{"id":42,"date":"2016-10-15T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T21:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mackenzieneale\/?p=42"},"modified":"2016-11-16T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T15:57:20","slug":"a-brand-new-ballgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mackenzieneale\/2016\/10\/15\/a-brand-new-ballgame\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brand New Ballgame"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"myimage-1\"<\/a>“You’re going to hate me”, my boyfriend texts as he sends me a photo of four tickets to the ALCS Game 2, knowing full well I am unable to make the roadtrip to Cleveland thanks to\u00a0a more important commitment. But what could be better than experiencing live playoff baseball, you ask? Why, it was the first face-to-face Cohort21 session of season 5, of course!<\/p>\n

I have been following the Toronto Blue Jays closely this season, having missed only a handful of games due to other priorities, and was lucky to be able to attend Game 3 of the ALDS. And despite my love\u00a0for this great game and a\u00a0team near and dear to my heart, my excitement for developing my teaching practise is even greater. There are few things that get my heart and mind racing with endless possibilities quite like awesome PD. The opportunity to “geek out” with like-minded people, integrating exciting tech tools with design-thinking seems like something I can really get behind.<\/p>\n

After my first F2F session, I have so many questions and ideas knocking around in my brain, I feel invigorated. I wonder how I will use this blog to best express my thoughts and feelings towards this process at Cohort21. I wonder what aspect of my teaching I will choose to focus my action plan on. I wonder how I will share my learning with my colleagues without overwhelming their already hectic lives. I love thinking about the possibilities for professional learning that will help create even more of an inviting and invigorating classroom environment for the boys I teach.<\/p>\n

I think today was the beginning of a brand new ballgame for me – one in which I learn from the expertise of passionate, engaged educators and apply my learning directly into my every day work. I’m ready to knock this year out of the park!<\/p>\n

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