From our last face-to-face session, I was playing around with a few HMW questions… How might we bring attention to social justice issues through mathematics How might we understand the world through numbers in order to see the world through a more inclusive lens? How might we use math class to teach students to become […]
Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking around the use of TIME. Reflect on why you joined Cohort 21 and your professional goals for this year. Now that the year has begun and you have met your students what IMPORTANT goal might you like […]
I think we can all agree this academic year has been a roller coaster. I have spent a lot of the year feeling like I had very little control and just had to learn to go with it. I have struggled this year with the last-minute pivots to remote learning, or, the daily surprises of […]
To say this year has been a challenge would be an understatement. Juggling students moving from in person to remote, adapting to a whole new routine and schedule as we move from 80 min periods to 2hr 40 min periods, to simply teaching with a mask on and not being able to see smiles on […]
After our last F2F session I left feeling like I had a better handle on my HMW question, but now I again have many thoughts floating around and I wonder if I have over complicated this all for myself. Am I trying to do too much? I feel like I have too many ideas and […]
The 2nd F2F Cohort 21 day was a great reminder that I am not in this alone, and the challenges I face are not unique to my school alone. There are some key issues that we face today as educators, and I was filled with gratitude to be surrounded by people who are passionately looking […]
While chatting to the Academic Director recently he said something that stuck me about the early months of grade 11. He said (and I am paraphrasing slightly) … Around thanksgiving I am certain of two things, the first being I’ll have turkey and the second being I will field calls about the grade 11 math […]
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. […]