Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Jen Gravel
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 … Continue reading “Valuing the learning process over the final mark”
Written by Jen Gravel
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 … Continue reading “Summarizing my Action Plan”
Written by Jen Gravel
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 … Continue reading “Another unit completed, another chance to reflect”
Written by Jen Gravel
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 … Continue reading “Student reflections: what do I really know?”
Written by Jen Gravel
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 … Continue reading “Reflecting on daily learning”