Cohort 21 | Jennifer Kelly | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/jenbibby/activity/ Activity feed for Jennifer Kelly. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 f47dd13fb43aafd36c30d2669a375f4a Jennifer Kelly's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/11437/ Tue, 26 May 2020 12:35:10 -0400 0 df53fc14124537cdb10fb3d855ff624c Jennifer Kelly changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/11436/ Tue, 26 May 2020 12:34:36 -0400 0 cb724a0435e4186845885dc55fe749e2 Jennifer Kelly's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/11092/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 01:44:22 -0500 0 0643879d7f3f6dd280ad05c8fd54e003 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/myriamlafrance/2017/01/19/warning-fsl-jargon-ahead/#comment-13 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:43:05 -0500 Myriam!!
This post brings back memories of our DELF training together.
It’s so great to see your C21 posts and I really hope we can gather just the two us (or as a group of CIS teachers) sometime soon to share what we’ve been doing to incorporate the CEFR in our classes. Let’s be in touch and keep up the great work here!

In reply to - Myriam Lafrance wrote a new post on the site Myriam Lafrance I became a DELF correcteur in the summer of 2015… Denis Cousineau (a.k.a. the DELF guru from Ottawa Carlton District School Board) and Josée Boutin (f […] ]]> adee3f56cf03bdca85cf1d907543cdb1 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/myriamlafrance/2016/11/16/first-steps/#comment-4 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:13:32 -0500 Yay, Myriam! So glad you’re taking the C21 plunge! I guess I won’t be seeing you or @ddoucet at OMLTA this weekend… but maybe we’ll both be blogging about our Saturday ed-ventures next week!

In reply to - Myriam Lafrance wrote a new post on the site Myriam Lafrance « Are you holding back something you think is too obvious to share?” We were discussing the advantages of blogging as a professional development tool an […] ]]> b4d67686f0c69b2ceba2d40880532b34 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=196 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 00:04:46 -0400 Genius Hour presentation week is over!!!

I’ve had notes for a blog post on my phone to-do list for… weeks? months? Alas, the spring term strikes again. Why am I always surprised by how busy we are in the final […]

]]> 9277ae28cc3dfc913208a9bbf3ef833c Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/bethnichols/2015/04/16/power-in-the-people/#comment-22 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:40:00 -0400 Beth! It was great to read all of your posts this year. I’m so inspired by your efforts to glean genuine reflection from your students! You’ll be missed next year. When you’re back I’ll be first in line to go through project tuning protocols with you as part of our own personalized PD 🙂

In reply to - bnichols wrote a new post on the site Beth Nichols My action plan is here, in the form of a Google Slide Presentation.   In writing up my presentation for my action plan for next week, I realized that I had […] ]]> 6c8c73594e19747518560272351056ff Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/02/24/pitch-day-results/#comment-431 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:22:08 -0500 Hi Derek,
Thanks so much for this info – I’ve heard about Pecha Kucha through twitter and wanted to learn more about it! We could definitely hang out during a class, and I could put some students on with you to share what they are learning about. I’ll DM the schedule for my last Genius Hour class before the break and see if we can coordinate!

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe Pitch Day has come and gone, and I would like to share some of the observations I made last class and about the Genius Hour project in […] ]]> 4d94886e9b6e6cf3660bf4d794868274 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/02/01/genius-hour-update-countdown-to-pitch-day/#comment-429 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:48:32 -0500 Hi Derek,
If I continue to use the Genius Hour format in future years, I would definitely change the parameters for Gr 11 & 12 French and have their project be more linked to French language and culture. The difference for Gr 10 is that the sky’s the limit on what they will be learning about. (They’re still communicating about their projects in…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe I’ve had two classes devoted to Genius Hour so far (see my previous post for details on how I’ve integrated Genius Hour into my course). There is a lot […] ]]> ec2e166f499b94fb22049f3270e7e2c9 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=185 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:40:40 -0500 ThumbnailPitch Day has come and gone, and I would like to share some of the observations I made last class and about the Genius Hour project in general.

