Noticing Challenges in Technology Learning
Click on each icon to explore a classroom scenario. As you read, reflect on this questions: What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
Scenario 2
Scenario 1
Introduction and Modeling
Do Now
Scenario 4
Scenario 3
Learning Goal
Guided Practice
Investigations
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The teacher introduces a new coding technique and explains the task students will complete. Students listen to the directions and then move straight into working independently.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Do Now
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
In a 45-minute EdTech class students are working on a Do Now. Twenty minutes later, they are still completing it. The teacher continues giving directions and clarifications, leaving only a short amount of time for the coding lesson and no time for discussion or closing.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Lesson Question
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The lesson began with a clear learning goal to guide learning. Students completed the activity, but the lesson ended without reconnecting to the lesson focus. Students left without clearly reflecting on how the activity connected to what they were learning.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Investigations
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The teacher models a new coding activity and explains the steps students will use. Students appear engaged as they watch the demonstration. After the modeling, students move straight into working independently without guided practice, discussion, or opportunities to ask questions and practice together before completing the task on their own.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Noticing Challenges in Technology Learning
Brenda Farrelly
Created on May 20, 2026
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Noticing Challenges in Technology Learning
Click on each icon to explore a classroom scenario. As you read, reflect on this questions: What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
Scenario 2
Scenario 1
Introduction and Modeling
Do Now
Scenario 4
Scenario 3
Learning Goal
Guided Practice
Investigations
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The teacher introduces a new coding technique and explains the task students will complete. Students listen to the directions and then move straight into working independently.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Do Now
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
In a 45-minute EdTech class students are working on a Do Now. Twenty minutes later, they are still completing it. The teacher continues giving directions and clarifications, leaving only a short amount of time for the coding lesson and no time for discussion or closing.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Lesson Question
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The lesson began with a clear learning goal to guide learning. Students completed the activity, but the lesson ended without reconnecting to the lesson focus. Students left without clearly reflecting on how the activity connected to what they were learning.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.
Investigations
What challenges do you notice? Where might learning be breaking down?
The teacher models a new coding activity and explains the steps students will use. Students appear engaged as they watch the demonstration. After the modeling, students move straight into working independently without guided practice, discussion, or opportunities to ask questions and practice together before completing the task on their own.
Hover over the check mark to compare your thinking with the reflection.