Cohort 21 | Jason Bornstein | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/jbornstein/activity/ Activity feed for Jason Bornstein. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 d0016e17f3ee35d66f219a73a81a07a1 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/allisonmacrae/2018/11/05/is-my-grading-supportive-of-learning/#comment-59 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 03:47:23 -0500 I agree that this is certainly a touchy subject. We need to be constructive and identify flaws without being mean. We need to provide meaningful feedback and identify short-comings so that students will improve, but without being rude. For students, accepting feedback and growing from it is a very important skill. We can’t “bubble wrap” our…Read more

In reply to - Allison Macrae wrote a new post on the site Allison Macrae Before I begin, I need to admit that this post is inspired from the experiences I have had so far when wearing my “parenting” hat. As a passionate […] ]]> 4ba0d1f418f3b68847377fe94f3ce8f6 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=112 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:07:48 -0500 This article is a follow-up to my original post on Station-Based Learning. Please read it here if you haven’t already.

 

 

I spent some time this week connecting with my users and gathering feedback on t […]

]]> c4bc71a2ded8b8dcc5a3b3f6c853dc6a Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Will "Station-Based Learning" increase engagement in science class?, on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2018/02/03/will-station-based-learning-increase-engagement-in-science-class/#comment-56 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 21:30:36 -0500 de481ab9d71098ca62a0a730a4c93038 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=101 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 19:25:15 -0500 How Might We Improve Student Engagement in High School Science Classes?
Here’s the motivation for my action plan: most of my students are very social. They are also (for the most part) lower achievers than […]

]]> 0ac68cda4e067ab7bd76921a82883d99 Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Throwing Spaghetti at the Wall, on the site Dayna Taylor https://cohort21.com/daynataylor/2018/01/17/throwing-spaghetti-at-the-wall/#comment-7 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:46:21 -0500 9ed7b9acbc02ea979e4815c67fee595f Jason Bornstein commented on the post, The Ideal Hot Beverage Container: PBL in AP Chemistry, on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2018/01/08/the-ideal-hot-beverage-container-pbl-in-ap-chemistry/#comment-44 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:39:09 -0500 48d376b6d586512385c7b67e6a0e9ed6 Jason Bornstein commented on the post, The Ideal Hot Beverage Container: PBL in AP Chemistry, on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2018/01/08/the-ideal-hot-beverage-container-pbl-in-ap-chemistry/#comment-40 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:31:26 -0500 42082c9e26da1307ec67ee892f6dc6cf Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2017/11/18/the-importance-of-iteration/#comment-24 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:23:42 -0500 95e22a9952aedc0626ce4537b30dca4d Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Rachel Marks https://cohort21.com/rachelmarks/2018/01/07/happiness-is-not-out-there-its-in-you/#comment-20 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:45:32 -0500 3088adc9452e51d77cda23df1fd9aff0 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein https://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=97 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:22:43 -0500 As part of a joint effort between my Cohort action plan and my school-based action plan, I recently set my grade 12 AP Chemistry class a task:

How Might We design the ideal hot beverage container?

This was a […]