Authentic communication

My overall goal for this project is to […]

]]> a2c46ed765d99fc8cd5492a4bffdc8ea Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/02/01/genius-hour-update-countdown-to-pitch-day/#comment-425 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:48:12 -0500 Hi Celeste,
Those are great questions and I will definitely try to answer them in my next blog post, when I publish my Pitch Day observations! In short, allowing students to set their own learning path and potentially not reaching their goals is definitely part of the learning! The format of Pitch Day was a real eye opener for some students in…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe I’ve had two classes devoted to Genius Hour so far (see my previous post for details on how I’ve integrated Genius Hour into my course). There is a lot […] ]]> 5019c0390d939f512832ee1754198e1e Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/02/01/genius-hour-update-countdown-to-pitch-day/#comment-423 Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:25:59 -0500 Hi Laura,
I learned about Pitch Day from AJ Juliani! I’m piloting this Genius Hour project with my enriched Grade 10 class, which is probably like a Level 3 in the US. Our classes are 100% in the TL and most students have been taking French since the fourth grade at least, some in an immersion setting. In terms of topic selection, I feel like I’m…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe I’ve had two classes devoted to Genius Hour so far (see my previous post for details on how I’ve integrated Genius Hour into my course). There is a lot […] ]]> d271451388d7aa3b3e6ac201a519e517 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/01/15/cultivating-genius/#comment-422 Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:18:07 -0500 Hi Les,
It was great to read your blog post – there are some great resources listed there, and I love the format you used for your CYOA project! It was great to read those tidbits on how you played your coaching role. I’ve had some great coaching conversations so far, although at times I wish I had you and a team of people right behind me that I…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe Cultivating Genius When I began my Cohort 21 journey back in 2012, I was grappling with how much flexibility I had to allow students to determine t […] ]]> 1d2a894195509c83056c59e4f5301e59 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/01/15/cultivating-genius/#comment-421 Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:40:37 -0500 Hi Graham,
Thank you for your comments! I just posted again about Genius Hour and made reference to how much I’m loving the time frame of the project so far. I can’t believe what a difference it makes to give some distance between the Genius Hour classes. I hope you’re enjoying your time with the Cohort this year and spreading a love of reading in…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe Cultivating Genius When I began my Cohort 21 journey back in 2012, I was grappling with how much flexibility I had to allow students to determine t […] ]]> 14b390fa99ad76ca9a8224990951bc61 Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2015/02/01/genius-hour-update-countdown-to-pitch-day/#comment-420 Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:35:39 -0500 Hi Garth,
Happy to have your feedback. I will certainly share some student work the next time I post! I have had that Design Thinking site the Cohort has been referencing bookmarked for a few years now; I’m sorry to have missed an opportunity to learn about it firsthand at mARS! I will definitely look more closely at bloggers’ use of the Design…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe I’ve had two classes devoted to Genius Hour so far (see my previous post for details on how I’ve integrated Genius Hour into my course). There is a lot […] ]]> 1e85953e72c321329fca4eb4a17f7eb5 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=180 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:38:47 -0500 ThumbnailI’ve had two classes devoted to Genius Hour so far (see my previous post for details on how I’ve integrated Genius Hour into my course). There is a lot of buzz about this project, including students in other […]

]]> 6a78593ee5e9c1d44dba394e3f749c40 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=171 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:55:43 -0500 ThumbnailCultivating Genius

When I began my Cohort 21 journey back in 2012, I was grappling with how much flexibility I had to allow students to determine the content they learned vs. the content I selected to develop […]

]]> 34c46155bfe18d6f566b14a65fe90c84 Jennifer Kelly changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/2052/ Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:18:17 -0500 0 b46fd02cafb1a811ead7f7f19769b962 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=164 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:12:20 -0500 ThumbnailOn November 20-23, I attended the ACTFL annual conference for World Language teachers. Here are some takeaways:
Attending a conference this big with a colleague makes a huge difference
Fellow French teacher […]

]]> 5dcc31e90cbaf572fd4766d7b39fda5c Jennifer Kelly posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2014/09/27/personalizing-vocabulary-for-second-language-learners/#comment-212 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:16:40 -0400 Bonjour Derek!
I don’t know of any dynamite French apps for personalized vocabulary acquisition, but I’ve been using an old-school writing method for the past few years with which I’m seeing some good results. Our senior school language students all get a blank exercise book (think elementary school) at the beginning of the year that stays in the…Read more

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet Personalizing a second language classroom has been pretty interesting as I constantly try new things and ask students how they feel about it. One aspect of […] ]]> 56e89f45ad788cd4d20f3fb28d19babe Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=160 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:19:57 -0400 Happy summertime, everyone!

