Cohort 21 | Jason Bornstein | Friends Activity https://cohort21.com/members/jbornstein/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Jason Bornstein's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 191f4e58c5ba3c094eab90def019541f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1434 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 Book Review: Between Fixed & Fickle (A.Dahl) “Why didn’t people all along see the obvious moral truths—and how could today’s young generation be blind to them anew?” (p.170) As leaders, […]

]]> 0 3578629278db523d0aad8ac5ee055e2f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1430 Sat, 02 May 2026 12:32:25 -0400 Book Review: "Unclench Your Fist" (Glenn Robbins) “Your strength is not measured by how well you fight back; it’s measured by how much you can endure while continuing to move forward.” ~ p.4 […]

]]> 0 88b2b742f5165f5fbc39104241119ca5 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emilyhenderson/2026/04/26/representation-belonging-and-the-art-of-advocacy/#comment-6 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:02:30 -0400 @ehenderson

Emily, this is such a powerful reflection. What stands out most is the way you have moved representation from a curriculum question into a question of student safety, identity, and belonging. Your post makes visible what is often invisible in teaching, that the texts we choose are not just vehicles for analysis, but signals to…Read more

In reply to - Emily Henderson wrote a new post on the site Emily Henderson Representation, Belonging, and the Art of Advocacy The Question That Started It All When I first walked into a Cohort 21 session and was asked to […] ]]> 7faf4e1ccad5d306da25be1a85477fcb Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1424 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:38 -0400 Book Review: "Connections Academics & Purpose (Dr. Cinde Lock) “The CAP method helps students to move beyond themselves, engage with others, learn at their own pace, and show what they can do, rather than o […]

]]> 0 55ac7df847a16212501b34ecb309c403 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1421 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:25:46 -0400 Book Review: "Ike: The Dog that Saved a Human" (Jason Dorland) “Deep down I knew that I was meant to be with him — I wasn’t meant to be a guide dog” Ike ~ p. 127 Some books make you think. Others make y […]

]]> 0 2825caecaa9cdc490b3ed9d4165f459b Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1416 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:47:23 -0400 Book Review: "The Explorer's Gene" (Alex Hutchinson) “Meaningful exploration, I will argue, involves making an active choice to pursue a course that requires effort and carries the risk of f […]

]]> 0 cf404244003f46599f1d2d20faf02c0e Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1407 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:36:50 -0400 Book Review: SuperAgency (Hoffman and Beato) What Could Possibly Go Right?! “Even among AI developers, some believe that future instances of superintelligent AIs could represent an e […]

]]> 0 0d53d2b76fc99b23e4da3f91f8863f2d Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1402 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:59:10 -0400 Book Review: "The Genius Myth" (Helen Lewis) “The argument over whether Elon Musk is a genius is really an argument about what our society values and what it is prepared to tolerate. A s […]

]]> 0 fa4eb8b0e73f439b35b3491f99a3ab38 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1398 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:39:57 -0500 Book Review: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Thompson “Abundance, as we define it, is a state in which there is enough of what we need to create lives better than what we have had.” — Ezra Klein & […]

]]> 0 31678b9a955b629ed054320c44aafd77 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1427 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:43:49 -0500 Book Review: "Powerhouse" by Dr. Greg Wells “It’s unnatural and even unhealthy to never experience stress. Stress can give us a positive push. It can tell us about ourselves and our sur […]

]]> 0 482e60af092e6f6a8009209722f4cd3f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1392 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:11:26 -0500 Book Review: Free Agent Learning (Julie Evans) Book Review: Free Agent Learning by Julie A. Evans Why Student Agency Should Reshape the Way We Structure School “School is no longer t […]

]]> 0 e49209dc8cc5f6f75d106a9500f12584 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/marcandreplouffe/2025/10/04/what-the-eisenhower-matrix-actually-showed-me/#comment-4 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:13:08 -0500 Yes! This! I think embracing not being perfect (and modeling that for our students and each other) is so key! Especially if it allows us to shift our energy and focus. I really appreciated your post – and I feel like you have landed in a similar place to that of a few others in our group, and I think what you are currently grappling with is akin…Read more

