Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
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
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!)”