Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Esther Lee
Ok. I’ve allowed myself 30 minutes to blog (I’ve got the timer going)! If you are like me, then the hardest part isn’t always starting, but in all the editing you do afterwards 🙂 This year, I have joined St. Clement’s School and it has been a great change. The growth and learning is exponential. … Continue reading “Break = Reflection Time”
Written by Esther Lee
Han describes the collective feelings of bitterness, grief and shame that Korean nationals harbour as a result of their long history with colonialism. It is so deeply internalized by its people that this affect is often passed down intergenerationally. In “Minor Feelings,” Cathy Park Hong (CPH) points out that this range of emotions can be … Continue reading “Breaking Silence”
Written by Esther Lee
A short, small post to wrap up the year. With 2020 ending, I wanted to compose a HMW to guide my learning in the new year: How might we become culturally responsive and JEDI-driven math educators? As someone starting to learn how to be a more culturally responsive and JEDI-driven mathematics teacher, I have found … Continue reading “A Snowflake Post”
Written by Esther Lee
Recently, I took Harvard’s implicit bias test and found that I have “a slight automatic association for American with European American and Foreign with Asian American.” I was born and raised in Ottawa, where I was one of two Asian Canadian students in my entire grade all throughout elementary school (what up, Ricky Yamamoto?!). English … Continue reading “The Implicit Bias Test”
Written by Esther Lee
In the past few weeks, I’ve been learning more about, and reflecting on the topic of pandemic leadership. What are some mindsets and strategies that might help us navigate the challenges of this crisis? And I wanted to share just a few key reflections and learnings so far. 1. Pandemic leadership across the board. It’s … Continue reading “Reflections on Mindsets and Responses for Pandemic Leadership”
Written by Esther Lee
I’ll start by saying I’m now a fangirl of Frances Frei (it only took a couple podcasts/interviews). She is a Harvard Business School professor with an incredible amount of grit and ambition. She is unapologetically authentic (though she admits to sometimes struggling with this) and serves as a wonderful example of strong female leadership today. … Continue reading “Frances Frei’s Three Pillars of Leadership”
Written by Esther Lee
In part 1, I will focus on the student side and changes that have been occurring in my own practice. In part 2, I will focus on data and conclusions collected from math teachers at Crestwood Preparatory College and discuss what I think this means for the department as a whole. I’m going to cut … Continue reading “Re-thinking How I Teach Math. Part 1: The question, the rationale and student opinion.”
Written by Esther Lee
I just realized that this, in fact, is my SECOND post. People, this is why I gave myself a 3 out of 10 on the blogging proficiency front during yesterday twitter chat T-T Well, without further ado, I present to you, my second post! Reflections from our first face to face: I hadn’t the faintest … Continue reading “Find out if I figured out how to blog(ish)! My Power of Three Reflection.”
Written by Esther Lee
Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share , collaborate and converse as you move through the C21 Action Plan process. This is your first post and an opportunity to share a little bit about yourself as a learner and leader. … Continue reading “My best learning experience”
