Cohort 21 | Brent Hurley | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/brenthurley/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Brent Hurley. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 16191584d6bc1554f99f3d8eb78766aa bblack posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/brandonblack/2019/11/11/taking-a-risk-on-unit-conferencing-2-2/#comment-18 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 01:55:25 -0500 Thanks, @gnichols for the valued insights! @brenthurley continually helps me to improve my practices and I’ve taken your advice and reached out to @danielleganley. I had previously considered getting feedback after this process and decided to do so (and am glad I did!). I built on your questions as the basis of the feedback; the results are nearly…Read more

In reply to - bblack wrote a new post on the site Brandon Black “Reflect, reflect, reflect!” This is likely a phrase that my students have heard continuously since the start of the school year as I’ve been mindful of regularly g […] ]]> 091667c1825149ca8f5815fd0965e4b9 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/marisahoskins/2019/10/30/coaching-as-a-technology-integration-specialist/#comment-5 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:57:38 -0500 I really like this question Marisa – one that I am sure many are grappling with. Firstly, I would encourage you to explore how both models might be interwoven in your approach holistically, and certainly depending on the end-user. You might be interested in a few that have been down this road before: @brenthurley @achuter @acampbellrogers and @ddou…Read more

In reply to - Marisa Hoskins wrote a new post on the site Marisa Hoskins Hi Cohort 21! I really enjoyed meeting you all in October and am looking forward to learning with you throughout the course of this year. One of the big […] ]]> ccaae9dde92ca07d6a9785e9b92eae3b Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/brandonblack/2019/11/11/taking-a-risk-on-unit-conferencing-2-2/#comment-12 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:33:53 -0500 Powerful stuff here Brandon! Thanks for sharing your assessments and to reconnecting us with @mmurray. I am sure that you’re also talking to @brenthurley too. You should check out his work, and that of @danielleganley.

I am wondering about what this looks like behind-the-scenes for the students. Have you given any thought to collecting…Read more

In reply to - bblack wrote a new post on the site Brandon Black “Reflect, reflect, reflect!” This is likely a phrase that my students have heard continuously since the start of the school year as I’ve been mindful of regularly g […] ]]> 14a5bc8a8ec71c5ff0f5e664081a6e9e Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/brandonblack/2019/10/15/finding-my-focus/#comment-8 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:35:19 -0400 Brandon,

What a great reflection on assessment – sustainability is something that has been explored in the past. I encourage you to check out or get in touch with @brenthurley and @danielleganley who are gurus of assessment and their action plans are amazing – and still on-the-go! If you need support @egelleny can help you get in…Read more

In reply to - bblack wrote a new post on the site Brandon Black Imagine this: you go to your first Cohort 21 session and leave buzzing. After a week back in the classroom, you begin to get bogged down by the day-to-day minutia […] ]]> ce104381d96e43755a9d4881241fa6da Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jessicasheppard/2019/10/12/sub-2-closing-the-praxis-gap/#comment-11 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:56:26 -0400 Happy Thanksgiving Jess and everyone called out bellow.
I’m thankful for a lot these day at right now i’m thankful for this post and that we have created a community and platform where leaders like @jsheppard are able to express their perspectives and views on education for the betterment and benefit of everyone. I just finished watching Eliud…Read more

In reply to - Jess Sheppard wrote a new post on the site Jess Sheppard At ~04:15 EST on Saturday, 12 October, Eliud Kipchoge crossed the finish line of the Ineos 1:59 challenge in Vienna, having completed a marathon […] ]]> 1984e93a2058f7beda1e90dbbd037342 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emiliamartin/2018/10/31/first-twitter-chat/#comment-24 Sat, 03 Nov 2018 18:48:01 -0400 You know what I love about this post – other than the great writing and the way you’ve shared so much about yourself in context of your background (Polish) and vulnerabilities (OC) is that this is a great way to leverage the amazing questions from the Twitter Chat to construct a blog!

