Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]