Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Kathryn Mitchell
After reading some of the responses posted here, I empathize with what has already been coined as “Cohort 21 Guilt”. I procrastinated writing this final reflection because I felt like I hadn’t done “enough”. I now realize there’s no such thing as “enough”. My action plan focused on the notion of “success”. What is “success”? […]
Written by Kathryn Mitchell
Happy New Year! My HMW question has evolved to become: “How might we shift our students’ perspective of success to be more reflective of learning and less mark based?” This stemmed from: “How might we help redefine success and promote a love of learning and not an unhealthy focus on final marks?” At our last […]
Written by Kathryn Mitchell
Learning to manage technology: It still boggles my mind when I think that students of today don’t know a world without iPads, iPhones, social media… I often wonder how this constant exposure to screen time affects their development both physically and socially. As much as I love what technology can do, I worry when I […]
Written by Kathryn Mitchell
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 […]