Love at First Sight: a Journey from Iterator to Innovator
I fell in love at first sight… at first I didn’t think it was my type but the more I explored the deeper I fell, the more I tried Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Culture of learning
Silver Jumpsuit Not Included… Welcome to Cohort21!
There’s something special about getting back to school and seeing students you haven’t seen in months, not to mention meeting new students who have just joined your school. There’s an excitement Continue Reading →
Feedback – when it works and when it doesn’t
“My brain is hurting but not in a good way” was what I heard from a student while conferencing. She was reading a challenging article in French class, something of Continue Reading →
Sorry, I don’t speak French…
… I mean I took French until Grade 12 but I never learned to speak. Everyone in my family is bad at French. Sound familiar? For decades, we’ve graduated students who’ve Continue Reading →
Location, Location, Location
It’s often what you hear when you’re watching Love It or List It but I argue the same is true for learning. Do students ever walk in to your class, slump down Continue Reading →
Cohort21… A Community as, for and of Learning
Overwhelmed… a common side-effect of the first F2F session of C21! There is so much flying around; the Toolkit, #DesignThinking, what other people are doing and your own ideas on how Continue Reading →
The C21 Effect…
When I first embarked on the Cohort21 experience in its first year, I remember being really nervous but so excited. Once I signed up and read the short description I Continue Reading →
A “Happy Meal” PD Prototype That Will Make You Grimace
The the support of a great team, which includes @brenthurley, and in true McDonalds fashion, we have implemented a Professional Development Framework that involves some of the key aspects (choice, level Continue Reading →
SuperSized PD – a Journey in Design Thinking
When you walk into a McDonald’s restaurant, you are immediately overcome with the familiar aroma that accompanies McDonald’s from Toronto to South Korea. You know exactly what you’re going to get, and Continue Reading →
The Learning Never Ends
When Lakefield College posted a job for a Technology Integrator to help support teachers in our transition to Mac computers, I immediately wanted it. Having done Cohort21 I felt I was Continue Reading →