Cohort 21 | Kathryn O'Brien | Mentions

Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:02:10 -0500

Hey @kobrien!
Great post, honest, funny and isn’t it great when we are presented these ideas that help us to reframe our thinking?

I think we are kindred spirits, I too love getting lost in the tweaks of a lessons with chocolate bars everywhere. When I worked at Greenwood, my office mates called me “The Goldfish” – they would put Nutri…Read more

In reply to - Kathryn O'Brien wrote a new post on the site Kathryn O'Brien By this point, every school year, I find myself alone at my desk surrounded by empty Smarties boxes, glazed eyes and about forty tabs open on my screen. […]

Justin Medved posted a new activity comment

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 13:33:10 -0400

@kobrien So great to have you back as a coach this year!

In reply to - Kathryn O'Brien wrote a new post on the site Kathryn O'Brien When I opened this blog (for the first time since October), I was surprised I had only written one entry. I had many memories of profound […]

Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:05:55 -0400

What a powerful journey you’ve shared here @kobrien. I love your closing quote in the slide deck about all things will end – and will it have changed you?

I think that your provocation of finding your “self” as a ‘remote’ or online teacher is equally as powerful. We have all had moments of identity crisis, haven’t we?

Thanks for sharing,…Read more

Justin Medved posted a new activity comment

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:21:24 -0500

@kobrien

Looping in your whole support team (below) to ensure they read this great posts. I have passed it along to numerous colleagues at York who have let me know how helpful your framing has been in helping them “see” what they ARE doing instead of what they are NOT. Mindset is everything right now.

@cfongg @lyorkee @nblair @lmitchell @dnevillell

In reply to - Kathryn O'Brien wrote a new post on the site Kathryn O'Brien I should read that article on hybrid learning. I should sign up for the PD on using Google Meets. I should talk more to my at-home learners. I should […]

Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:20:55 -0500

Thanks @cfreibauer for your comment and of course, please share our strategy list. I read White Fragility this summer and would love to discuss with you at some point. @ljensen @emartin @kobrien

In reply to - Tina Jagdeo wrote a new post on the site Tina Jagdeo The protests of the summer in support of Black Lives Matter reinforced for me that safety is about more than masks and physical distancing. As in […]

Justin Medved posted a new activity comment

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:28:28 -0400

Thank you @kobrien ! This post resonates with me and I am sure MANY other teachers in the cohort and beyond. I love the language of “shoulds” as it speaks to many of the internals asks that we are placing on ourselves but maybe forget to prioritize or better yet let go of. Thanks for sharing. Posts like this are how many of us will get through…Read more