Jennifer Ryner

Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century

Jennifer Ryner

Blog Post #1 – What will I do?!

October 3rd, 2026 · No Comments · Uncategorized

UDL Teaching and Learning

What we did today!

Today, we worked with our group and chatted about our strengths as people and teachers. It’s very inspiring being here with like minded people wanting to make change!

Spark

Chosen professional-energy title: “UDL teaching and Learning”

Focus: Using AI more efficiently in the classroom to support UDL: reaching all students through lessons and tools, assessing effectively, and supporting fluency readings, math prompting, and feedback.

Open question: I am torn between this and planning an “Open Minds” program at my school—borrowing language and considering land-based learning, learning beyond, and learning beyond beyond. This could mean authentic learning in one unit per year, where students go into the field for the whole unit and learn from experience.

Add your thoughts: What is drawing you toward one direction or the other?

Facilitation

  • Share knowledge at staff meetings.
  • Happy to lead PD.

Add your thoughts: Who do you hope to learn with? What would you like to explore further?

Impact

Desired impact: Give responsive feedback quickly, see all students in a timely way, and reach all students with leveled, appropriate tools—one lesson for lower- and higher-level learners, or worksheets and readings that can be extended or scaled back.

Add your thoughts: What might success look like?

What do you hope students will experience differently?

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Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school

September 28th, 2026 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Welcome to your first post!: Following each Cohort 21 Face to Face session, we will provide you with several questions to reflect on. By making your thinking visible and publishing your thoughts to this blog, you will be able to engage our powerful support and feedback system and accelerate your professional growth. Please follow the following steps:

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Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our thinking around our 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 to address and leverage this community to get support with.

Question 2: Which of the Season 14 Strands resonates with you and why? Share what you feel is both urgent and important about it for you and your school at the moment and some of the questions you have around moving forward.

 

 

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