Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Lisa Mitchell
I have been teaching for quite a few years, and like many of you reading this post, I’ve developed my craft over the years and have tried my best to learn something every day that helps me be a better teacher and human than I was yesterday. I absolutely love my job as a Grade … Continue reading “Urgent and Important”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
So, I have not blogged YET this year. I had great intentions to continue after my posts with Cohort21 last year, but it didn’t happen. I could say that I have been ‘busy,’ but there are no points for being busy! Maybe I have just been ‘too engaged.’ It could be that I have been … Continue reading “The Power of ‘YET’”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
I can still remember the thoughts that exploded through my mind when my principal asked me if I was interested in attending Cohort21 this year. My immediate response was YEEEEEEESSSSSS! I had eavesdropped in on Cohort21, and was able to attend a couple of F2F sessions during the past several years, but had never participated … Continue reading “Cooking Up Some Fun With the Gods of Cohort 21”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
It is socially acceptable for people to refer to themselves as not being good at math. You may have heard someone say “I don’t have a math brain” or “I’m not a math person”, but how many times have you heard the same about language? Typically people do not openly admit to not being … Continue reading “Believe it or not….I’m a math person (and a reading person too)”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
As I have mentioned previously, my original Action Plan was to increase Grit, Resilience and Perseverance with Grade 2 Math students, but I expanded my plan to incorporate supporting teachers with this outcome for all students. Before I get into writing about how my action plan is going, (slowly in case you are wondering) I … Continue reading “Walking the Talk with Grit and Resilience – The steps our Junior School took to create a Growth Mindset Character Education Program”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
We have had an amazing week in Grade 2. I received an email from our Advancement Department earlier this week, asking if they could film a project that the Grade 2 students had been working on since September, for CHCH Morning Live. They wanted to highlight our project as an example of academic excellence. WOW, … Continue reading “PBL and the Mouse Library changed my LIFE!”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
Our school, which is four schools within one, (Jr. Middle, Sr. and Montessori) has been focusing on math. We as members of the Cohort 21 community (there is one participant from each school) have been asked to incorporate math into our action plans. What I originally chose to work on was… HMW increase grit, resilience … Continue reading “My Action Plan So Far…”
Written by Lisa Mitchell
When I was growing up, the education system was based on the passing of knowledge from one being to another. The teacher’s role was to fill students’ cups up with information so that they could get a good job. I think I had a hole in my cup. New information was not easily attained…. or … Continue reading “Making it with an Empty Cup”
Written by Lisa 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 … Continue reading “Welcome to Cohort 21”