At the end of a busy school year, I like to take some time in June to relax and recharge, but it’s also a great time to reflect and learn something new without the daily distractions […]

]]> bc4f27d62d532252d1b39101175fbb73 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Questions and Connections: My Cohort Experience, on the site Aaron Vigar http://cohort21.com/aaronvigar/2014/04/25/questions-and-connections-my-cohort-experience/#comment-85 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 02:26:46 -0400 50fa597efee6a91493aa16228a56216b Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Bart van Veghel http://cohort21.com/bartvanveghel/2014/04/25/action-plan-presentation/#comment-17 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 02:07:22 -0400 fe254c5ae370ae55ded5958a18e29785 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Reflecting on My Action Plan..., on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2014/04/20/reflecting-on-my-action-plan/#comment-90 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:32:57 -0400 a0be52f5749719a32e56b0d3a3f6adb6 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=158 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:51:28 -0400 Here is a link to a youtube video I created after presenting my final reflection in a google hangout. See you all on Friday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPVMCZn4jXo

 

]]> 481a8bd84bcf7bf574ef8ea738d855ad Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=150 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:31:16 -0400 Have you read those PLN promotion blogs? You know, the one where a science teacher whose students are learning about the atmosphere talks about how easy it is to reach out to her PLN to find an astronaut who can […]

]]> 302e140a64558978cf0ed5f90f862e48 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=148 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:50:14 -0400 When I established my action plan for this year, I wanted to it complement my department goal of increasing oral fluency in my French classes. Although I initially believed the answer lay in google hangouts, the […]

]]> 637f2544ac75396cabf84f6734afec4d Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Responding to one student at a time, on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2014/02/11/responding-to-one-student-at-a-time/#comment-611 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:55:25 -0500 15feb9c336df49a136ea6efb5e9f2e60 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=142 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:42:43 -0500 ThumbnailLast weekend I attended an iPad workshop hosted by Joe Dale. In my exploration of how I can leverage technology to increase oral fluency in my classes, I thought it would be a good idea to learn from the most […]

]]> a93a5a8719220018d1189156fa3d20ff Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/?p=138 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:49:35 -0500 The first thing I started to think about today in reflecting about everything I’d learned and talked about, was the following video we watched about a teenager with some pretty cool ideas about how to live and […]

]]> ba0e12532ea79c1d92134481a55d670c Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, The Power of Community, on the site Laura Johnson http://cohort21.com/laurajohnson/2014/01/20/technology-in-a-small-school/#comment-8 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:33:41 -0500 2f5e50a2cc2792c595de240cf676c59b Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2014/01/15/google-hangouts-glitches-and-all/ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:29:00 -0500 ThumbnailHello everyone… is anyone out there? 

Thus began my google hangout at 8:30pm last night. I kept a solo running commentary going for an amazing 3 minutes and 57 seconds before Garth joined in and I concluded […]

]]> bc244d91cf30b1b916b3083c219b7090 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2014/01/06/using-technology-to-get-students-talking/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:57:35 -0500 ThumbnailLike many of my fellow Cohort members following our last face-to-face session, I spent some time reflecting on the SAMR model and how I’ve integrated technology into my classes.

