Description - This week at a department meeting, the assistant principal asked if we knew about the website CommonLit (https://www.commonlit.org/). She learned about it from the district's high school director and wanted us to start using it. So, the rest of the meeting was how we (ELA teachers) could use the website. At this point, I'm automatically thinking that this is the best way for me to get them to help me with my project!
I was so excited, I probably scared them even more than I normally do. I made this based on the apps and websites I talked to them about:
When I created this Google Doc, I made it editable so my colleagues could add their own ideas. We had the meeting on Tuesday, and as of today, I'm still the only one who's even looked at the information.
Feelings - Okay, well, my feelings ranged from super-excited to Oh-well this week. These people just don't understand how horrible it is to love integrating tech so much, but never have no one else to share it with!
Feelings - Okay, well, my feelings ranged from super-excited to Oh-well this week. These people just don't understand how horrible it is to love integrating tech so much, but never have no one else to share it with!
Evaluation - Even if none of my colleagues appreciates this chart, I think it really helped me think about how to use websites that basically do the same things. I'm going to add this chart to my Canvas class as a way to show how the teacher can make decisions for what technology will do for the class.
Analysis - How can you make sense of teachers who, in 2019, only think of tech as typing a research paper or taking a multiple choice test online?
Conclusion - So, I'm basically taking my colleagues out of the equation for my project. For the next few weeks, as I'm working on my Canvas course, my notes will have to be on my own tech integration.
Action Plan - For next week, my students will be working in learning stations. I want to add one station that has tech for reading and one tech station for writing. I also want to do something with personalized learning/playlist activities (that I learned about from a teacher in Charlotte). This part might take longer, but I need to figure it out.
Hey Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteCommonLit is great!! I follow it on Facebook. I like that you are starting to the Google Spreadsheet. It is a great start for blueprinting the layout of your Canvas site. I think allowing the teachers to see proper integration of technology will really help them develop an understanding and capability of how to use it. I a excited to hear how your learning stations go!
Amy
Stephanie, I feel your pain of being excited about tools to discover that no one (or very few) shares your excitement :-) I like the chart - it is so very useful in your instructional design.
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