]]> 2082bab3970396ea61094f723614386d Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Dayna Taylor https://cohort21.com/daynataylor/2017/11/18/but-its-just-formative/#comment-3 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 03:02:17 -0500 703d354b766bfeefe8ca3771b2a35f13 Jason Bornstein commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2017/11/18/the-importance-of-iteration/#comment-18 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:55:21 -0500 a617e00e43e81ad601931c96b2a63029 Jason Bornstein and Joe Smith are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6866/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:13:16 -0500 0 de2044f0c90d56ed0c1e41e655d3f47c Jason Bornstein and Jennifer Howell are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6805/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:10:42 -0500 0 150e3fd7db99d471185235624ce1b887 Jason Bornstein and Kirsten Shier are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6653/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:52:34 -0500 0 636d4bbdb006da3fca3137333893b848 Jason Bornstein and Brent Hurley are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6601/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:29:30 -0500 0 a000cd2f60c1794ec8c0c118e229ba3e Jason Bornstein and Leslie McBeth are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6572/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 03:48:24 -0500 0 f9e677c80a4bdab0f424e0856e18e759 Jason Bornstein and Tim Rollwagen are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6469/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:37:00 -0400 0 7b7d7bafa0c25858ab0cd93b9c97a34f Jason Bornstein and Elissa Gelleny are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6407/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:52:02 -0400 0 13ab6f750bafddf9021748e6f71c60c5 Jason Bornstein and Jennifer Weening are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6374/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:27:05 -0400 0 0b2d903c62ba3fa08e4b53234ddede7e Jason Bornstein and Allison Macrae are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6237/ Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:51:10 -0400 0 01029dd9709c8bb9964f16fe8c8d539a Jason Bornstein and Laura Mustard are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6190/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:53:10 -0400 0 c74a1f4b597628834a3da0569f87ae6d Jason Bornstein and Ashley Domina are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6135/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:08:15 -0400 0 c2c81bfb76ac0a8eb64cfae5866f570f Jason Bornstein and Nicole Blair are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6061/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 02:15:05 -0400 0 3364e54586b7aa8774c011808f6d5ed4 Jason Bornstein and Ronald Hae are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6037/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:54:55 -0400 0 7666b255fa96696a1a42413fe9672ce6 Jason Bornstein and Lisa Bettencourt are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5990/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:09:28 -0400 0 0009bb079d36d4a8ce5a5967928d79fb Jason Bornstein and Mackenzie Neale are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5920/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:23:41 -0400 0 91b92000919c56f893211e29bf95f84e Jason Bornstein and Nichola Bendle are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5790/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:12:42 -0400 0 7cd828ef6c0f73d4cbe088df8eda5d19 Jason Bornstein and Michael Moore are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5773/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 18:34:01 -0400 0 659dd5f4f5114ea9ec8a4bfee20fd7f9 Jason Bornstein and Graham Vogt are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5742/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:18:12 -0400 0 4cb93ce531cc118217e03adcb652623e Jason Bornstein and Lara Jensen are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5736/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 06:22:59 -0400 0 a6bcc05ad42502199884c6bae5d27221 Jason Bornstein and Andrew McNiven are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5733/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:26:38 -0400 0 e52faaf7a9249d8bc5cd2aa48d646ad5 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=81 Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:50:28 -0400 Here we go! It’s my 4th year teaching, my 2nd Cohort, and my 1st time as a Coach. It should be an interesting year…

I hope to pick up my Action Plan where I left off last year, encouraging and developing GRIT […]

]]> bd66a4b5a3bf35720e339e9e1c18f320 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/sarahregli/2017/04/18/fake-it-til-you-make-it-a-method-of-creating-student-templates-for-major-assessments/#comment-25 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:44:08 -0400 Sarah this is fantastic! I loved your “Template #3” – it is concise, direct, and clearly lays out your expectations for each section. I have used something similar before, but your specific examples within the template make yours far superior. Now there is no reason for your students not to submit excellent lab reports!

In reply to - Sarah Regli wrote a new post on the site Sarah Regli This year my guilty pleasure has been listening to podcasts. It has been my method of learning and entertainment this year, largely due to the […] ]]> 20fc09f7f5390af341911783c0e8fbb5 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=71 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 02:59:03 -0400 As the school year winds down, my students frantically work towards final projects, tests, labs, and exams. I am madly scrambling through curriculum, extra-curricular commitments, and letting the Maple Leafs and […]

]]> c7514d3b3d4d920da1d8792466b031a2 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2017/04/17/odds-and-ends/#comment-23 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:18:09 -0400 Thanks for your positive feedback, @sregli. I definitely see some collaboration in our future. I would be interested to see how our classes’ GRIT scores compare.

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein Before I make my “Final Action Plan Post”, I have a few other things that I want to put out there. 1. Some More Authentic Learning […] ]]> 7dd58f25a95aa0d6cf7d18a2de70d15d Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2017/04/17/odds-and-ends/#comment-22 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:04:28 -0400 Thanks @jweening! I realize my blogs have been very “sciency” so I really appreciate you reading them and giving me feedback!

