Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
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.)”