We’ve had quite a few of our participants look at Blended…Read more

In reply to - Emilia Martin wrote a new post on the site Emilia Martin Tonight was a first for me. Participating in a Twitter chat lead by Tina Jagdeo and Laura Mustard opened up yet another wonderful way to connect with ed […] ]]> 6e4a546fe76a0437d5aefd1b561bfb45 Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/?p=169 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:05:44 -0500 The idea for the pinwheel discussions was passed along to me from @brenthurley who frequently fires emails my way that have subject lines like “you might like this” or “cool resource”. It’s awesome, much appre […]

]]> 761e7a56bb91e3c100f32dde8f0ccf28 Justin Medved commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Jill Baptist https://cohort21.com/jillbaptist/2017/11/06/experience-teaches/#comment-4 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 02:42:29 -0500 a5c837e3aab117956fd02167fa016e53 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-36 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 17:43:06 -0400 This post sets us up nicely to not only know more about you, but also to know more about your thinking and direction. One thing to consider is sharing WHO are the influencers for you in these two areas of building a culture of reading (check out @gvogt and @brenthurley and @shelleythomas for starters) and rethinking grades and feedback (check out @…Read more

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle “We don’t hope for miracles. We make miracles a reality by doing more than we ever thought possible”.   This sentiment was instilled in me by my rowing […] ]]> 662e82fd47c2d94c325c52df584bc5f8 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2017/01/12/teaching-for-the-unknown-an-action-plan-in-progress/#comment-269 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:15:40 -0400 @brenthurley I would love to know how this all ended up. Before the last face to face could you do a final wrap up post? We would love to do another “coaches corner” share and link to the most recent coach posts.

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley Inspiration can come from anywhere and at anytime. Thanks to the initiative of fellow cult, I mean Cohort member, Nichola Bendle, I got my act in gear and […] ]]> 78259756055a558c73bfa72a5938db13 Tomas Johnstone posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonwood/2017/01/09/the-world-without-a-map/#comment-25 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 23:06:34 -0500 Hey @jwood and @brenthurley loved your ideas and I am “mapping” something similar. Let’s talk on friday

In reply to - Jason Wood wrote a new post on the site Jason Wood Imagine showing up to class one day without any lesson plans. Does the thought make you squirm? What would your day look like? Would you hastily have students […] ]]> d669314c45a847fdab98f4c1bb14b596 Jennifer Weening posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2016/11/07/does-choice-confidence/#comment-266 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:36:24 -0500 @brenthurley –

I love your “entry ticket” idea. I’ve often heard of an exit ticket, but using an entry ticket instead allows you to really focus in on the areas of need for that class. The questions you asked, as well, seemed to really give you information that was useful for making decisions about the direction of the class.

I can’t wait…Read more

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley Here’s a quick update to my last blog post (“You Can’t Handle The Truth”), where students in my grade 12 English class are working on a summative evaluation […] ]]> 14259925ea0c01cbe1a4ff77bfa574c0 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2016/11/07/does-choice-confidence/#comment-265 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:10:58 -0500 @brenthurley Thank you for opening up your rubrics to the world. Evaluation is the toughest part of our job and where teachers are most vulnerable to criticism. It takes self confidence and an passion for improvement to share in this way. Thank you for also modelling what we want all of this years cohort to do. Share, reflect and question.…Read more

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley Here’s a quick update to my last blog post (“You Can’t Handle The Truth”), where students in my grade 12 English class are working on a summative evaluation […] ]]> b762a7e1fb851d15b77c850b31f8e312 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2016/11/03/you-cant-handle-the-truth/#comment-262 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:46:55 -0400 @brenthurley Way to go! Inspiring @gvogt and @ckirsh to drop some gems into this conversation and push some great ideas forward. Also nice to see Myke Healy jump in here. It means your ideas are being read by those outside of the Cohort as well.

Back to your post……

I think one way to translate the student statement of “I have no…Read more

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley In the Rob Reiner film “A Few Good Men”, the climax of the movie comes when Lt. Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, puts his arch nemesis, Col. Jessep, played by […] ]]> b9ef473cb9aa0f4ea4303b08489fe00e Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/danielleganley/2016/10/23/mama-said-there-would-be-days-like-this/#comment-108 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 21:17:46 -0400 @danielleganley Thank you for sharing this! It was serendipitous that we connected and we were able to get you reconnected with your blog. The result…this amazing reflection. @gnichols @brenthurley @ddoucet @lmcbeth @shelleythomas will be glad to know you are back 🙂

In reply to - Danielle Ganley wrote a new post on the site Danielle Ganley I was asked to share one of my favourite teaching days today. I carry four or five around in my heart but rarely have I been required to write out the […] ]]> 69359780d9e230f8042aa171e197aea7 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2016/04/21/the-authentic-audience-do-students-care-who-they-are-writing-for/#comment-258 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:13:04 -0400 @brenthurley Congratulations on a culmination of a really successful action plan. I just shared it with my Eng department so we can trying something like this at york. #soimpressed #inspiring

