Cohort 21 | Irina Klimenko | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/iklimenko/activity/ Activity feed for Irina Klimenko. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 7ba123c2a90405b8acb22c0052a56ba3 Irina Klimenko wrote a new post on the site Irina Klimenko https://cohort21.com/irinaklimenko/?p=111 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:52:57 -0400 Coming Full Circle and Building Connections in French ClassA Cohort 21 Reflection by Irina Klimenko How might we create authentic experiences between Junior Core French students with limited language […]

]]> a603e4d139e6f69611a7abff95aa1102 Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/marcandreplouffe/2025/11/29/design-thinking-action-plan/#comment-5 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:13:06 -0500 Bonjour Marc-André,

Thank you so much for sharing your design process. The issue you identified sounds so relatable! This is something I’ve been struggling too for all the 13 years I’ve been teaching Junior Core French at my current school. My own project (not fully fledged yet) is about a similar challenge, but the more I think about…Read more

In reply to - maplouffe wrote a new post on the site Marc-André Plouffe Design Thinking Action PlanDesign Thinking Action Plan: Motivating Students in the French Bilingual Stream Challenge: How might we motivate our current […] ]]> 1970090b552d25770579bafb048a1de0 Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/victorarhin/2025/12/14/from-theory-to-practice-peer-recognition/#comment-5 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:12:50 -0500 Hi Victor!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, your process and your practical experience! The fact that you already took some practical steps is very impressive and inspiring!
I can definitely relate to the issue of “Will this be on the test?” I find that especially in the last few years the pressure to get high grades have been even…Read more

In reply to - Victor Arhin wrote a new post on the site Victor Arhin From Theory to Practice: Peer Recognition How Peer Recognition Transformed Student Attitudes Toward Formative Learning The Challenge We Identified Here’s a […] ]]> 52c9789c29d25bedff7239e0a5e14c59 Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/caradigiovanni/2025/10/04/what-really-matters-my-year-of-building-classroom-community/#comment-2 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:11:52 -0500 You nailed it, Cara! Empathy must and can be taught intentionally and explicitly, consistently and thoughtfully. Some people are more empathetic by nature, but most of us need to learn to be aware of other people’s feelings and develop our ability to see the other side of the story. So often I catch myself assuming that “they should know that by…Read more

In reply to - Cara DiGiovanni wrote a new post on the site Cara DiGiovanni What Really Matters: My Year of Building Classroom Community Sometimes clarity comes from the most unexpected places. For me, it came from sorting my […] ]]> f04824c4c1e28ecf3bd1cab15c6c01ab Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/tinadigiovanni/2025/10/04/from-urgent-to-important-my-mathematical-mission/#comment-2 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:10:22 -0500 You seem to be so clear on your goal, Tina! Just reading your post, I can picture your dream come to life so clearly, so it’s only a matter of time that you will make it happen. You already started and it’s barely October! “Starting small, but strong”, indeed! You seem to approach this goal with a lot of thoughtfulness and self-awareness, and it…Read more

In reply to - Tina Di Giovanni wrote a new post on the site Tina Di Giovanni From Urgent to Important: My Mathematical Mission This year, I found myself wrestling with the Eisenhower Matrix, sorting through the endless demands […] ]]> 58210b3226765e16eb79dc2496edba84 Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/irinaklimenko/2025/11/29/dt-action-plan-authentic-french-francophone-connections/#comment-7 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:58:33 -0500 Hello to the past me,

I can’t believe you wrote this (granted, Flint helped A LOT), but still… I reread this post in early January 2026 and it just felt…weird. First of all, some of it sounds as if I’ve never heard of it before (was I in a completely different mindset during our last Face to Face?). It doesn’t even sound relatable.…Read more

In reply to - Irina Klimenko wrote a new post on the site Irina Klimenko DT Action Plan: Authentic French-Francophone ConnectionsHow might we create authentic experiences between Junior Core French students with limited language […] ]]> 1db7792247725f54f6dbc3a404f406e2 Irina Klimenko posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emilyhenderson/2025/11/29/transforming-global-leadership-reflections-into-communication-mastery/#comment-4 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:37:20 -0500 Hi Emily,
I am VERY impressed by your super detailed and extremely thoughtful plan! Looks like you really got it and put your ideas in a concrete plan with specific deadlines and measurable success criteria.
That point in particular caught my attention: “Preventative Approach: Teaching before writing, not correcting after”

I have no…Read more

In reply to - Emily Henderson wrote a new post on the site Emily Henderson Transforming GLP Reflections into Communication Mastery HMW Question: How might we transform the grade 10 Global Leadership (Capstone) Program’s […] ]]> bfd0b51ea56e7a80732fa7de5831c770 Irina Klimenko wrote a new post on the site Irina Klimenko https://cohort21.com/irinaklimenko/?p=109 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:12:57 -0500 DT Action Plan: Authentic French-Francophone ConnectionsHow might we create authentic experiences between Junior Core French students with limited language proficiency and the francophone community in […]

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