In reply to - maplouffe wrote a new post on the site Marc-André Plouffe What the Eisenhower Matrix Actually Showed MeI did this exercise today, where you sort your work into urgent vs. important, and honestly? It was kind of […] ]]> ff01550e3061929930f8dae0aa63f859 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1387 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:22:58 -0500 Book Review: "Be Yourself at Work" (Claude Silver) Thanks to Jason Rogers, my podcast-partner-in-learning, for recommending this book to me after listening to Claude Silver at a conference. This […]

]]> 0 1d983a5a1e8d65b63bebbdc85c7fb13c Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/susanmatthews/2025/10/04/first-blog-post-urgent-vs-important/#comment-4 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:59:33 -0500 Susan – I really love your goal “protect that creative space” – it is SO challenging, but so worthwhile!!

I think it will be really interesting for your to continue exploring the place where student ownership meets traditional assessments – who knows if it will lead you toward less traditional assessments of student-owned assessments, or…Read more

In reply to - Susan Matthews wrote a new post on the site Susan Matthews First blog post Urgent vs Important As a new middle school math teacher, the beginning of the school year felt like a whirlwind of trying to manage […] ]]> fb941555990193cd21f0822a96e768f1 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1411 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:51:02 -0500 CIS Ontario Connect Conference – Jan 29th 2018 – Registration is now open
CIS Ontario Connect Conference - Jan 29th 2018 - Registration is now open

Building on the success of COHORT 21, CIS Ontario Connects will be a powerful day of learning and sharing as […]

]]> 0 09a8a7f6513b6aabfddf80e682d0fb43 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1381 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:07:49 -0500 Design Thinking Your Action Plan – Season 6 – Episode 2
Design Thinking Your Action Plan - Season 6 - Episode 2

It’s hard to believe that a whole month has passed since we last met. Since then the Cohort 21 community […]

]]> 0 3756dc0bf164d558f838c53cc2ca7ae8 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/2025/10/19/ongoing-leadership-lab-engagement/#comment-44 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:52:45 -0500 Thanks @kkennedy for this reply – so thoughtful! Remembering to see the whole child is critical to building relational trust!

In reply to - Graham Vogt wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab Ongoing Leadership Lab Engagement         Dear Leadership Lab, Season 14 Participants, This is the space where our asynchronous discussions wil […] ]]> 914d460aaa17fd19dca03746bd5bb1a4 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/victorarhin/2025/10/04/urgent-vs-important-reflections-on-the-return-to-school/#comment-3 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:53:30 -0500 Victor, when I read what you wrote: “I will prioritize what truly matters. I will create learning experiences that honor the whole person. I will help my students discover not just what they can memorize, but who they can become.” it more than resonated with me – because for me, what I spent much of the first half of my career steeped in was…Read more

In reply to - Victor Arhin wrote a new post on the site Victor Arhin Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school Beyond Grades to Growth: My Commitment to Experiential Learning This week, I wrestled with the E […] ]]> 079ebf28a3a1d909dcdd8da1a91bb99a Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1368 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:24:29 -0500 Book Review: "How Good People Make Touch Choices" (Kidder) As we head into the winter holidays, I am excited to share with you a book I read back in the Fall, and one that was recommended this book by a […]

]]> 0 b5fc1a76372eab629ae5e4d632c82cbe Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1373 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:53:28 -0500 Book Review: "The Siren's Call" (Chris Hayes) In the epic tale, Jason lashed himself to the mast of his ship, commanded his crew of Argonauts to put wax in their ears, all to avoid crashing […]

]]> 0 2cd9be2312d766888b3eac0b4dc3d8a5 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jennylaqua/2025/10/04/from-fire-fighting-to-flow-my-commitment-to-intentional-teaching/#comment-3 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:04:50 -0500 Hey Jenny – love that you are looking at the gap in your own practice and how you will continue to evolve as an educator – it’s something I know I am keen to look at too and I really appreciated how you approach it in this post.
I’m curious if you were able to try any deeply customized lessons with your students, and I’m also curious about the…Read more

