HallHawkin' | Lesson Idea

Today, I walked into several rooms and observed how teachers were using the laptop carts. My goal is simple "identify how the laptop technology is being used to enhance learning." The beauty of this goal is that it is win-win.

If the teacher is using the laptops effectively, and the lesson is engaging student learning... WIN.

If the laptops are not being used, an opportunity exists for me to offer up an idea of how to consider using the technology in the future.... WIN.

HALL HAWKIN' is what I am calling this experience because I plan on doing it often. I will cruise the halls seeking out learning experiences to enhance with technology. My disclaimer is that much of what I come up with may not be what the teacher wants but my hope is that they are stimulated into considering some version of it and taking the calculated risk to implement.

This role empowers me to exist as a CO-TEACHER/LEARNER. If the teacher is nervous about implementing technology, I will teach that lesson with them to help problem solve because "it takes a village."

One of the classrooms that I observed was learning about Modern Russia. The teacher was not using the laptops but the lesson was everything a great lesson is:

• Actively engaged students
• Students working collaboratively with a variety of "things" (textbook, notes, visuals, etc..)
• Caring teacher facilitating and relating to the students

The document linked HERE is a brief reflection and application of my observations of the Russian lesson. I shared it with the teacher so that s/he can decide if this idea has any potential in their classroom.