Cohort 21 | Alaina Connelly | Activity

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:51:59 -0400

Thanks Mike! I look forward to continuing the Cohort 21 journey with the awesome LCS team that we are a part of. I know there’s a lot of support from colleagues to bounce ideas off of, which I feel so lucky to have.

In reply to - Alaina Connelly wrote a new post on the site Alaina Connelly Do you remember making that magic clay or “goop” out of water and cornstarch? The stuff that remained a solid if you kept working it through your hands […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:25:42 -0400

Thanks Adam, I definitely feel like I’m still very much in the beginner phase of all this and look forward to continuing to grow with my students as you mention

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Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:23:59 -0400

Thanks Derek! That’s the best part about an experience such as this is all the great networking that happens as a result! I look forward to taking greater advantage of it.

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:47:41 -0400

Thanks Laura, I loved playing with that stuff! I am proud of what I’ve done and am looking forward to starting the school year with a goal in mind (but first the long break before that happens:))

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Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:04:50 -0400

I like that idea – I would like there to be structured check-ins, as I know the school year will just take off and it might get forgotten about.

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Fri, 15 Apr 2016 02:26:42 -0400

Do you remember making that magic clay or “goop” out of water and cornstarch? The stuff that remained a solid if you kept working it through your hands but turned into a liquid once you stopped and it would melt […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:00:31 -0500

A solid formative collection is definetly being generated from this. I have used doc appender before for my Community Service stuff but haven’t used it for feedback – great idea!

In reply to - Alaina Connelly wrote a new post on the site Alaina Connelly It was an inspiring and productive Saturday at The York School for our second Cohort 21 Face-to-face session. Working through the Design Thinking […]

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Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:35:40 -0500

This is great Leslie, such a valuable question that I think we are all asking. What if you created lessons based on the different styles that you are asking students about and have them perform a similar exit activity. Do you think they would still prefer the lecture and perform equally between lecture style and project based learning? A thought!

In reply to - Leslie McBeth wrote a new post on the site Leslie McBeth Should schools focus on preparing students for real life or for University? Wait…aren’t those the same thing? As I explained in my last post, recent […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:26:37 -0500

THIS is ME! I took french from SK to OAC and felt like I missed out on a lot of basic information because I had some not so great french teachers and only felt like we conjugated verbs (which for the life of me I can’t remember!). Having gone to France this past summer I was able to clear the cobwebs and was forced to speak french, something I…Read more

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet … I mean I took French until Grade 12 but I never learned to speak. Everyone in my family is bad at French. Sound familiar? For decades, we’ve graduated […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:17:10 -0500

You bring up very similar points to how I’ve been feeling about this whole process. Thinking of a plan and being excited then slowly (or at times quickly) losing momentum. Keep going! Like you said this is only the beginning and really seeing what changes you want to make is something that so many teachers dont’ do, so you are off in the right…Read more

In reply to - Melissa Jolicoeur wrote a new post on the site Melissa Jolicoeur I admit I leave our sessions at Cohort 21 energized with enthusiasm for all that I am going to do, to be the teacher I can be…no… am and then the […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:25:35 -0500

Thanks Adam – this looks like a really easy way to get a quick snapshot of student learning. Thank you!

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:24:22 -0500

Thanks for the blog Justin – will definitely look into this new tool.

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:22:54 -0500

Thanks Jan, I’m feeling much better about the change and am finding it more beneficial for my practice.

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Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:55:42 -0500

It was an inspiring and productive Saturday at The York School for our second Cohort 21 Face-to-face session. Working through the Design Thinking process allowed me to better synthesize my action plan and come […]

Alaina Connelly posted a new activity comment

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:52:16 -0500

Hi Dave,
This is long overdue but I’m now starting to make headway on my attempt to tackle formative assessments. Looking forward to the coming months to continue using tools and changing things up for my students learning.

In reply to - Alaina Connelly wrote a new post on the site Alaina Connelly Just when I didn’t think I could squeeze anything more into my day, here I am at 10:30 pm on duty in the residence, having finally started writing my […]

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Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:50:58 -0500

Hi Celeste,
This response is LOOOOONG overdue mostly because I think I’ve been overthinking my next steps to the point where I was feeling stuck weeks after our second F2F. Since coming back from Christmas, I’m feeling much more relaxed (as I’m sure everyone does) and more focused on what I’m wanting to get out of this whole process. I’m…Read more

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Wed, 04 Nov 2015 03:15:51 -0500

Just when I didn’t think I could squeeze anything more into my day, here I am at 10:30 pm on duty in the residence, having finally started writing my report cards, after a busy day of teaching, planning and […]

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Tue, 27 Oct 2015 01:09:57 -0400

I’ve been exploring the use of Diigo on my own and just introduced it my GLS students last week. There were many kinks and questions from my students from a small homework assignment that was due today, but in c […]

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Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:20:14 -0400

Cohort 21 Day 1 – It was a cold and dark morning, the car windshield was frosty and the sun was only just starting to think about shining its face onto the horizon. The car was filled with excitement, nervousness […]

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