Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Laura Ross
I should probably have started with this post, but here goes… I was wondering about how others are arranging their learning platforms and organizing the day-to-day virtual classroom set-up for their students. I would love to hear about other peoples’ tips and tricks in due course. Here is my basic set-up: We are a Google […]
Written by Laura Ross
What worked this week? I finally got around to trying out one of my favourite in person learning activities – Socratic Seminars. Over the last few years, I have been experimenting with different discussion styles including, Parlay, Spider Web and Socratic Seminars. When we returned to school this September, I was wracking my brain to […]
Written by Laura Ross
Back at the end of March, I got in touch with @gnichols about being a part of Cohort21 after a 3 year gap. I wanted to become involved again after the Master’s course I am doing got me thinking about Professional Learning Communities – C21 immediately came to mind as the most productive and valuable […]
Written by Laura Ross
I was lucky enough to participate in Cohort 21 3 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was some of the best professional development I have done throughout my career over the last 15 years. Being involved in the program reignited my intellectual curiosity for teaching and learning having been stuck in somewhat of a […]
Written by Laura Ross
Going into the last F2F meeting, I had already done a preliminary round of experiments relating to my action plan. Based on a comment from @jmedved, I had decided to approach my Vice Principal for help with an upcoming observation assessment. Conveniently, he was also due to come and observe one of my lessons, so […]
Written by Laura Ross
My research question is: How Might We… use a variety of methods – both low and high tech to capture and assess student thinking throughout the inquiry process? I had a fairly clear idea of what I wanted to investigate coming into C21, so I targeted 2 assignments I wanted to develop last term. […]
Written by Laura Ross
Image source: http://lolsnaps.com/funny/185415 My last post was all about reflecting on the mixed results of my work on inquiry and project based learning so far this year. This one is all about iteration. This weekend, we are in Montreal for the SSUNS Model UN conference, run by students from McGill University. I am really sorry to […]
Written by Laura Ross
Image from: http://www.jborden.com/the-best-laid-plans/ Progress Update: It has been a busy couple of weeks, we are in the process of buying our first house, at school, we have had Parent Teacher Interviews (and all the last minute marking in preparation for them). I have been starting to find that my ‘best laid plans’ look rather different […]
Written by Laura Ross
First post, here goes… The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is one of my favorite poems. If you are unfamiliar with it, check out the youtube video link above (very seasonal, a nice 2 minute break). I used it last week with my Grade 10 Careers class in launching their university and career research […]
Written by Laura Ross
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 […]
