Cohort 21 | Cathy Russell | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/crussell/activity/ Activity feed for Cathy Russell. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:22:38 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 f5f835129d8398fc6f7c97e0690cf8a2 Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=86 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:19:20 -0400 After the presentations by the Grade 5s, everyone took some time to process what the students had put forward in their business cases and their presentations. The drive that the students had was evident and was […]

]]> d99cdd0ccd8960f619ce10f798b008cd Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=82 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 02:53:22 -0500 Following from my last post, the Grade 5 students have been working on a Business Case to create a Makerspace in the Design and Technology Centre. The business case includes 2 parts – the first being, Telling the […]

]]> 222d5ed31ce7bd6c9ddb9f310dda3384 Cathy Russell changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/3309/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:39:02 -0500 0 4e990f6618c053a33771a74265a798f9 Cathy Russell posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/2015/12/13/thinking-re-thinking-planning-repeat/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:41:26 -0500 Thanks for your comments, Justin! I am using the MYP Design Cycle but I am using a simplified older version that works better for the age group that I am working with. The design cycle is on the booklets that the students are completing and we are using the same language with all of the students.

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 […] ]]> 1d156bd8b5078a572545d44df4f9afe2 Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=66 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 05:06:28 -0500 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 more I thought about it, the more questions that I had. […]

]]> 9b056068d07b2b403bb93d59c1c2143c Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=45 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 02:33:21 -0500 While thinking about the summative task for the SK unit about Materials, Jeanette Seymour, came to talk to me about design thinking after seeing the Grade 2 process and devices. We chatted about what the students […]

]]> 5822a1e5bbfe22a76e1288fe177ec635 Cathy Russell posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2015/11/19/location-location-location/#comment-265 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:21:07 -0500 Lots to think about when considering classroom design and the effect it has on learning. I have been doing some reading and exploring what different furniture is available to create a makerspace in my room. I will be doing some design thinking about classroom/makerspace design.

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet It’s often what you hear when you’re watching Love It or List It but I argue the same is true for learning. Do students ever walk in to your class, slump d […] ]]> c14e0783d4d7e90b112fe5cee78a1bae Cathy Russell posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/katewhitters/2015/10/29/my-first-post/#comment-9 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:23:13 -0500 Your comments about how students see them themselves as math able or unable was interesting to me. I am a parent of one daughter who struggled with math and one who gets it quickly. The problem is very relevant when applying to university because if you don’t get math, then you can’t take science (even if that is an interest/passion). My daughter…Read more

In reply to - Kate Whitters wrote a new post on the site Kate Whitters Okay, so I’m a little nervous posting here. I’m not a blogger, and I’m definitely not a writer, so please bear with me. My name is Kate Whitters, and I […] ]]> 3c81f81847925f658de97aaa511ea738 Cathy Russell posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/robinmichel/2015/11/09/i-cant-find-anything-anymore/#comment-9 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:09:03 -0500 We are just starting the process of using Google Apps for Education across the Junior School, for both students and Faculty. I am sure that it will be an interesting journey with ups and downs.

In reply to - Robin Michel wrote a new post on the site Robin Michel Between June and September my school switched to Google. Cue the thunderclap and lightning effects! There have been a variety of consequences and e […] ]]> 4d38053c4ac0e4df094e548cb522cf74 Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=26 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:00:03 -0500 I had been contemplating how to incorporate design thinking into the Junior School. I had done some reading over the summer. I also had some conversations with Joe Smith about the design cycle that he uses in the […]

]]> 506ef8aa86afea3e0a19890922d2b12c Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=28 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:53:10 -0500 This year I have introduced two new web-based programs that the students can access at home. All of the students experienced code.org last year but I did not set it up for home use.

In every class that I have […]

]]> 42cf6b980186cc08579dd7f0d77d9006 Cathy Russell wrote a new post on the site Cathy Russell http://cohort21.com/cathyrussell/?p=23 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:42:17 -0400 As the first day comes to an end, I am excited about putting some of my learning into place. Diigo seems like a great place to organize all of my bookmarks that I never seem to get back to. Maybe now I will be […]

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