Cohort 21 | Jen Gravel | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/jgravel/activity/ Activity feed for Jen Gravel. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 281eb0447892fca213a689602df3cc59 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/heatherpeters/2022/09/30/what-is-going-well/#comment-4 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:07:12 -0400 So glad you are part of our group, Heather!

I look forward to hearing more about what you will attempt around getting your students to be more resilient. As you mention, this is an urgent skill for students to have and all your students, not only this year but in years to come, will benefit from your great work throughout your Cohort 21 journey.

In reply to - Heather Peters wrote a new post on the site HeatherPeters Hello Party People! And welcome to my blog… I suppose I’ve been putting this off a bit. I walked into Cohort 21’s first face-to-face meeting a few weeks […] ]]> bda12be962e41dd4b5f1803e976a6174 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/meganboyd/2022/09/30/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:23:36 -0500 So glad you are part of our group, Megan!
You bring up some great points and the one that struck me the most was centred around focusing on staff well-being so that they can further support the well-being of the entire community. How important it is to make sure we, teachers and staff, are at our best so that we can make our community even…Read more

In reply to - Megan Boyd wrote a new post on the site Megan Boyd Question 1:  To reflect on Urgent vs Important, I find myself like many others craving reflective time and focusing on making space for it. I also notice […] ]]> 499639c68a9910f10b8261ae9ce06967 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/tamaradoleman/2022/11/18/urgent-and-important/#comment-2 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:03:13 -0500 I’m so glad you are part of this group, Tamara.
I agree with your statement around the transition “back to normal” this year seems to have happened as abruptly as when the whole world hit “pause” at the beginning of the pandemic. You highlight some key ideas from the importance of checking in with all the members of our communities to see how…Read more

In reply to - Tamara Doleman wrote a new post on the site Tamara Doleman Urgent and Important, Let’s start with Honesty BAM! BOOM! POW! Let’s face it, over this covid period we have been through quite the collective […] ]]> b0e0c57700f88c27020d36d9f6ffb878 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/leahkanary/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-5 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:59:21 -0500 @lkanary What a great reflection as your first blog post. You have a great goal of reflecting on pre-Covid and current teaching strategies and melding them together to create the best learning environment for your students. Your students will definitely benefit from your work with Cohort 21.

In reply to - Leah Kanary wrote a new post on the site Leah Kanary Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking around the use TIME. Reflect […] ]]> 36db8e0da84d63e4f777430db6579e8e Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/nikivanhaarlem/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-3 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:51:52 -0500 @nvanhaarlem
You have created some great questions to consider this year. Your inquiry around student learning resonated with me. It is something that has emerged in our current learning situation – giving students time to reflect on how they learn will only have a positive impact on their ability to learn beyond when leave our classroom. Look…Read more

In reply to - Niki Van Haarlem wrote a new post on the site Niki Van Haarlem   Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking around the […] ]]> 9f78d0a02389860d426c63e3d587effd Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=115 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:50:38 -0400 One of my goals for this year was focused around student involvement, engagement, and participation in all types of learning environments.

At the beginning of the year, the focus was more on the virtual […]

]]> aae78f1dfcfeca2c89f3039382c1c911 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=111 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:36:18 -0500 One positive aspect of this new learning environment has been giving myself the opportunity to try new things. In past years, I’ll admit I could easily get caught up in making sure I taught every single criteria […]

]]> 3177dc049639d2133918b7275deea86c Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jennafroggett/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:06:14 -0500 Great post!

Happy to see you are finding your new normal in this school year. Yes, it has been a challenge to adapt to students in the room and virtual but it seems like you have established norms in your class to make it advantageous to all your learners.

I can’t wait to hear how the Escape Room review goes.

In reply to - Jenna Froggett wrote a new post on the site Jenna Froggett First post prompt: What is going well? Balancing synchronous and asynchronous has been… interesting. It has been exhausting, stressful, fun all in one. At […] ]]> d0c473cbd38e682d8b29fa199fa4c5a5 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hollyjepson-fekete/2019/11/01/the-not-so-smooth-transition-to-grade-11/#comment-4 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 01:01:24 -0500 I know this is also something that I have experience at my school. There is definitely a transition into grade 11 math – I look forward to hearing about what you try and what insight you get over the course of this year.

In reply to - Holly Jepson-Fekete wrote a new post on the site Holly Jepson-Fekete While chatting to the Academic Director recently he said something that stuck me about the early months of grade 11. He said (and I am […] ]]> c6a10d2a98a12e3cb6e7905cb3593b10 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=105 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:37:48 -0500 As I write this post and try to put my thoughts into words, I’m still trying to determine the focus of my Action Plan this year. Just like last year, I have a few things that just aren’t quite right in my teaching […]

]]> 771822b530b2ba9054a1f242dceb59f7 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/michalhodal/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-4 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:56:37 -0400 Hi Michal, @mhodal

As a fellow math teacher, I completely agree with giving students activities to complete to learn a concept instead of more traditional teaching. When they have an interest or a connection to the concept, they seem to understand it better.

