Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
Last week I was on a boat to Nova Scotia (those things exist on the east coast), heading over for a robotics competition. Knowing I would have 2.5 hours each way of boat time, and knowing I have sea legs, I decided to bring the pile of marking that I really did need to attend … Continue reading “Finding success with my goal”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
Growth is good for us. We need to grow. Teachers want to grow. I want to grow. Students (sometimes reluctantly) want to grow. BUT WHAT DOES GROWTH LOOK LIKE? HOW DO WE MEASURE IT? Which then leads me to think what impact will my growth as a person have on me as a teacher? … Continue reading “How do you measure the growth of an idea?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
I have spent the last few weeks at suppers sitting with teachers/staff and talking to them about creativity – I’ve been researching a lot about creativity, creative endeavours and students academic success tied to creativity as part of some personal goals and really wanted to tie this into my #cohort21 goals for this year. In … Continue reading “What do my students need from me?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
Today we kicked off our second year “This is Me, This is Us” campaign (https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/a-healthy-city/this-is-me/), which was started in our location by one of our Associate Faculty last year. She is currently away working towards her BEd. This year, I want to do more to discuss mental health with my whanau (family group/advisor). … Continue reading “You can’t pour from an empty cup”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
This week I didn’t do something. It was amazing. Last year I assigned a (boring to grade, probably only slightly more interesting to write) paper about metal in the body. I instructed students to research bone replacement/repair and work out how metal was actually used in the body. I even gave them a website to … Continue reading “The best thing I haven’t done”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
An age-old question perhaps. How do you create great learning opportunities for your students when you are not in the room, not knowing which teacher with which experience will be covering your classes. It’s a particularly difficult question for me this Friday as I just found out I won’t be in class on Monday, but my major assessment … Continue reading “How do you engage your kids when you are not there?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
One paragraph in and I know I”m going to love this weeks topic! Week 7 in my “current issues in education” class has us looking at creativity. This is a topic I am becoming passionate about as I read and learn more about authentically creative experiences, the school experience and how often the two do … Continue reading “How do you let kids be bored?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
If you are lucky enough to be active on twitter you know there are a ton of great #hashtags and teachers that supply endless information about what is going on in their classroom, their successes, their projects and the honest ones even share their failure so that we can learn from that too. Personally, I … Continue reading “Where do you find inspiration?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
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”