Category: Face 2 Face Sessions

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 […]

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 […]