Mindy Cairney

8:20 Hilda finds a spot in the classroom to sit. She chooses the recliner at the back of the room because it is the most comfortable and she doesn't know anyone else in the class. There is a survey she needs to take quick before class begins to let the instructor know what she already knows about the topic and what her goals are for the day.
8:30 Class begins. The instructor explains the agenda for the day. She shares the resources they will be going over. Participants are able to work through the materials on their own and ask questions through a TodaysMeet discussion or asks the questions as the instructor checks in during the morning.
8:45 Instructor begins a demo with a small group of teachers that would like to learn step-by-step. Hilda has some background knowledge and would like to work ahead to learn some new ways to use the tool. She settles in and begins to work through the materials.
9:30 Hilda is really excited about the new ideas that are starting to bubble up. She is curious if there are other teachers in the room that have other ideas to share.  She posts to the backchannel chat and asks for some real-life examples of other participants. She receives a reply and joins another teacher in a discussion about how to best use the tool in her classroom.
10:30 Hilda and the other teacher have brainstormed some ideas of how to introduce the new ideas to the students and have even decided to have their students collaborate online.
11:00 Lunch! Outside of school! Freeeedom!
12:00 Hilda and the other teacher meet with the instructor and share their plan. They talk about implications and where they need to strengthen their plan. They celebrate the idea of collaborating online and the instructor gives them a few ideas of how to do this.
12:30 Hilda and the other teacher begin to research some online collaboration platforms and settle on a tool that will work best.
1:00 The teacher stops the class and asks them to take a few moments to reevaluate their goals for the day. She gives them time to readjust or add to their list. Hilda's brain is swimming. She takes a moment to take a breath and refocus. Is she on track with her goals? She shares her goals with the teacher and the rest of the class
1:20 The teacher talks to the group again. She asks teachers with similar goals to group together and have a discussion and share ideas.
2:00 Next, the instructor asks the participants to share what they have learned so far in one sentence. She asks the participants to join with a few other participants that find the topic of interest or have something to offer. They engage in Edcamp-style conversations either to learn or to teach.
3:00 Students are given time to plan forward. What will their next steps be? How will they know if they are successful? What will their goals be? They plan a time to Zoom with the instructor to check in.

8:20 Hilda finds a spot in the classroom to sit. She chooses the recliner at the back of the room because it is the most comfortable and she doesn't know anyone else in the class. There is a survey she needs to take quick before class begins to let the instructor know what she already knows about the topic and what her goals are for the day. She has already had the chance to look over the resources for the day and knows what she plans to work on.
8:30 Class begins. The instructor explains the agenda for the day. She shares the resources (again) they will be going over. Participants are able to work through the materials on their own and ask questions through a TodaysMeet discussion or asks the questions as the instructor checks in during the morning.
8:45 Instructor begins a demo with a small group of teachers that would like to learn step-by-step. Hilda has some background knowledge and would like to work ahead to learn some new ways to use the tool. She settles in and begins to work through the materials.
9:30 Hilda is really excited about the new ideas that are starting to bubble up. She is curious if there are other teachers in the room that have other ideas to share.  She posts to the backchannel chat and asks for some real-life examples of other participants. She receives a reply and joins another teacher in a discussion about how to best use the tool in her classroom.
10:30 Hilda and the other teacher have brainstormed some ideas of how to introduce the new ideas to the students and have even decided to have their students collaborate online.
11:00 Lunch! Outside of school! Freeeedom!
12:00 Hilda and the other teacher meet with the instructor and share their plan. They talk about implications and where they need to strengthen their plan. They celebrate the idea of collaborating online and the instructor gives them a few ideas of how to do this.
12:30 Hilda and the other teacher begin to research some online collaboration platforms and settle on a tool that will work best.
1:00 The teacher stops the class and asks them to take a few moments to reevaluate their goals for the day. She gives them time to readjust or add to their list. Hilda's brain is swimming. She takes a moment to take a breath and refocus. Is she on track with her goals? She shares her goals with the teacher and the rest of the class
1:20 The teacher talks to the group again. She asks teachers with similar goals to group together and have a discussion and share ideas.
2:00 Next, the instructor asks the participants to share what they have learned so far in one sentence. She asks the participants to join with a few other participants that find the topic of interest or have something to offer. They engage in Edcamp-style conversations either to learn or to teach.
3:00 Students are given time to plan forward. What will their next steps be? How will they know if they are successful? What will their goals be? They plan a time to Zoom with the instructor to check in.

8:20 Hilda finds a spot in the classroom to sit. She chooses the recliner at the back of the room because it is the most comfortable and she doesn't know anyone else in the class. There is a survey she needs to take quick before class begins to let the instructor know what her area of study will be and what her goals are for the day. She has already had the chance to look over the resources to understand what Genius Hour means and has a good understanding of the process she will be involved in.
8:30 Class begins. The instructor explains the agenda for the day. She shares the resources (again) they will be going over. Participants are able to research the materials on their own and ask questions through a TodaysMeet discussion or ask questions as the instructor checks in during the morning.
8:45 Instructor begins a demo with a small group of teachers that would like to discuss their topic and learn directly from the instructor. Hilda has some background knowledge of her topic and would like to learn some new ways to use the tool. She settles in and begins to research her topic.
9:30 Hilda is really excited about the new ideas that are starting to bubble up. She is curious if there are other teachers in the room that have other ideas to share.  She posts to the backchannel chat and asks for some real-life examples of other participants. She receives a reply and joins another teacher in a discussion about how to best use the tool in her classroom.
10:30 Hilda and the other teacher have brainstormed some ideas of how to introduce the new ideas to the students and have even decided to have their students collaborate online.
11:00 Lunch.
12:00 Hilda and the other teacher meet with the instructor and share their plan. They talk about implications and where they need to strengthen their plan. They celebrate the idea of collaborating online and the instructor gives them a few ideas of how to do this.
12:30 Hilda and the other teacher begin to research some online collaboration platforms and settle on a tool that will work best.
1:00 The teacher stops the class and asks them to take a few moments to reevaluate their goals for the day. She gives them time to readjust or add to their list. Hilda's brain is swimming. She takes a moment to take a breath and refocus. Is she on track with her goals? She shares her goals with the teacher and the rest of the class
1:20 The teacher talks to the group again. She asks teachers with similar goals to group together and have a discussion and share ideas.
2:00 Next, the instructor asks the participants to share what they have learned so far in one sentence. She asks the participants to join with a few other participants that find the topic of interest or have something to offer. They engage in Edcamp-style conversations either to learn or to teach.
3:00 Students are given time to plan forward. What will their next steps be? How will they know if they are successful? What will their goals be? They plan a time to Zoom with the instructor to check in.