Cohort 21 Day 1 – It was a cold and dark morning, the car windshield was frosty and the sun was only just starting to think about shining its face onto the horizon. The car was filled with excitement, nervousness and intrigue as we traveled down the 115 to the 401 from the little village of Lakefield to the big city of Toronto.This is how I started my day, I have completed my first Cohort21 Face-to-face.
Here is what I took away as I drove back to my little village.
- I now know how to Tweet and the difference between a # and @
- I can ‘hang out’ with other educators in various locations while wearing a monocle, birthday hat or crown while we connect on all things in education
- The power of conversation and the excitement I feel when I’m a part of meaningful PD sessions. While I feel overwhelmed I’m also excited to incorporate some (not all!) of the things that came forward through conversations with strangers (now collaborators!)
- I’m excited to blog and be forced (at my own will!) to stay on top of current educational practices and write about how things are working or not working in my teaching
- While not a new observation, I’m reminded at how competitive teachers can be even in a simple game of Kahoot
I’m excited and a little nervous to be a part of this process, but I look forward to making my teaching practices more of a priority as I know I have so much growth and learning to do.
And the adventure begins….
It was great to meet you yesterday, Alaina! I look forward to hearing about your journey this year.
Hi Alaina,
Sounds like you learned a lot from today and you’re ready for the adventure that lies ahead. Looking forward to reading more of your blogs!
Leslie
#teamoverload
It was such a pleasure meeting you and having some time to chat about our very different teaching lives! Looking forward to our next session.
What a great snapshot of our first face to face session and your key take aways! With your first post behind you nothing is in your way 🙂 See you in November and on Twitter 🙂
What a great first post Alaina!! So excited for you and your participation in Cohort21 this year. Looking forward to following up on our chat around PBL and Checking for Understanding and seeing what you come up with this year! #LCSLearns is lucky to have you!