Video is an essential tool for remote and hybrid teaching because it shifts direct instruction to times when students are working on their own, preserving limited classroom or synchronous time for discussions, writes Matthew X. Joseph, director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Leicester Public Schools in Massachusetts. Maximizing teachers’ use of video takes intentional training and practice, and Joseph shares tips for planning PD to develop teachers’ video skills: • Determine the goal—and stick with it: Design PD so it’s tightly focused on giving teachers solid strategies and takeaways they can implement right away for using video to foster student learning. Make sure training doesn’t veer into “how to log into Zoom,” writes Joseph. • Add relevance: Boost staff engagement by planning PD around relevant content—showing smart uses of video in math, science, and English classrooms, for example. • Know your staff: Just like students, “each educator has a different abil...