Cohort 21 | Alina Ianovskaia | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/aianovskaia/activity/ Activity feed for Alina Ianovskaia. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 e7214d03a6cd01ac0a1ec2a041f46acd Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=146 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 23:55:33 -0400 Morning. Manhattan is bustling. Most have had at least one cup of coffee and yellow cabs are whizzing by. Art21 participants are tucked away into the top floor of the Whitney for an exclusive early morning […]

]]> 0e7161b44d4a48d163fc71f4731767ab Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=134 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:24:53 -0400 I’m in love with a number. 21. Who would have thought that two amazing communities would have a number of all things in common. I’m hoping that by blogging on the cohort21 blog I might have some […]

]]> e088245144ee4a36b70ecc1dca6a4c14 Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=123 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:39:05 -0400 Wow! What a busy day. Filled with possibilities, best practices and so much food for thought. I was feeling guilty for not finishing up my last post prior to our last F2F, but now I’m grateful for having the […]

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]]> b3bb5041e784a8db6aa740aa095d296b Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/04/04/cohort21-art21-why-not/#comment-31 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:02:44 -0400 oh, so sweet. thank you.
It’s interesting because I’ve had these ideas for a long time, but it’s really helpful and empowering to record them in some way. I think also sharing with others is helping me be more accountable for my process, otherwise it tends to get pushed to the back burner.
Love society6 website. Thanks for the introduction.

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia Being part of Cohort21 has been so inspirational and motivational that I can’t believe it’s almost over. A couple months ago I was exploring the ART21 […] ]]> 52f8246075f51500ffeee574a0aaaec9 Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=118 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:48:35 -0400 Being part of Cohort21 has been so inspirational and motivational that I can’t believe it’s almost over. A couple months ago I was exploring the ART21 website and found the ART21 Educators program.

 

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]]> 68d9a7e72ebc8cc8c2b08e5f271bec8b Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/grahamvogt/2016/03/20/action-plan-2016-one-step-backwards-and/#comment-37 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:14:05 -0400 It’s so easy to feel guilty. I fall into guilt all the time. I tried re-framing it as I’m too ambitions in my goals… but that doesn’t work too well.

I’m also interested in your “do-more” section. I’ve been working with a similar framework of a/r/tography. It’s the intersections of artist/researcher/teacher. It sounds like this is perhaps a…Read more

In reply to - Graham Vogt wrote a new post on the site GRAHAM VOGT This is embarrassing. I fell off the Cohort 21 wagon and I feel terrible about myself. “Cohort21 guilt” is a real thing (no matter how self imposed!). At lea […] ]]> bc38a285ce056c5d237ae251bd41ce1b Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2016/03/28/google-innovators-finding-your-hedgehog/#comment-214 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:30:56 -0400 I get so frustrated with my tab management. I’ll open things up, get distracted, move onto another and consistently have multiple things on the go at the same time. My sticky note to do lists are out of control, and then I have even more lists on my idea sticky notes, and then more notes on brainstorming other alternative ideas… I love/hate how…Read more

In reply to - Leslie McBeth wrote a new post on the site Leslie McBeth I currently have 22 tabs open on my computer. I’m writing a blog post, following the #deeperlearning Twitter posts from the conference in Pittsburg, c […] ]]> 7258466ad57e46109821c66248a7986f Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/03/08/through-change-into-ambiguity/#comment-29 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:54:54 -0400 Hi Derek,
Thanks for sharing that routine! I think I’ll use that when they are doing their elevator pitch. What a great way of guiding without an end in mind. NAEA was awesome! There is so much to share! I’ve been talking everyone’s ear off. They might be getting sick of me 😉

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia       So far throughout this project I have found myself in ambiguity. In a space between the known and the unknown. Between action and re […] ]]> e7a99bb3714dc1af59f73432f7e111f7 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/03/08/through-change-into-ambiguity/#comment-28 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:52:46 -0400 Thanks Ruth! It’s exciting. Some of my kids are enjoying the process of ambiguity, while others are craving more structure. It’s interesting how they react, I wonder how I would react?

