One of my goals for this year was focused around student involvement, engagement, and participation in all types of learning environments. At the beginning of the year, the focus was more on the virtual learners in our hybrid model and ensuring their voices were being heard in a lesson. One strategy I used was an […]
One positive aspect of this new learning environment has been giving myself the opportunity to try new things. In past years, I’ll admit I could easily get caught up in making sure I taught every single criteria in the curriculum. I wanted to make sure that I set my students up for success in the […]
As I write this post and try to put my thoughts into words, I’m still trying to determine the focus of my Action Plan this year. Just like last year, I have a few things that just aren’t quite right in my teaching practice but I can’t just yet put a finger on what they […]
In just a few days, we will be gathering for the final F2F session of this year’s Cohort 21. I’m excited to share my journey. The beginning: I came into Cohort 21 with an idea of what I thought my classroom was missing. Having used VNPS regularly, I thought the missing link was getting students […]
Having just completed another unit in Calculus, I thought it would be appropriate to update the current step in my action plan. Continuing on the journey to have student self-reflect on their learning, I decided to do 3 new things in this unit. First step: Even though we continue to generate “I can… ” statements […]
My focus this year has been around student self-reflection to direct their personalized learning in my classes. My goal is to have students move away from a focus solely on the final answer to assess what they know but more on the process of solving a mathematical question. At the last F2F session, I was […]
Over the last few years, there has been a shift in my mathematics classroom from passive learning to active learning. In the past, students in my classes would have spent a lesson filling in a worksheet and then had time to practice the skill of the day. Students could sit back and wait for the […]
Using VNPS (vertical non-permanent surfaces) in my classroom has greatly changed student learning. No longer is the teacher the only holder of knowledge, students have more opportunities to learn from each other and share their knowledge with their peers. Students also enjoy the problem solving using VNPS. When I interviewed 6 students this week, they […]
Today was the first Face to Face meeting of this year’s Cohort 21 and I’m so excited. The energy from the educators that surrounded me was amazing! I’m so looking forward to this journey this year and thrilled to be part of this group. I’m not new to blogging. I created my first blog 2 […]
Welcome to Cohort 21. This is the first post on your new blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share and collaborate as you move through the C21 learning cycle towards your action plan. Cohort 21 is a unique professional development opportunity open to CIS Ontario […]