers use a ‘Fitbit’-style feedback system, called TeachFX, that uses voice-activated artificial intelligence to measure student engagement directly, by analyzing discourse patterns in the classroom. The data are organized into personalized feedback on the teacher’s instructional practice that she or he can access on demand.”

Are lessons dominated by teachers talking? Do students have a robust role in discussing what they’re learning? Or are they mostly answering procedural or factual questions? Are teachers consciously monitoring how much they talk? Research and front-line teacher experience suggest they should be. Some teachers are using new tools like TeachFX to help them reflect on their classroom talk habits.

This article from The Economist argues that in the AI era, teacher-student relationships remain essential for motivation and identity formation. TeachFX is an example of how AI can support educators by providing actionable insights into their teaching practices without replacing the human connection at the heart of learning.

The Forbes article spotlights TeachFX, the AI coaching app that analyzes classroom audio to help educators reflect on their talk time, questioning strategies, and student engagement.

This The Guardian article argues that AI can disrupt education for the better if it shifts the focus from rote memorization to fostering uniquely human skills like creativity and critical thinking. It highlights the opportunity for education systems to leverage AI tools like TeachFX to enhance these human-centric skills, rather than viewing AI as a threat.

This Washington Post op ed, co-authored by TeachFX’s Debra Russell and Anaheim UHSD Superintendent Michael Matsuda, acknowledges that the pandemic has been a traumatic, discombobulating experience in different ways for all of us. But an erratic return to the way we have always done things in our schools without embracing the lessons learned by our students, our parents and our teachers about how school systems can work in new and possibly more meaningful ways — all so that we can collect inconclusive data points — is evidence that the losses in learning we should be most concerned about are our own.

This Learning Forward article describes how over 300 science teachers in Detroit piloted TeachFX to examine their practice through the lens of student talk and equity of voice. Teachers in the pilot saw a 45% increase in student talk in classrooms where >90% of students are Black or brown.

This episode of the Ed-Technical podcast features Dr. Alyssa Van Camp, Head of Research at TeachFX. Alyssa discusses the challenges with transcribing and analyzing classroom talk and how TeachFX is overcoming some of these issues. She also shares some interesting reflections about how TeachFX approaches data privacy, and navigates the tension between being a tool for teacher development while responding to the needs of administrators (who are often the purchasers of the tool). 

From this Forbes article: “Today, it is widely accepted that students learn best when they are active participants in the learning process alongside their peers. Classroom discussions are an innovative and necessary teaching method because it promotes verbal articulation, teamwork amongst peers, and retention of ideas. But it is often difficult for teachers to generate discussion amidst a diverse set of learners and ensure the discussion contributes to student outcomes. That is why Berk Coker founded TeachFX, which empowers teachers by giving them tools and data to strengthen their classroom discussions.”

In this special episode, EdTech Insiders goes behind the scenes of the EdTech Insiders GenAI K-12 Education Market Map, a first-of-its-kind framework connecting real classroom needs to AI-powered tools. Co-created by TeachFX CPO Jacob Klein, Alex Sarlin, Laurence Holt, and the Edtech Insiders team, this evolving resource helps educators, entrepreneurs, and researchers make sense of a fast-changing landscape.

In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools, Continental Colony Elementary principal Dr. Kristen Horton discusses her school’s implementation of TeachFX. Learn how TeachFX has helped Dr. Horton's instructional leadership team provide valuable support to teachers in their professional practice.

This episode of 'Tech Lasso' features Dr. Scott Petri, a distinguished social studies teacher and educational leader. Hear how Scott uses TeachFX and other edtech tools to engage students and get them talking in class.

In this article from The City Journals, Instructional Coach Jackie Ricks shares how TeachFX helps teachers at Brighton High School use AI-powered insights to get students talking more in class.

This article from eSchool News shares how AI tools serve as a bridge between teachers and their professional goals. It shines a spotlight on how TeachFX offers AI-powered insights to help teachers see how students are engaging using dialogue in their class.

In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools, veteran instructional leader Diane Willis shares her philosophy on teacher professional development. She shares how TeachFX can help instructional leaders multiply themselves and incorporate professional development into what they do, say, discover and plan each day.

This SmartBrief article discusses what teachers should consider when evaluating different AI edtech tools. It also highlights TeachFX as a valuable tool, offering teachers feedback that helps them improve their instruction.

In this episode of the STEM4Real podcast, Dr. Leena Bakshi talks to former middle school science teacher Resego Mooki about how TeachFX empowers teachers to foster deeper learning through meaningful, equitable, conversational classrooms.

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Dr. David Brazer. Dr. Brazer is Associate Professor (Teaching) and Director of Leadership Degree Programs in the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and Director of Professional Learning Emeritus at TeachFX. His primary research interests include decision making in schools and districts, school improvement, and leadership preparation.

One of the most elemental units of instructional equity is the composition of classroom discourse — specifically, how much “air time” students receive in classroom dialogue. We know that learning happens most rapidly when a student is given the opportunity to process their thinking verbally — but just how often do teachers engage different subgroups of students (Black, Latino, English Learners) in comparison to others? And is there a difference in the types of questions and participation across subgroups?

In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools, Dr. David Brazer discusses eliminating the honors track to push equity, excellence and provide more school wide resources; putting your career on the line for vital programs for your students; using TeachFX to provide actionable feedback that is specific enough to make immediate improvements towards instructional goals; and teaching and learning as both effective and cognitive.

In this short episode, Edtech Insiders talks to Jamie Poskin, CEO and founder of TeachFX, about TeachFX's $10mm funding round and how the company is finding a completely new source of classroom data in the 'talk' that happens in both online and in-person classes. 

Zanichelli Venture interviews Jamie Poskin, TeachFX’s founder and CEO, about how TeachFX helps teachers increase their student talk and provides measurable insights on teachers’ use of high-leverage instructional practices like uptake and wait time.

In this R.E.A.L. Discussion interview, TeachFX founder and CEO Jamie Poskin reflects, “One thing that surprised me about teaching was that my classes were rarely observed. Later, that lack of feedback came up a lot in my interviews with teachers who had left the profession. We need a sense of mastery and growth to feel fulfilled. As a K-12 teacher, you don’t always get a lot of feedback. How do we provide feedback to teachers that can make them feel they’re growing and building mastery?”