DLP Reflection Week 11: More Willing Participants!
So......this week I officially observed a teacher that I recently added to cycle 2. I am very excited about this new addition to my cycle because the classes that he teaches focus on webpage design, app creation, and lots of other techie things!
My district recently allowed the 5 schools with DLP access to GSuite. This has really opened up more options for him as far as how he interacts with his students as well as the digital storage they need to be able to complete some of the tasks and assignments he has planned for them.
During the observation, he had students log into their GSuite account and just begin to learn to "move around" with the Google products. One thing that I notice during the observation was so that many of his students did not have their laptops with them. Because of the kind of class he teaches, the teachers has a cart of laptops that stay in his classroom.
When I asked the students why they didn't have their laptops, the answer was "I don't bring it because we never use it in class," or "my charger is broken/lost and my computer is dead." I find this to be a common theme in some other classes as well.
My goal over the next couple of weeks is to help teachers create lessons that would require students to have their laptops at school each day. Also maybe to create some sort of class incentive for bringing laptops to school.
Wish me luck!
My district recently allowed the 5 schools with DLP access to GSuite. This has really opened up more options for him as far as how he interacts with his students as well as the digital storage they need to be able to complete some of the tasks and assignments he has planned for them.
During the observation, he had students log into their GSuite account and just begin to learn to "move around" with the Google products. One thing that I notice during the observation was so that many of his students did not have their laptops with them. Because of the kind of class he teaches, the teachers has a cart of laptops that stay in his classroom.
When I asked the students why they didn't have their laptops, the answer was "I don't bring it because we never use it in class," or "my charger is broken/lost and my computer is dead." I find this to be a common theme in some other classes as well.
My goal over the next couple of weeks is to help teachers create lessons that would require students to have their laptops at school each day. Also maybe to create some sort of class incentive for bringing laptops to school.
Wish me luck!
April, as I was reading about the missing cords, Google came to mind. There was a station of cords, in case anyone was without one. I'm wondering if there is a way to obtain spare chargers for students to borrow. Also, I think it's a great point you bring out that students don't think they'll use their computers anyway. So it's great you are bringing this to the attention of the teachers. I hope you find a great solution to this issue. I look forward to hearing how this coaching cycle goes with your new teacher - it already sounds like there are many benefits GSuite brings to the teacher and students.
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