In reply to - Jenny Laqua wrote a new post on the site Jenny Laqua From Fire-Fighting to Flow: My Commitment to Intentional TeachingThe Eisenhower Matrix was supposed to help me organize my tasks. What it actually did was […] ]]> 8d2070fb2e4544b7cf3067a9bdb636fa Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jeffadams/2025/10/04/my-cohort-21-coaching-continuum/#comment-16 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:33:52 -0500 Hey Jeff- when you mention finding something that encompasses the reluctant and all-in educators alike for AI it really spoke to me – I recently engaged with a group of educators across K-12 and post-secondary spaces about this very thing. We discussed meeting educators where they are at and had a productive discussion about feelings and owning…Read more

In reply to - Jeff Adams wrote a new post on the site Jeff Adams My Cohort 21 Coaching Continuum Last season taught me something fundamental: balancing agency in transdisciplinary learning isn’t just about student choice — i […] ]]> c6c34843ea38d32c7b6bbe0ef4fc55a1 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/melodybarclay/2025/11/22/coaching-continuum/#comment-109 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:14:07 -0500 Melody, this is so exciting! Love that you are delving into what leadership pathways look like for all of us – youth and adults alike – and your acknowledgment of not having yet answered the question you are grappling with really resonates with me. (I think we should connect about our journeys with youth in leadership at the upcoming F2F as I’m…Read more

In reply to - Melody Barclay wrote a new post on the site Melody Barclay The Return to CohortLast year, I took on the role of Student Leadership Coordinator. I came to Cohort 21 as a participant with the intention of developing […] ]]> 60a7ba3c2fd5c15158d3146c5b2f9f15 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emilyhenderson/2025/10/04/refocusing-priorities-a-commitment-to-student-centered-teaching/#comment-3 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:52:13 -0500 Great post, Emily! Especially appreciated how you connected to the matrix and then took that moment and thought more about what it means to foster true connection with our students that yields authenticity in our interactions with them. The idea trust as foundational to engagement really spoke to me, and I think it connects to what I’m continuing…Read more

In reply to - Emily Henderson wrote a new post on the site Emily Henderson Refocusing Priorities: A Commitment to Student-Centered Teaching Professional reflection often reveals uncomfortable truths about how we allocate our […] ]]> 0160495633e398f49d0b1a891f504c84 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/2025/10/04/feasibility-for-the-win-but-not-at-the-cost-of-impact/#comment-167 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:32:20 -0500 Thanks so much, @ehenderson! Appreciate you commenting, especially before I’d even read it through! I really do feel that when we model what we are hoping to see, there is a greater chance we will see it from both the adults and youth around us – but I think that Flint might have made it seem like I’ve fully cracked the code here, and I definitely…Read more

In reply to - Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny Feasibility for the Win, But Not at the Cost of Impact! Disclaimer: I have not had a chance to even read what the SPARC via Flint generated for me but […] ]]> a69bead3f841ff5980f2a6ec5d2bc07f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1362 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:52:34 -0500 Book Review: "Hidden Potential" by Adam Grant Hidden Potential by Adam Grant How Rethinking Growth Can Transform Our Classrooms, Our Teams, and Ourselves “The true measure of p […]

]]> 0 d70b961004813d08a744b8dd1ab433ef Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1353 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:40:07 -0400 Book Review: "Never Enough" Jennifer Breheny Wallace “When kids feel that their worth is contingent on their performance … they feel they only matter … if they are successful.” ~Jennifer Breheny […]

]]> 0 36808f38536b85c801edc4e560a1f9aa Graham Vogt wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=26 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:50:24 -0400 Ongoing Leadership Lab Engagement         Dear Leadership Lab, Season 14 Participants, This is the space where our asynchronous discussions will be taking pla […]