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley In January I posted my action plan for this year: my goal was to empower and engage grade 12 english students who were studying short stories for the entire […] ]]> 7fafe8101de1391b17e4f5fa9206c95b Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/tanyacatallo/2016/04/14/cycles-of-collaboration-technology-enabled-learning-vc/#comment-18 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 00:09:30 -0400 Wow! Tanya. @gnichols and I often talk about “leading from the middle” and that is exactly what you are doing. I am so pleased you invited @lmcbeth to VC to share and help you shift the culture of your school. I know first hand how challenging starting a 1:1 programme can be. For many teachers is can be intimidating and stressful process and if…Read more

In reply to - Tanya Catallo wrote a new post on the site Tanya Catallo   Since putting together some preliminary ideas about my action plan, a lot has happened at VC. The outstanding @lmcbeth provided our staff with an a […] ]]> 4e5a0220e02c718173e2ccf1a3431806 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/vanessacivan/2016/04/15/say-it-aint-so/#comment-38 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 23:47:00 -0400 When I read the words “I set out this year with the utmost intentions to reach a place that I had never been professionally speaking. I took initiative and got involved in as many opportunities as I could, I went outside my comfort zone…” I wanted to reach out and say “You did it!!!”. If nothing else Cohort 21 has made you stretch and think…Read more

In reply to - Vanessa Civan wrote a new post on the site Vanessa Civan This morning I woke up with a migraine unable to go into work today thinking, how can it be April 15th already? Not in the sense that school is almost over […] ]]> 7e6de8f9fd14a120b134fd7ba03921ee Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/tonyantoniades/2015/11/21/f2f-2-pedagogical-boogaloo/#comment-13 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:31:19 -0500 great blog post! A great reflective piece. I was hoping to comment on it but your comments are closed. Any chance you can reopen?

The comments are great – and if you haven’t had a chance to check in on @gvogt ‘s blog and action plan you should. Matt Clark is a friend and his reads initiative is also really successful! I have some people to…Read more

In reply to - Tony Antoniades wrote a new post on the site Tony Antoniades I needed today. I had spent pretty much the whole of last week trying and failing (absolutely and herthwrenchingly) to use diigo in one of my classes, […] ]]> b0138e858a16fef232ac1e70aabc28b1 Leslie McBeth posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/heatherrhind/2015/10/20/cohort-21-is-247/#comment-5 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:50:45 -0400 Hi Heather,
Your first blog post post can be hard, but now that you’ve taken the plunge and embraced that vulnerability, I bet you’ll become an addict, just like with Twitter!
Your thoughts about vulnerability remind me of Heather’s (@hadams) post and Brent’s (@brenthurley) posts from earlier this week. If you haven’t had a chance to read…Read more

In reply to - Heather Rhind wrote a new post on the site Heather Rhind Two days after the first Face-2-Face of Cohort 21 Season 4 and my mind is still spinning.  I cannot stop thinking of new ideas and positive changes at all […] ]]> 1013c16edf7b2213bbdce20b5c8baa31 Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/?p=177 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:32:55 -0400 ThumbnailThe the support of a great team, which includes @brenthurley, and in true McDonalds fashion, we have implemented a Professional Development Framework that involves some of the key aspects (choice, level of […]

]]> 2 b99d98998be3adaf5d81709f88c58f67 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2015/04/07/the-first-few-steps-towards-awesome-teachers-showing-their-growth-mindsets/#comment-1239 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:56:53 -0400 Celeste,

What a great archive! “Embrace the awkwardness”, “Cool Feedback”. I love it! I am one of those teachers that believes the longer the awkward pause, the better the answers will be once people start to engage. Certainly, this was the case here. What a great group of educators to have in this focused exercise. @bethnichols demonstrated…Read more

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_EkwOAbBY[/youtube] Amidst my journey of trying inspire my students to get closer to having a […] ]]> 7d4ac6749b1ece8c43300a0a24ef4e59 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/allisonharding/2015/03/19/in-the-words-of-the-dalai-lama/#comment-31 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:38:17 -0400 Thanks for this very thoughtful post. I love how you’ve positioned positive education as the foundation for this new educational movement. I am sure that @dneville and @ckirsh would agree too.

It has certainly made me think about the disposition and approach that we are trying to foster in our students. It is an approach that prepares them for…Read more

In reply to - Allison Harding wrote a new post on the site Allison Harding A Positive Vision for Positive Action  After choosing to focus on flourishing for my Cohort 21 Action Plan, I decided to pursue this same topic in a […] ]]> 9a386aff69533ac15eedc4b661917b2e Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/melissarathier/2015/03/06/flipping-2-0-ready-to-prototype/#comment-20 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:49:36 -0400 Hi Melissa,
this sounds like a great process! It highlights the importance of teachers using student feedback to give them voice and choice in their learning. I can’t wait to hear how they respond.

