Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
Written by Danielle Ganley
I was asked to share one of my favourite teaching days today. I carry four or five around in my heart but rarely have I been required to write out the details of such moments. I can tell you it’s much easier to look back one those days through the lens of time. It offers greater clarity and … Continue reading “Mama said there would be days like this…”
Written by Danielle Ganley
Just a few more sleeps until our third face to face for cohort 21 and I’m so excited! This meetup is always a thrilling one for me as the people around me begin to share and develop their professional goals and dreams. Pretty exciting stuff, huh? I get to spend a day listening to others declare how they … Continue reading “Sharing and Reflection on “What is Worth Teaching””
Written by Danielle Ganley
“Although it may be unused, the front door continues to appeal to our sense of arrival. Call it the ceremony of coming home.” ― Akiko Busch, Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live When I first started teaching twenty years ago, I found myself in a classroom housed in a portable, separated by a big playground, … Continue reading “Opening Up Our Classroom Doors….to Better Teaching?”
Written by Danielle Ganley
I have recently been reading Carol Dweck’s Mindset- The New Psychology of Success as professional development. I began reading the book to access the knowledge and strategies I needed to support my students. I had begun to notice that some of my students were really uncomfortable with challenging work that asked a lot of them. Even … Continue reading “Do I have a growth mind-set? (Also known as my epiphanic moment or the time I realized I may be uncomfortable with being uncomfortable.)”
Written by Danielle Ganley
Last year, an email arrived from the Conference of Independent Schools offering teachers an opportunity to participate in a professional learning community with other educators from across Ontario. This innovative program was built around the principles of 21st learning and what it means to be a teacher in this global community. The year long initiative … Continue reading “Why Cohort 21 rocked my socks and may just do the same for your socks!”
Written by Danielle Ganley
How is feedback changing for me? How am I changing feedback for my students? With the final session just days away, the action plan completed and the blog still to write, I will end this part of the journey with a reflection on feedback. I think the biggest takeaway for me is … Continue reading “Using Collaborative Tools to Rethink the Feedback Model”
Written by Danielle Ganley
As the time ticks away on this action plan blog post, I sit in front of my computer with an idea. Not a plan really just yet. Just a simmering in the back of my mind for a long time, nagging, can’t be ignored for too much longer, slowly percolating idea. But not a real … Continue reading “Why Feedback makes a horrible house guest…(Or why feedback really does matter!)”
Written by Danielle Ganley
I stumbled upon the quote “Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of human connection and insists they can be the best they can be.” It really resonated with me and I did a little research and found the quote was attributed to … Continue reading “Need inspiration? Need a pick me up? A reminder of why we are all here?”
Written by Danielle Ganley
Just thought I would share a great list that came across my computer in one of the education group on diigo. It’s a large list of tools that help inquiry based learning…what becomes even more helpful is that it’s divided by different phases of the inquiry base model. I’ve tried a great deal of them … Continue reading “Just thought I would share a great resource….”
Written by Danielle Ganley
Welcome to Cohort 21 Cohort 21. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Cohort 21 is a unique professional development opportunity open to teachers and school leaders who are seeking to build a learning network amongst CIS Ontario member schools. The Cohort 21 community will be built on a foundation … Continue reading “Hello world!”