Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Last week I had the opportunity to present my Cohort 21 experience back to my St. Andrew’s College colleagues. Over the year I’ve had many informal conversations, but I know that there were plenty of teachers who were still unsure what Cohort 21 was really all about. It was fun to integrate some of the […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
As I finally sit down to start writing my wrap-up blog post about my Action Plan, I can’t believe it is nearing the end of the school year. This year has been so ridiculously busy, it has flown by. There have been times when I have felt overwhelmed with all the new and exciting technology […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Before the March Break, I had my students complete their project on World War 2. In partners, students were assigned an important event from the war. They had to examine the event, answer critical thinking questions, and then present their findings. As an added element this year, I also assigned a short video, more as […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
This blog entry is a little late, but the past couple of weeks have been a whirl wind. I think I have spent more time away from school on the ski hill than I have in the classroom! A couple weekends ago I spent a long time re-working an assignment for my grade 10 Canadian History […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Another overwhelming day with Cohort 21! So many cool new things to think about and to try. In an attempt to be efficient with my time, (nap time is only so long) here we go! Action plan: Redefine my Grade 10 (Extended French) Canadian History final research essay into a multimedia presentation. Students would create […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
After my post contemplating which area to focus on for my action plan, I realized I was leaning towards using the SAMR model to redefine the summative/major assignment in my grade 10 history class. My idea was rather than have my Extended French students struggle with writing a 6-page essay, they would create a digital […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
On Tuesday, my school had the pleasure of having guest speaker Chris Vollum speak to the students about social media awareness. His message was important for all of us as more and more (and more!) of our lives are shared online. As teachers we need to remind ourselves that in using technology in our classrooms, […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Yesterday my fellow Cohor21-ers and I met again for our second Face 2 Face meeting. Motivated by this upcoming meeting, I spent a few evenings last week catching up a bit on what had been going on; reading blogs, checking Twitter more frequently and watching some of the Hangouts. After a few crazy weeks of […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
A week after diving into Cohort 21, the speed at which my head has been spinning is finally starting to slow down. It has been a strange week. I spent Monday resting a back ache, then I caught a cold and spent Tuesday and Wednesday home sick watching Barney and Dora with my sick 3 […]
Written by Carolyn Bilton
What an inspiring day! So excited to be part of this group. The teachers I have met today are keen, motivated and enthusiastic not only about student learning, but their own professional learning and becoming better educators in the 21st century. I can’t wait to start using my social media, my Google Apps to connect […]
