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 […]
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 […]
After a completely awesome final F2F session at UCC at the end of April, I was excited to take what I had shared and learned back to the broader community of SCS staff. At our May staff meeting, I spoke briefly about the Cohort 21 experience and the basis of my project using the augmented reality […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]