Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Laura Mustard
Since our second Face 2 Face at The York School I’ve had the chance to ponder my “how might we.” Following the design thinking process totally blew open the question for me and I’m looking forward to delving deeper into some of the key components and strategies that I identified in our third Face 2 … Continue reading “Confident and Competent Researchers: Action Plan Update”
Written by Laura Mustard
Our second Face 2 Face session at The York School was a whirlwind of inspiration and creativity as we followed a design thinking protocol, adapted from Design Thinking for Educators, to arrive at “how might we” questions to guide our Action Plans. Check out the thoughtful and informative posts from my SCS colleagues @chazzard and … Continue reading “Thinking BIG with Design Thinking for my Action Plan”
Written by Laura Mustard
As with most new starts, this new school year comes with lots of changes for me. There are changes to my role in the library and at Cohort 21 – I’m so excited to be returning as a coach! I was reflecting on this time last year and my first post to this blog which … Continue reading “A New Year and a New Role”
Written by Laura Mustard
I’m looking forward to our Final F2F at UCC this Friday – sharing some updates and final reflections on my Action Plan, and hearing the same from my Cohort peeps. It’s been really exciting to share how we all go about cultivating a love of reading in our students. In addition to this post, please check … Continue reading “For the Love of Reading: Reflections on my Action Plan”
Written by Laura Mustard
It’s time for an Action Plan update! It’s far past time, really, but second term went by in a flash and it’s hard to believe we’re in the “home stretch” of both the school year and of Cohort 21. Not that our journey as Cohort members will end as the school year does; this powerful, innovative … Continue reading “Leveraging Student Voices”
Written by Laura Mustard
One of my fears, starting out as a new member of a new cohort, was that the experience of Cohort 21 would emphasize the use of tools (apps, programs, hardware) at the expense authentic interactions between us as professionals and us and our students. Now, a few weeks into the C21 experience, I’m taking a … Continue reading “Collaborative Hangouts”