]]> 2 961a799f84c6b4f5366a102dc6ec51ee Justin Medved wrote a new post on the site Cohort 21 https://cohort21.com/?p=3067 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:57:10 -0400 Kicking Off Season 14 with Energy, Insight & Purpose
Kicking Off Season 14 with Energy, Insight & Purpose

Dear Season 14 Participants, Coaches, and Facilitators, Thank you for making our first face-to-face session such a memorable one. Not […]

]]> f3438122960483c47a3e3cf906c7d4d8 Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=227 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:44:16 -0400 Feasibility for the Win, But Not at the Cost of Impact! Disclaimer: I have not had a chance to even read what the SPARC via Flint generated for me but wanted to Press Publish and then I will commit to […]

]]> dfce126f9938d057f54cef3d6a88a882 Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences https://cohort21.com/larajensen/?p=615 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:58:23 -0400 Building Bridges Full disclosure: this is written largely by Flint as part of an end-of-day reflection. I responded to prompts it gave me and this is what it […]

]]> 2 a0be9ab7614c8c8b8a8e2b193b7ceb72 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/cameroneby/2019/01/11/living-the-dream/#comment-9 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:37:17 -0400 @ceby – I want to introduce you to @awalker (TMS) who has just joined C21 – Season 8. I told him about your Action Plan and the work you have been doing with HR monitors. He would love to know and learn more.

In reply to - Cameron Eby wrote a new post on the site Cameron Eby Hello Cohort 21 Team (first time blogger here), As many Cohorters have been navigating their inspiration and direction through the protocols, I came into this […] ]]> e5d3a41cda24deaf423e72d9267180be Justin Medved created the site Teagan O'Halloran https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14033/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:14:48 -0400 0 d69fcb4f240d15d539733504793ad4fd Justin Medved created the site Jenny Laqua https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14030/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:26:36 -0400 0 3372d88b204262ee1321043f03f37d50 Justin Medved created the site Nancy Hanna https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14023/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:21:20 -0400 0 b3fd2a294af611e5f30eecf45392bb0f Justin Medved created the site Nya Richards https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14022/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:18:54 -0400 0 c7e79530678249e7addaa81fc0d4655c Justin Medved created the site Marc-André Plouffe https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14021/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:17:22 -0400 0 b16bf9228367e5c0d1c8d3092374cb1a Justin Medved created the site Michaela Prendergast https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14020/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:14:44 -0400 0 5111eddacf9c779269d7386d41fd0efb Justin Medved created the site Cara DiGiovanni https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14019/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:13:21 -0400 0 913c3abf80b148d21da33589c8890cd1 Justin Medved created the site Victor Arhin https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14018/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:10:13 -0400 0 e5da196805bf541564665dc9b882b30c Justin Medved created the site Chris Kolar https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14017/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:08:45 -0400 0 6923f191155de34ec863c502d27dd2c1 Justin Medved created the site Cindy Yu https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14016/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:06:41 -0400 0 61d42f818970ee67b1bca367f01cd724 Justin Medved created the site Susan Matthews https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14015/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:04:15 -0400 0 7753ca0dde33a567124ddacaafbffba5 Justin Medved created the site Joseph Redican https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14014/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:01:25 -0400 0 df3ac3d72bb183d02623e48bb3ba7446 Justin Medved created the site Lindsay Shotbolt https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14013/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:55:21 -0400 0 7ad83a2292229cd7dbce67e7483b32cb Justin Medved created the site Colin Darling https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14012/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:53:45 -0400 0 9b08010724aff2870428d37ed1702fd3 Justin Medved created the site Tina Di Giovanni https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14011/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:51:42 -0400 0 b037eafbfe1855914dcc8730ce073a17 Justin Medved created the site Emma Chenier https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14010/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:49:04 -0400 0 5d41977371e505e2b8f4afb948e0bfae Justin Medved created the site Emily Burkart https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14009/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:46:36 -0400 0 1176c0e224b3a1ae67411e500391a563 Justin Medved created the site Tonika Dunn https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/14008/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:43:04 -0400 0