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia       So far throughout this project I have found myself in ambiguity. In a space between the known and the unknown. Between action and re […] ]]> 35157c310abf6626a12adfe3c46408dd Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=76 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:22:43 -0400 National Arts Education Association Convention was AMAZING! It was recommended to me by Tamara Doleman, one of my colleagues (Thank you!). Because I’ve never been to such a thing I had pretty low expectations. One […]

]]> 01031efe7676cd5c06b146f56e658f8f Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/03/08/through-change-into-ambiguity/#comment-25 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:35:14 -0400 Thanks so much Geri-Lee! The process is getting interesting, I’ve just come back for the National Art Educators Association convention and I’m full of ideas! I think I’m going to do a post just on that. So exciting!

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia       So far throughout this project I have found myself in ambiguity. In a space between the known and the unknown. Between action and re […] ]]> 9d619525e9c94a51846023f541dceb30 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/03/08/through-change-into-ambiguity/#comment-23 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:39:35 -0500 Tamara, Thank you for your wonderful comment! Heart Art! I’m really excited to see where this will go next, so many possibilities!

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia       So far throughout this project I have found myself in ambiguity. In a space between the known and the unknown. Between action and re […] ]]> 3c83f2d3d4ea5572d293ed232851e301 Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=52 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:54:38 -0500  

 

 

So far throughout this project I have found myself in ambiguity. In a space between the known and the unknown. Between action and re-action. In-between real world and the virtual. These in […]

]]> dade369d61954dda8594bafe1d489405 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/02/21/into-action-art-and-social-responsibility/#comment-21 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:06:04 -0500 Hi Garth,

Oooh, these are really fleshy questions. Thank you. I have been wondering about these for a while, but haven’t been able to put them into words. I’ve discussed change with my students, specifically of what kind of change they can create, and they think it would be amazing actually changing something, but even if that doesn’t happen…Read more

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia The role and responsibility of an artist is not limited to recording events, places and people through time. Art is itself a product of our time, a […] ]]> b65c98df538a118c195ff6b4a4bfb009 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/02/21/into-action-art-and-social-responsibility/#comment-20 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:02:15 -0500 Thanks Justin, I might ask for further help on this in a little bit. We are using Wix at the moment to present this work. Some of my students are eager to link up their social media accounts to this. I was super excited about this to start with, but recently am a little hesitant. Once the website is published, does that mean that everything that…Read more

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia The role and responsibility of an artist is not limited to recording events, places and people through time. Art is itself a product of our time, a […] ]]> e3eb4077f9817bbd46bfcddfe84069f0 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/02/21/into-action-art-and-social-responsibility/#comment-19 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:57:58 -0500 Derek,
Thanks for your feedback! I’m looking into ways of involving artists in the process as well. We actually started brainstorming some ideas of how some of the funds we raise from the Art show this year will go towards sponsoring a Syrian refugee family and the other half towards connecting our students with practicing artists who use…Read more

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia The role and responsibility of an artist is not limited to recording events, places and people through time. Art is itself a product of our time, a […] ]]> 0d5f4d77e842cc1eaad4d28edd0c6691 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2016/02/21/into-action-art-and-social-responsibility/#comment-18 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:54:36 -0500 Hey Les!
Thanks for the great feedback. We decided to use Wix and make a website which students can use for their entire Art course, and then continue using next year to build up their portfolio of work. We are having them use a page for their Campaigns that they are developing. I’m trying allow for ambiguity for how they are developing this,…Read more

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia The role and responsibility of an artist is not limited to recording events, places and people through time. Art is itself a product of our time, a […] ]]> c7d46ab222efa9467f8ef01c85e6867a Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=48 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:56:50 -0500 The role and responsibility of an artist is not limited to recording events, places and people through time. Art is itself a product of our time, a reflection of thought, intention, and passion. Some photographers […]

]]> e01fd39a203ab0aa86400758f10e80ec Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2015/10/17/hello-world/#comment-12 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 16:23:16 -0500 Thanks Brian! It’s exciting to work on this!

