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: First F2C

Garth NicholsOctober 16, 2019Action Plans

On Oct. 5th Season 8 of Cohort 21 launched. With over 80 educators in the room, all the ingredients for...

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...

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...

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...

Day 9: Learning one Day 9 at a Time

Garth NicholsApril 18, 2018Action Plans

I’m struggling. I’m unsure, and I’m worried. Simultaneously, I am excited, I’m hopeful and optimistic about the future of one...

The End of the Beginning: April 21st

Garth NicholsApril 17, 2017Action Plans Face to Face Sessions

As we prepare for our final F2F session at Havergal College on April 21st, you, our participants, are crafting your...

To MaRS and Back…

Garth NicholsJanuary 23, 2017Action Plans Cohort 21 news Face to Face Sessions

On Friday, January 20th, Cohort 21 landed at MaRS. The day was destined to be different, because this year, our...

Cohort 21 lands on MaRS – 3rd Face to Face Session

Justin MedvedJanuary 20, 2017Action Plans Face to Face Sessions

When designing today we set out to answer this question: How might we design a face to face session that...

3…2…1…Ready to Launch

Garth NicholsNovember 20, 2016Action Plans Face to Face Sessions

Cohort 21 participants are deep thinkers. They can't help but be just so, because they are designers. Our 2nd F2F,...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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