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\"c21_logo_medium\"<\/a>Welcome to you Cohort 21<\/a> Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share , collaborate\u00a0 and converse as you move through the C21 Action Plan process.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is your first post and an opportunity to share a little bit about yourself as a learner and leader. Please respond the to the following prompts below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Reflect on your own<\/strong> personal learning journey and K-12 education. Identify one learning experience that you can point to as having made a significant impact on some element of your own growth and development. It could be that teacher and subject that really sparked significant growth or a trip that opened your eyes to a whole new world or way of thinking or a non-catastrophic failure that you learned so much from.\u00a0 Briefly describe the learning experience and identify the various supports, structures, mindsets and relational ingredients that were put in place by the teacher or facilitator that directly contributed to your growth and success.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can’t think of one learning experience, in particular, that was an ‘eye-opening’ moment; rather, it was a collection of experiences along my educational journey that allowed me to flourish. This was likely due to having many supportive teachers who genuinely had an interest in teaching, were personable, and valued me as a learner. Further, whether it was teamwork-building in gym class, dissection in biology, or debates in philosophy, a variety of learning experiences offered the opportunity to consider perspectives and ideas that were new to me at the time. In this way, there were many ‘ingredients’ to my own growth as a student.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

2) What is the one Learning skill<\/a> (MOE) or Approach to Learning<\/a> (IB ATL) that you feel is MOST important in this day and age? How do you intentionally build it into your curriculum and develop it in your students throughout the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A skill that all students in any course should be developing is collaboration. Not only do students need to learn how to work with and alongside people in a respectful manner, but they should also be developing an understanding of differing values and opinions, especially those that are different from their own. Moreover, critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of modern life, particularly in a media-driven age. I aim to build collaboration into my curriculum by having daily discussions. Sometimes, these discussions will be short elbow conversations or quick Flipgrid responses, while in other instances, this might take the form of a student-lead class discussion.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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