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia   Community building, insightful presentations, good food and hands on workshops, what a day this has been. The brightest reminder for me as an […] ]]> 38ebf3209a182854e3624a8ac6eda8a3 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/melissajolicoeur/2016/02/16/i-had-to-break-up-with-my-action-plan/#comment-25 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:15:27 -0500 I love your plan! From the sound of it it’s not really a break up, just a development. I think you are working on independence by giving your students confidence. Building up their resilience and risk taking. What a fantastic idea! I love plants, green, gardening. What can I do to help?

One thing that popped into my mind, I went to a Waldorf…Read more

In reply to - Melissa Jolicoeur wrote a new post on the site Melissa Jolicoeur  I need to break up with my action plan Of course I enjoyed our third face to face at MARs but I did not leave feeling the same, yes the full […] ]]> dd3374e567968cb39ce41314e4a8d33f Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2016/02/17/action-plan-meet-google/#comment-195 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:04:53 -0500 How exciting! You will be an amazing Google cohort member I am sure! I love your big idea of education, what a fantastic way to think about learning. It’s interesting how physical structures that we are so committed to can restrain our creativity of what can be achieved outside of school. I’ve been toying with the idea of applying to Art21 cohort,…Read more

In reply to - Leslie McBeth wrote a new post on the site Leslie McBeth Back in December, a couple of my colleagues (thanks Charles) nominated me for the Google Certified Innovator program. I had heard of the program and […] ]]> 1daa7d5bdf1d66e7ad3d0c292a3c4b3a Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2016/01/28/first-steps-towards-wow/#comment-1273 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:10:39 -0500 I just heard about this awesome website story maps (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/) where you can use google maps, or upload your own, and then use geotagging to pin photos as well as annotations about the image. It seems really cool. You can use historic maps, contemporary, imaginative…

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow We are now into week four of this History adventure and there have been some ups and downs…some moments of sheer brilliance and some moments of […] ]]> 1c75cfed2786b78207fc50f8922f668f Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/blukyng/2016/02/02/road-to-personalized-learning-in-chemistry-stage-1/#comment-27 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:03:06 -0500 Hi Bluky,

I really enjoyed reading your post. I wonder how personalized learning and inquiry based collaborative learning can work together? I’m still thinking through this, in a way they are not compatible, but perhaps there is a sweet spot where some magic can happen. I really appreciate that you took the time to survey your students and are…Read more

In reply to - Miss B wrote a new post on the site Miss B Over the December Academic Week (The week before the winter break), I asked my grade 11 students to complete a very long survey. Most of the questions in the survey are […] ]]> 997861c1cad8590c0c244f2351156e3b Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/garthnichols/classroom/why-mindfulness-counts-today/#comment-1534 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:32:19 -0500 Garth, Love this post. I recently started having students focus on mindful drawing for the first 5-10 min of class. Some really enjoy it, while others struggle to get into that state of mind. It’s a difficult transition from the busy halls, from other classes, other encounters physical or digital, into a mindful space. Thank you for sharing.

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols I am always asking my students to engage with their learning. I am often asking of my students to focus, and expecting them to pay attention during the […] ]]> 381558705edb974e064eef5473222e7e Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/2015/12/13/thinking-re-thinking-planning-repeat/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:00:27 -0500 As an Art teacher I’m super excited about this idea of maker spaces, such an interesting notion, and I can see many interconnections to an art studio space. I wonder what are all the similarities? I wonder if this is not a natural extension of an art room? What are all the ways that these could be made to interconnect?