It became clear to me that I am […]

]]> 50c8f0ae8bfc564f92236ec78ff23000 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Revised: Who should ask the (Essential) question?, on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/12/04/who-should-ask-the-essential-question/#comment-350 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:37:08 -0500 b925faca6ca31a9521896f7dfd2fc31a Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Revised: Who should ask the (Essential) question?, on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/12/04/who-should-ask-the-essential-question/#comment-349 Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:32:51 -0500 e6457d12654e9c06e0d5e9b02719b69c Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/12/04/who-should-ask-the-essential-question/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:54:25 -0500 ThumbnailDo you provide your students with essential questions before launching into a new unit of study? Do you always create the questions, or do you allow students to come with and explore the questions […]

]]> 12fd803159db0324a7eb137bcad6f5ea Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Carolyn Bilton http://cohort21.com/carolynbilton/2013/11/24/what-to-do/#comment-30 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:25:29 -0500 c4d1a243d670da4d2601d19896c9d752 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Mike Farley http://cohort21.com/mikefarley/2013/11/20/changegamer-strives-to-be-a-gamechanger/#comment-3 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:52:37 -0500 cd1194eff2d83c3f0bfaa7f46a655dc9 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?, on the site French Fun with Sandy Gibson http://cohort21.com/sandygibson/2013/10/23/quest-ce-que-je-fais-maintenant/#comment-10 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:35:10 -0500 7a4fbfed2d6d75906b4c704627371f1a Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, The Beginning is Just Ahead, on the site The Pondering Teacher http://cohort21.com/timrollwagen/2013/11/15/co-teaching-accountability-and-collaboration-2/#comment-6 Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:13:30 -0500 b893c801c495eb882487f1e56f0ad0e9 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/11/14/connecting-students-via-google-hangout/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:55:44 -0500 With the long weekend behind us, it’s been nice to return to our classes this week and pick up where we left off, with a crew of students who now know a lot more about us, about their classmates and about what […]

]]> fdd0bf0c22406e46368b2337cb7e8c60 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Chris Coyne http://cohort21.com/chriscoyne/2013/10/27/first-f2f-reflecting-back/#comment-2 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:11:35 -0400 83c695f259adb42fdfb01e7c1dacb38e Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/10/26/how-we-learn-and-21st-century-tools/ Sat, 26 Oct 2013 20:40:47 -0400 ThumbnailLast year, the big ideas connected to 21st century skills (collaboration! critical thinking! communication!) really resonated with me and the focus of my Action Plan centred around personalized learning and having […]

]]> ff3090576d29bf57dd78e0ba087625ff Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/10/15/cohort-21-looking-back-moving-forward/ Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:49:10 -0400 I’m looking forward our first face-to-face this Saturday at The York School! It’s going to be great to meet the new Cohort 21 members, and to re-connect in person with those I haven’t seen in awhile. There were so […]

]]> b3f0ad7f7a683e1a883d5bac7ec8e3dd Jennifer Kelly changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/701/ Mon, 14 Oct 2013 03:29:54 -0400 0 de4675ad31643304162e95a094410612 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/04/27/final-blog-post-prior-to-tomorrows-f2f/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:11:46 -0400 My last blog post (updated this week with the most recent results of my Action Plan) had an intentional “to be continued” feel to it. I’m not ready for this experience to end, so I’m a bit reticent to wax poetic […]

]]> 01fd2d8be71481cd88681e092cc9c3f6 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/04/22/setting-the-stage-for-personalized-learning/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:16:25 -0400 ThumbnailMy students are about to wrap up their French game challenge and will be presenting their original creations to members of the grade 4 class this week.

The following are areas of focus that have evolved from […]

]]> 196144103f99e9fbcc73d2510f1198e0 Jennifer Kelly commented on the post, Personalized Learning and Student Feedback, on the site Derek Doucet http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2013/03/08/personalized-learning-and-student-feedback/#comment-174 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:46:01 -0500 99cc402f9c8b9862a5a2aaba14d9f6b9 Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/03/03/from-personalized-learning-to-pbl-and-back/ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:46:52 -0500 Action Plan, part 2

The first part of this post deals with what I have read and learned about since our last face-to-face meeting. At the end of the post, I chart out my next steps and would love some feedback […]

]]> 750d85c3bf35bb630cf568b65fc114ee Jennifer Kelly wrote a new post on the site La vie en classe http://cohort21.com/jenbibby/2013/01/29/next-steps-for-a-personalized-unit-of-study/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:08:17 -0500 Thanks to everyone in the Cohort for a valuable day of sharing and feedback during our third face-to-face session. Our action plan support group discussion about the planning process for personalizing a unit of […]

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