What I’ve started to apply is levels of readiness instead of “advanced” and “on level”, etc… I’ve borrowed the language of the Google Apps…Read more

In reply to - Melissa Rathier wrote a new post on the site Melissa Rathier In late March, early April I will be putting my plan into action with my AP Chemistry class during the Electrochemistry unit. The basic idea: I am […] ]]> 8a6fda4a7816fdb18a7cb2a0bfbd00ed Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2015/03/04/bring-it-back-design-thinking-teacher-growth/#comment-140 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:45:34 -0400 This is such a significant post for all of us to read at this time. It points to the importance of all of us to talk to our Admin’ and get them involved in the ‘taking it back’ process. We, at Cohort 21, have it in our goals to empower teachers to spread their learning to others at their schools. The blog is only one way – getting Admin’ involved…Read more

In reply to - Leslie McBeth wrote a new post on the site Leslie McBeth Over the past several months, I have been thinking and talking with colleagues about how I will “bring it back”. No, I don’t mean acid wash jeans or 80’s […] ]]> c0517f3979606a7a29beb0e93932d738 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/marcusdown/2015/01/23/boom-goes-the-dynamite-or-almost/#comment-2 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 05:34:05 -0500 Hey Marcus,
Great post! You pose some fantastic questions and did you know that @bnichols is also looking at reflection and feedback through blogging. You should check out her recent post on it http://cohort21.com/bethnichols/2015/01/15/action-plan-reflection-growth-and-blogs/.

If you’re looking to use Goobric, you can talk to me,…Read more

In reply to - mdown wrote a new post on the site Marcus Down It is well documented that feedback is one of the most important tools used by teachers to enhance student learning. I have always had the mindset that feedback […] ]]> 59b539b5f7587ea257fae302607ce899 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lisaweldon/2015/01/08/its-time/#comment-6 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:58:55 -0500 Hi Lisa,
This is a great and “timely” post! As we all struggle to give feedback, live our lives, and share with colleagues, you bring up excellent points. I have also had students blogging and I am interested in how @justinmedved does it. At any rate, contemporizing the reading journal is surely to be a fun exploration of getting students using…Read more

In reply to - Lisa Weldon wrote a new post on the site Lisa Weldon We all have phases in life where a certain message is sent and then continues to resurface as if to highlight what needs to be made a priority or what changes ne […] ]]> 2e4a24ed7e7f51d58dbe47d7c9687e08 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/melissarathier/2015/01/07/flipped-classroom-2-0/#comment-11 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:47:39 -0500 Hey Rath,
Great post! I think the use of either of the tools you mentioned will have good results and will provide you with data that will allow you to assess where to go next with each student in your classes.

Reflection is a big piece of the learning pie, and perhaps there’s something in that would make flipping the learning more…Read more

In reply to - Melissa Rathier wrote a new post on the site Melissa Rathier I have been lucky enough to teach the same courses (Grade 11 & 12 Chemistry) for my entire 15 year career, which may sound like an absolute nightmare, […] ]]> ea84c05f0a1089a1ac0ab2bbef7d1aef Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/megwallace/2015/01/14/sharing-the-love/#comment-19 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:07:49 -0500 Amazing!! I was wondering about the same sort of action plan and was telling @brenthurley that I wanted to know if I could collaborate with someone from C21. So happy that you’re jumping on this adventure and I want to join you!

It’ll be neat to research and design a program that could help people with a combination of Self-Directed PD & in…Read more

In reply to - mwallace wrote a new post on the site Meg Wallace There are good ways, bad ways, right ways and wrong ways to do just about anything. But what about the ‘best’ way? I’m an ideas person, so I knew that coming up […] ]]> f7846b8acbea9fc190f982030d15cca1 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2014/10/18/ive-drank-the-kool-aid/#comment-1189 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:20:42 -0400 Celeste,
As I write this, you are running along the Lakeshore in the Half-Marathon! I hope it’s going well!

One of the reasons Justin and I enjoy Cohort 21 so much is that we get so much out of each and every session – it look like you and @brenthurley are on the same page as well! It’s a great to learn new things and see things from a new…Read more

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow Being able to be part of this learning community for three years now feels like being part of the cool club. I’ve drank the Kool-Aid and […] ]]>