MyTeachingStrategies® vs Bounceback for Educators

Capture the moment, set preliminary levels, and share children’s “Aha!” moments with their families directly from the MyTeachingStrategies® app! With MyTeachingStrategies®, you can: - Capture photos, videos, and text notes. - Tag your capture with objectives, dimensions, and preliminary ratings. - Share captured documentation with families while simultaneously uploading it to SmartTeach! - Track attendance for children and staff. - Create daily reports for record keeping and parent communication. Security/Confidentiality To maintain security and confidentiality, all documentation captured in the app remains within the app until sent to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Any photos or videos taken within the app will not mix with your personal camera roll. Files captured using the app cannot be sent anywhere other than to SmartTeach / Tadpoles®. Who Can Use This App This app is designed for use with the SmartTeach platform. This app is available for Teaching Strategies customers that have both a SmartTeach and a Tadpoles® account. Teaching Strategies customers using SmartTeach without Tadpoles® should use the new Teaching Strategies Teacher mobile app. Customers with only a Tadpoles® account should use the Childcare by Tadpoles® app. About MyTeachingStrategies® The Assess portion of MyTeachingStrategies® is powered by GOLD® and offers a streamlined, simplified way to conduct accurate, authentic, ongoing assessment of children’s development and learning from birth through third grade.

Bounceback is a digital health platform that delivers on-demand wellness-focused professional development for K-12 educators. Bounceback is a comprehensive program — created by educators, for educators — to help adults in the school community. - Manage and reduce stress - Improve overall health and well-being - Earn professional development points Bounceback is for educators who want less stress and calm classrooms. - Affordable: Low-cost and eligible for federal funds - Evidence-Based: Aligned with proven practices cited by healthcare providers - Convenient: On-demand access anytime, anywhere, on any device - Reliable: Same technology used by major video-streaming services 91% of educators experience job-related stress sometimes, frequently, or always. It’s All Connected. A growing body of research confirms a link between teacher stress and student outcomes. Reimagining professional development as a digital health offering, a concept that Bounceback calls "job-embedded wellness," can help K-12 educators manage stress and improve well-being — which, of course, ultimately benefits students.