Category: Face 2 Face Sessions

Value Mission Statement Versus, How might we question. How might we practice mindfulness techniques to help us, make good decisions, respond rather than react, restrain from finding fault, and provide unconditional support, while at the same time unlocking the potential inside ourselves? I’ve done some thinking over the holidays and thought I would change my […]

“Our being is the currency of our doing.” This quote sums up why I consider my mental well-being as the most important and most urgent. How I show up in the classroom every day dictates the outcome of my impact. If I prioritize mindfulness by intensionally making it urgent, everything else slides to the not […]

The best year of my life. My connection to my wife, my kids, friends, colleagues, students, our community, and strangers on the street has been strengthened. I’ve created a better version of myself. I’ve unlocked an ambition in myself that I don’t recognize. I’ve changed. I’m a new person. I’ve changed my perspective on life […]

How might we offer mindfulness practices that unlock our potential and reveal a better version of ourselves?  You may wonder why not say “best” version of ourselves. I have struggled with this concept and have landed on a Neil Peart Quote, “The point of the journey is not to arrive.” Trying to attain perfection is […]

Question 1: I chose to come back to cohort21 this season because I have changed my outlook on life and how I choose to live it. For much of my teaching career I’ve been happy and satisfied but lacked a feeling of moving forward towards a particular goal. Satisfaction had always been my motivational and […]

I want my grade 5 science students to solve the world’s greatest problem. How might we invent a product using renewable energy sources to reduce our carbon foot print?   Research and Introduction Important environmental science topics will be learned through research and discussions in our grade 5 classroom. Ideally students will learn the answers  […]

Power of Three Step 1: Now that November approaches and it is time for progress reports to be finalized I have had enough time to be able to know my students enough to reflect on their pressing needs.   Science Collaboration – students need to take advantage of the time they have together. Having one […]

Today is my first face 2 face session at cohort 21. I’m a teacher at Kingsway College School and teach grade 4 gym, grade 5 science and grade 6 math. So far I’ve made lots of great personal connections with several educators and am feeling really good about my decision to enrol in the cohort […]

Welcome to Cohort 21. This is the first post on your new blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share and collaborate as you move through the C21 learning cycle towards your action plan. Cohort 21 is a unique professional development opportunity open to CIS Ontario […]