Karen Littrell and Kaleo Kaleohano are amazing first grade teachers at our kula!
One of the projects that they have designed that integrates technology involves the study of each of the districts of our island. One of the core goals of this project is to help our students’ develop a sense of place.
The students will be going on a huakaʻi to each of the districts throughout the year; learning from cultural experts, their kumu, and kupuna; taking pictures and video; learning oli and mele about the place; and more.
Listening to Karen and Kaleo talk about their goals for integrating technology is very inspiring. They want to increase student engagement. They want to begin to redefine the kinds of things students are doing. But, their biggest hope and dream is to foster curiosity in their haumāna and to share the wonderful work that is being created.
When technology is involved sharing becomes easier. With the district project students are creating movies that showcase pictures they have taken along with a narration in which they share their learning and connections to each place. Karen and Kaleo began with the end in mind. They knew they wanted the students to create a multimedia presentation that showcased their learning and connection. They also wanted the students to be able to share their work with a variety of audiences.
Here are Karen and Kaleo talking about their vision of tech integration and their project:
Here are two finished student examples. These are videos they made on the district of Puna:
Dylan:
Seth:
This project aligns with:
SAMR –
NETS-S –
Danielson Domain –
