Cohort 21

Action Plan Action – December Goal Setting

Justin MedvedDecember 2, 2019Action Plans

Season 8 Members, Hard to believe that two short weeks ago we all were gathered at Branksome Hall for our...

Season 8 – Setting the 2nd Face to Face up for success

Justin MedvedOctober 15, 2019Face to Face Sessions

Season 8 Cohort, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this email finds you rested and rejuvenated after a well deserved long-weekend. It...

Observations & Conversations Workshop for Math Teachers at HSC

Justin MedvedMarch 8, 2019Action Plans

CIS Ontario Math teachers, Get excited! The Middle and Senior math departments at Hillfield Strathallan College would like to invite...

CIS Ontario Connects Unconference – January 28 2019

Justin MedvedDecember 5, 2018CIS Ontario

An UNConference for CIS Ontario Educators! We are excited to announce the 2nd annual CIS Ontario Connects Unconference. Building on...

Actioning you Action Plan – December & January Checklist

Justin MedvedDecember 2, 2018Action Plans Cohort 21 news

Happy December! It’s hard to believe that two weeks ago today we were all gathered at UTS for our 2nd...

Design Thinking Your Action Plan

Justin MedvedNovember 17, 2018Face to Face Sessions

Good morning! This is always one of the best and most generative of our face to face sessions. It's a...

Season 7 begins! – Find your inner innovator

Justin MedvedOctober 13, 2018Cohort 21 news

Welcome cohort 21 season 7 members, coaches and facilitators, Here we go! For many of you registration for Cohort 21...

Life after Cohort 21 – How to stay involved by Danielle Ganley

Justin MedvedApril 21, 2018Cohort 21 news Face to Face Sessions

We could not have been more honoured on Friday than to have alumni @danielleganley (Danielle Ganley) speak about her life...

Season 6 – Final Face to Face – April 20th 2018

Justin MedvedApril 19, 2018Action Plans Face to Face Sessions

Another season of Cohort 21 is almost at an end. What amazing journey it has been. Below are the slides...

Preparing for the end of the beginning – April 20th checklist

Justin MedvedApril 13, 2018Face to Face Sessions

On April 20th (one week today) we will be getting together one last time at Holy Trinity School to share...

Recent member posts

Book Review: Nuance by M. Fullan April 2, 2020

In his latest book, Nuance, Michael Fullan refines his previous research and writings on what it takes to be an effective leader of educational organizations. We can all agree that this has never been more important. We can also agree that concepts of leadership, and practices successful leadership have never before been so disrupted. Gone […]

Garth Nichols

Book Review: Nuance by M. Fullan April 2, 2020

Garth Nichols

30. Pedagogy for a pandemic with Les McBeth, Adam Caplan, Garth Nichols, and Lara Jensen March 17, 2020

Here we are on Tuesday March 17th and everything is different. We have all found ourselves in a new normal and I feel pretty confident in knowing that we are all united in how COVID-19 is shaping our realities. Some of you haven’t left your houses, some of your children are now at home […]

Celeste Kirsh

30. Pedagogy for a pandemic with Les McBeth, Adam Caplan, Garth Nichols, and Lara Jensen March 17, 2020

Celeste Kirsh

Settler Reflections on Elder-In-Residence Presence at The University of Toronto Schools March 10, 2020

Explanatory Note: The below was written by the Head of Academics, Marc Brims, with input and advice from UTS Elder in Residence, Cat Criger. It has been almost a year since I last posted about my action plan to integrate a school community focused Truth and Reconciliation journey into our programming for grades 7-12 at […]

Marc Brims

Settler Reflections on Elder-In-Residence Presence at The University of Toronto Schools March 10, 2020

Marc Brims

Spring Term Motivation March 5, 2020

As we are heading towards March break I wanted to write this to post as a reminder to myself and my Cohort 21 teammates. I was updating my planner and looking at the time left in the year and I don’t know about you, but I am preparing myself for Spring Term whiplash. With that […]

Robin Garand

Spring Term Motivation March 5, 2020

Robin Garand

Book Review: Neuro-Teach March 2, 2020

Thanks to @jmedved for the recommendation of “NeuroTeach“. Written by Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher, this is a great book that should be central to schools’ professional development library. NeuroTeach is a culmination of what we know about the brain, how we learn, what non-neural factors influence learning (hint: feelings!), and practical strategies for being […]

Garth Nichols

Book Review: Neuro-Teach March 2, 2020

Garth Nichols