As a faculty, we were asked to read Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset: A New Psychology of Success, over the summer. The ideas from the book and our reflections about them will be the focus of ongoing PD in our school this year. I enjoyed the book a great deal. I found it interesting the way […]
Lao Tzu – The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. I am all about the learning journey, and I have started on a big one today at Cohort21. I learned a lot, mostly about how far behind I feel with things like Diigo and Twitter. I find it interesting that I was a […]
I am excited to be meeting everyone on the 15th and beginning to work together. As I consider the year ahead, I am looking forward to thinking about and getting advice on how best to introduce inquiry-based learning into the subjects that I teach. I work with science students in grades 6, 7, and 8 and with […]
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 […]