I look forward to hearing more details about what you do in your class room on Saturday!

Jen

In reply to - Michal Hodal wrote a new post on the site Michal Hodal Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share , collaborate  and converse as you […] ]]> 2ce2bf64406c5897696c7bc2a65e2114 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=95 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:25:57 -0400 In just a few days, we will be gathering for the final F2F session of this year’s Cohort 21. I’m excited to share my journey.

The beginning:
I came into Cohort 21 with an idea of what I thought my classroom […]

]]> ab83baee479898e3b00bef6cb699e89b Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=80 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 02:20:57 -0400 Having just completed another unit in Calculus, I thought it would be appropriate to update the current step in my action plan.

Continuing on the journey to have student self-reflect on their learning, I […]

]]> 0be0fe65fe57fbe44c78d9357fa37085 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=67 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:10:19 -0500 My focus this year has been around student self-reflection to direct their personalized learning in my classes. My goal is to have students move away from a focus solely on the final answer to assess what they […]

]]> f4aa77a6055d10851952e28830cc08db Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mackenzieneale/2019/01/16/building-confidence/#comment-35 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:12:28 -0500 Hi Mackenzie,

One of my favourite things about my experience with Cohort 21 thus far is realizing that some of my questions are not math related but learning related. The current version of my HMW question is very similar to yours in having student’s reflect on their learning which would include identifying what they know and what they still need…Read more

In reply to - Mackenzie Neale wrote a new post on the site Mackenzie Neale When I was brainstorming my first HMW question a few years ago, one of my biggest frustrations was with hearing students constantly say “I can’t speak […] ]]> e6c8282a90078dc73eb99111bd29c3fe Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/kathrynmitchell/2019/01/15/student-success/#comment-9 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:00:41 -0500 Hi Kathryn,
Yes, as Michael mentioned, I am grappling with the same idea. I like that you opened the question with your students around defining success. I look forward to hearing about the feedback you got and what surprising responses you may have received.

In reply to - Kathryn Mitchell wrote a new post on the site Kathryn Mitchell Happy New Year! My HMW question has evolved to become: “How might we shift our students’ perspective of success to be more reflective of lea […] ]]> 67cc98b349aba3e9efa6f193fc949e38 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/andrewforti/2019/01/14/trust-the-process/#comment-7 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 03:13:00 -0500 Andrew, this is something I’m also pondering. My HMW question is very similar but with a focus more on student reflecting on and identifying what they know and what they still need to know.

I completely agree with your statement about the attitude of “tell me what I need to know” that is present. Would be great to hear on Friday about your first…Read more

In reply to - Andrew Forti wrote a new post on the site Andrew Forti This Cohort experience has been fantastic for thinking about my practice. I’ve spent many hours talking to colleagues, friends, family, and students about […] ]]> 557d88f38a1a962e140326d9ae16af9c Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jengravel/2019/01/12/reflecting-on-daily-learning/#comment-14 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:04:06 -0500 Hi Garth,
Thanks for the feedback. What really struck me about your comments, and has had me thinking since, focusses around how do students learn to reflect? For many other teaching practices, we model what we want students to do and show them how. But what does that look like for reflecting? If I want students to reflect on their learning,…Read more

In reply to - Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel Over the last few years, there has been a shift in my mathematics classroom from passive learning to active learning. In the past, students in my classes would […] ]]> da2cf85a373e4fe9a3853e27f5d9d305 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=61 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:45:49 -0500 Over the last few years, there has been a shift in my mathematics classroom from passive learning to active learning. In the past, students in my classes would have spent a lesson filling in a worksheet and then […]

]]> 835654af2265b1bafb1fe54377068737 Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=57 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:11:27 -0500 Using VNPS (vertical non-permanent surfaces) in my classroom has greatly changed student learning. No longer is the teacher the only holder of knowledge, students have more opportunities to learn from each other […]

]]> bbff5a8fa209e78da089afa35b813d56 Jen Gravel posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jengravel/2018/10/14/the-cohort-21-journey-begins/#comment-5 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:24:05 -0400 My personal math teaching blog can be found at http://jgravelteacher.blogspot.com/

In reply to - Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel Today was the first Face to Face meeting of this year’s Cohort 21 and I’m so excited. The energy from the educators that surrounded me was amazing! I’m so looking […] ]]> 046fe066e630bee70d31b2e496e6f12b Jen Gravel wrote a new post on the site Jen Gravel https://cohort21.com/jengravel/?p=50 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:14:15 -0400 Today was the first Face to Face meeting of this year’s Cohort 21 and I’m so excited. The energy from the educators that surrounded me was amazing! I’m so looking forward to this journey this year and thrilled to […]

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What is Cohort 21 ?

What is Cohort 21 ? Cohort 21 is structured, but organic. It is rooted in current research, with an eye […]

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