Cohort 21 | Alessandra Matera | Mentions

Justin Medved posted a new activity comment

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 03:08:16 -0400

@amatera A bunch of small steps all add up to one big one. Reading through your Action Plan reveals a teacher who made some meaningful changes her pedagogical practices that had a deep impact on student learning. From where I am sitting that is no small feat and you should feel really proud of how far you have come. I love how Design Thinking has…Read more

In reply to - Alessandra Matera wrote a new post on the site Alessandra Matera Thinking back to the first F2F Cohort 21 session, I had no idea what to expect. Colleagues raved about the experience and attempted to explain it to […]

Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:18:24 -0400

Hey @amatera!
Looking through what you had planned, there is no doubt that there is enough there to keep 3 people busy, let alone 1. Looking forward to hearing more about your action plan and where it has led you.

See you on Friday!

In reply to - Alessandra Matera wrote a new post on the site Alessandra Matera Here I am on the eve of the Cohort 21 F2F trying to post my latest blog post in the nick of time. This year I am teaching a completely […]

Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:18:20 -0400

Hello @amatera! Looks like we are both thinking about the same things – how to engage our students and revamp our classes so that students are driving g their learning through inquiry.

I just finished an inquiry unit in grade 9 geography, I’ll have to seek you out and tell you about it! I’d love to hear what you have been doing in your…Read more

Justin Medved posted a new activity comment

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 01:52:18 -0500

@amatera Did you get closer to refining your Action Plan on Friday? Hopefully you came away with some new ideas and a clear plan on how to embed inquiry into some upcoming units.