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein Before I make my “Final Action Plan Post”, I have a few other things that I want to put out there. 1. Some More Authentic Learning […] ]]> f30785e753a285e26be75abc28edddb3 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2017/04/17/odds-and-ends/#comment-21 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:02:41 -0400 Thanks for your comment Jan! I think the grade 11’s have erred towards under-estimating their grit and the grade 10’s have erred towards over-estimating theirs (at least according to my personal observations). Plus, it’s a small sample size. Grit is definitely important, and perhaps I can use my graph to help my students understand that.

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein Before I make my “Final Action Plan Post”, I have a few other things that I want to put out there. 1. Some More Authentic Learning […] ]]> 2c05f8fd44fae7452f9b89ddb896474a Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=64 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 23:54:43 -0400 Before I make my “Final Action Plan Post”, I have a few other things that I want to put out there.
1. Some More Authentic Learning Tasks
Dilution
While teaching my grade 11 chemistry students about dilution, I […]

]]> 5e27bf37b703c213326f55783c84f171 Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=59 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:26:10 -0500 In my most recent foray into GRITTY problem solving in my science classroom, I posed the following question to my grade 11 AP Chem class: “What dissolves better in water: sugar or salt?” This relates directly to […]

]]> acf1bc10426509a0a4a87adcd13ed324 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2016/12/20/developing-grit-in-the-science-classroom/#comment-11 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:11:39 -0500 Hi @jweening … surprisingly, I didn’t need to provide my class with as much support as I thought I would have to (although they are “AP”). One or two groups asked frustration questions like “is this even possible?” Most of the support I gave had to do with unit conversions. The one group that gave up was probably because class time was running…Read more

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein “Better Late Than Never” … Although it seems like ages since our Face2Face session, I feel like I have had enough time to reflect on my Action Plan […] ]]> 32e487549d83ef6ab8abd88b43f7bdaf Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=52 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:46:54 -0500 “Better Late Than Never” …

Although it seems like ages since our Face2Face session, I feel like I have had enough time to reflect on my Action Plan and even start putting it in place. There is never a […]

]]> c939b6b8f9f80f5a914a8d8ce224a0e0 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/laragee/2016/11/01/candy-crash/#comment-7 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:02:07 -0500 Great point Lara! It is also easy to forget that our students have to juggle up to 7 other courses, plus extra-curricular activities (both inside and outside school). Students have a lot going on, even if you haven’t assigned any major work or tests recently.

In reply to - Lara Gee wrote a new post on the site Lara Gee Candy Crash. No, not to be mistaken for the addictive app Candy Crush. Side note: I am both proud and ashamed to admit that I just reached level 1000. Candy Crash. […] ]]> dd108499c61e7fd0efded21a89d38427 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/michelleli/2016/11/14/talk-nerdy-to-me/#comment-2 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:28:00 -0500 I, also, adore cheeky puns. My students (grade 10s and 11s) often implore me to “tell a science joke, Sir!” I have never been ashamed of being a “nerd” and I hope my students have the courage to embrace their inner self as well.
Recently, our science department has decided to embrace lifelong learning and engagement by allowing students to choose…Read more

In reply to - Michelle Li wrote a new post on the site Michelle Li Ok, let’s start with the fact that I LOVE cheeky cartoons and puns. I am also a voracious reader and have an insatiable appetite for learning. If that m […] ]]> 2aee2e351f4f50471705e436653f89b6 Jason Bornstein posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2016/10/25/aint-nobody-got-time-for-that/#comment-9 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:15:21 -0500 I think the key to engagement is finding interesting topics. Students need to know that science is all around them. We can have discussions about interesting science things (have kids suggest topics, even) – and if we get a little off-topic or away from the curriculum once in a while, at least it’s still science.

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein As the popular meme goes, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Whether it is studying for a test, completing a lab report, committing to a school […] ]]> 7e743a135f3cd9003efc98ae61a4f3bb Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/?p=43 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:47:56 -0400 As the popular meme goes, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Whether it is studying for a test, completing a lab report, committing to a school sports team or club, students never seem to have enough time. […]

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