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The School District just launched a Netflix of sorts for professional development

The Exemplary Teaching Video Library has over 80 videos of cool lessons recorded during the 2016-2017 school year.

Professor Jenn Gentlesk, from Masterman High School, teaches students the subtleties of Spanish adjectives. (Video via the School District of Philadelphia)

As part of a broader digital makeover within the School District of Philadelphia, the institution’s website just made available a lil Netflix of sorts.

The Exemplary Teaching Video Library is a professional development tool that highlights the work of Philly teachers from kindergarten through high school. Over 80 short videos with real classroom lessons are available for education specialists to review and consult.

For example, here’s Jenn Gentlesk, from Spring Garden’s Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School introducing a bunch of high-schoolers to the many subtleties of Spanish adjectives:

And here’s an interesting one about peer mentoring in a STEM class:

See all the videos

The online vid repository, formally announced Wednesday in a short reception at the School District, is a project led by the Office of Teaching and Learning.

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