In reply to - Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell After our last Face-2-Face session, I thought that I knew exactly what my action plan would be, “How would I re-design my room into a Makerspace/’ but the […] ]]> 7d37cf699711ad0adf46a91a7aca1b6a Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2015/12/04/what-is-the-purpose-of-school/#comment-186 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:26:24 -0500 Hi Leslie,

Love how your engaging your students in your thinking process, what a great authentic way to develop an idea. It’s interesting how they chose lectures, I wonder why that is… I wonder how these responses might change depending on how long the students have been out of school. Reflecting back when they are in university, or later in…Read more

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 […] ]]> fa564e7d5118c83f5b55b79600b70d35 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2015/12/01/intersectionality-art-and-social-justice/#comment-8 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:33:12 -0500 I was thinking about Street Art and Graffiti, or the idea of anti-art. Still need some refinement and thinking time to consider options. I’m also wondering how I might integrate tech into it. That took me on the train of thought of getting work out through tech…

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia Wow what a day! After the first meeting I felt a certain amount of uncertainty, a little confusion… I felt like I was inhabiting this gray space […] ]]> 24b781f834aa31f269118749928ebbe4 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2015/12/01/intersectionality-art-and-social-justice/#comment-7 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:30:28 -0500 Thanks Justin for the link! Great connection to some of my classes at the moment.

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia Wow what a day! After the first meeting I felt a certain amount of uncertainty, a little confusion… I felt like I was inhabiting this gray space […] ]]> e0eebb3dbe25cad5020886cf8e548520 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2015/12/01/intersectionality-art-and-social-justice/#comment-6 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:07:45 -0500 Thanks Laura! Today I was working with the idea of play with some of my Gr. 11 students, and they were really struggling with ambiguity. Play is something that students get to do less and less of as they go through school, I’m curious about the intersections of play-ambiguity-creativity.

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia Wow what a day! After the first meeting I felt a certain amount of uncertainty, a little confusion… I felt like I was inhabiting this gray space […] ]]> 7f70bfb26483083755a69065418389d6 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/christinelovrics/2015/11/26/crazy-enough-to-change/#comment-10 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:40:46 -0500 Christine, what a fantastic post. You’ve identified many of the questions that I’ve been struggling with and working on figuring out. I do think that this process of questioning that you are going through, this openness to possibilities, is what your students are learning to grasp. Perhaps this is more relevant then the actual content? I love your…Read more

In reply to - Christine Lovrics wrote a new post on the site Christine Lovrics We as educators are at a crossroads of change. We have a vague and blurred vision of where we should head, and a not so clear way to get there. We […] ]]> e0ded4d2d26bf55c9531f737c9f7e5a4 Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lauramustard/2015/11/30/thinking-big-with-design-thinking-for-my-action-plan/#comment-24 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:28:27 -0500 What a great question to start your explorations with! It’s really interesting how this process allows more questions to come up to the surface instead, it allows us an opportunity to enjoy the unknown. Thanks for sharing!

In reply to - Laura Mustard wrote a new post on the site Laura Mustard Our second Face 2 Face session at The York School was a whirlwind of inspiration and creativity as we followed a design thinking protocol, adapted from […] ]]> 1499bc0b79810e4556ce74a2ad5c1d9f Alina Ianovskaia posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/2015/10/17/hello-world/#comment-2 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:22:37 -0500 Thanks! Still working on getting my feet wet.

In reply to - Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia   Community building, insightful presentations, good food and hands on workshops, what a day this has been. The brightest reminder for me as an […] ]]> 28100e63acfac0bb3a2d27827b7f5fcd Alina Ianovskaia wrote a new post on the site Alina Ianovskaia http://cohort21.com/alinaianovskaia/?p=41 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:21:06 -0500 Wow what a day! After the first meeting I felt a certain amount of uncertainty, a little confusion… I felt like I was inhabiting this gray space in-between the known and unknown. This gray in-between is an […]

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