Cohort 21 | Leslie Miller | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/lmiller/activity/ Activity feed for Leslie Miller. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:57:37 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 3f988296bf9fb7d783fd57f633ad9c79 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/michaelblack/2022/03/11/how-might-we-optimize-motivation-and-engagement-through-wellness-programming-for-our-student-and-staff/#comment-11 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:19:13 -0400 Hello @mblack (Michael),
I recall you talking about this during our last F2F meeting, but could you please expand on the ‘RULER’ method? What were the results of your class’ survey?
Although I believe we always keep wellness in our minds when we are teaching, I really feel that is just what teachers instinctively do, the question is are we…Read more

In reply to - Michael Black wrote a new post on the site Michael Black 1) What is your finalized HWM question? What question will guide your commitment to action? My finalized HMW question is as follows: How might we optimize […] ]]> 9fbba88fb5799c6874716081f1117529 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/evelyntenhagen/2022/04/05/third-and-final-thoughts-for-cohort-21-2021-2022/#comment-13 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:53:15 -0400 Hi Evelyn,
I want to thank you for your insightful blog posts and your contributions to all the conversations we had this year in Cohort21. As you said working together, hearing from each other, etc. spurs us on in order to find ways to improve our practices, to create an enriching and caring environment for all members of a school’s community…Read more

In reply to - Evelyn Tenhagen wrote a new post on the site Evelyn Tenhagen This year’s work under the tutelage of my peers has been a truly empowering experience and the results that I have generated are tangible and relevant to […] ]]> a1090e717d1223bde22837d30bab1a0c Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jenniferbairos/2022/03/30/dipping-my-toes-into-social-justice-fsl-where-am-i-now/#comment-136 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:53:18 -0400 Hello @jbairos!
I am inspired what you have written and learned here. Many years ago I did a social justice unit in my math class, and you are right – implementing social justice ideology does not require new units but looking at established units through a different and critical lens.

As you said the journey is just beginning and I hope…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Bairos wrote a new post on the site Jennifer Bairos Thinking about how to authentically integrate social justice elements into a language program is a necessary, but enormous undertaking. I am gathering […] ]]> 4035731bd3a2d20616c3f1ce09b2def6 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hanchau/2022/04/03/final-thoughts-for-now-on-deij-in-science/#comment-9 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:55:25 -0400 Hi @hchau (Han),
I think what you have talked about here and have learned is amazing! The challenges that we face to authentically incorporate DEIJ into our classrooms are immense and any step we take to try to incorporate these ideas into our classroom is great.
What you have done in your classroom is got your students thinking about these…Read more

In reply to - Han Chau wrote a new post on the site Han Chau I was not able to put together a second post.  I had bits and pieces of it written up but did not manage to put it all together.  So I guess I will do a second and f […] ]]> 9a2d9ee0472e05b28d17653c5dd085f5 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hollyjepson-fekete/2021/11/07/how-might-we-best-bring-deij-into-the-math-classroom/#comment-24 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:34:32 -0500 Holly – I am so excited by this idea and look forward to sharing/exchanging ideas with you on this topic. I have to confess that I am always trying to find ways to make math more than about the ‘arithmetic’; how the math classroom can be a place to have big and tough conversations that our students really want to engage in. I did a unit years ago…Read more

In reply to - Holly Jepson-Fekete wrote a new post on the site Holly Jepson-Fekete 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 us […] ]]> 868ac4073584e6fdf6672079d954011c Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/michaelblack/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-3 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:14:54 -0500 @mblack. I hope you are well! If there is anything I can do to help/support, just let me know!

In reply to - Michael Black wrote a new post on the site Michael Black 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 […] ]]> 1128254a12f1d9f66de38c0bd08e48a4 Leslie Miller's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/7735/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:33:28 -0400 0 8004f3d8c069e9a2bdbb80b20740caf6 Leslie Miller and Ruth Eichholtz are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6930/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:20:28 -0500 0 259bbac69f66333add097b61a9ddaa8b Leslie Miller commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Michael Moore https://cohort21.com/michaelmoore/2017/10/28/math-is-fun-fridays/#comment-22 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 02:35:21 -0400 5316655dee8068af68876386c1621287 Leslie Miller's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5213/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:03:48 -0400 0 3c1f49b83127f9bfa41eab62efb51fbe Leslie Miller changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5212/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 20:54:23 -0400 0 e0e94ff3a0c2312a38f90fe1d781b559 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/05/17/you-can-have-too-many-forms/#comment-30 Wed, 17 May 2017 18:15:41 -0400 @jweening –

Thank you for your comments. I did master the idea of having all the results for the quizzes I gave to my students go to one google sheet and thought that was amazing! I wish I had learned that oh, about 40 google forms ago :).

But I haven’t explored or worked with the add-on for form notification – I will definitely check that…Read more

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller As I enter the final week of my action plan ‘in action’, I have come to the conclusion that you can go overboard with forms. And when you do this, […] ]]> 20236266f8ad168b2413312dae5877d7 Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=128 Wed, 17 May 2017 15:29:26 -0400 As I enter the final week of my action plan ‘in action’, I have come to the conclusion that you can go overboard with forms. And when you do this, monitoring (which was my goal) could be lost – there is simply t […]

]]> 6a9485458dd62f9ba63f97c028282c97 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/04/21/need-help-with-google-forms-i-may-be-your-girl/#comment-27 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 18:44:02 -0400 Hi Jen!

Thank you for your kind words. I am embarrassed to say that I have actually done all the lessons for Level 1 & 2, I just haven’t followed through with the exams. I really should though, shouldn’t I?

It is definitely on my agenda since I am getting so much more comfortable in the Google world.

Thanks again!

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller Before we began this process we were directed to watch a video of past Cohort21 members’ reflections of their experience. It was here where inspiration began […] ]]> e06c63a490e0f328227a2123a328aa47 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/04/21/need-help-with-google-forms-i-may-be-your-girl/#comment-25 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:18:07 -0400 Thanks so much Justin for all your help and support this year. This experience has been amazing and I have learned so much, and met so many great people. And knowing you were in my corner helped tremendously.

I am really looking forward to growing from this experience in different directions.

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller Before we began this process we were directed to watch a video of past Cohort21 members’ reflections of their experience. It was here where inspiration began […] ]]> f30bb53b1eeb62627044e86db06513e0 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/allisonmacrae/2017/04/21/now-this-is-not-the-end-it-is-not-even-the-beginning-of-the-end-but-it-is-perhaps-the-end-of-the-beginning-winston-churchill/#comment-34 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:59:32 -0400 Wow, Allison! What a great project to work on and the learning that you have shared here is amazing. Thinking of our physical space and how it could be enhanced to ensure active student engagement is so important. As you said employers are looking for those who can collaborate/cooperate, those who are actively engaged within their…Read more

In reply to - Allison Macrae wrote a new post on the site Allison Macrae My journey this year started with a passion for change in the physical environment that our students were learning within. An image of classrooms over […] ]]> 22ce754200db441f02bc483239aa4844 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/04/20/equatio-a-quick-review/#comment-23 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:31:56 -0400 No worries at all! For the way I used it, I thought it was pretty great!

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller Hello again! In the fall I gave an opinion of g(Math) and how it worked in Google document (mixed reviews). Well on March 23rd @jmedved told the math […] ]]> 8d697a805f05388a1aaceee275098e47 Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=114 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:30:55 -0400 Before we began this process we were directed to watch a video of past Cohort21 members’ reflections of their experience. It was here where inspiration began even before we even sat for our first F2F, and I recall […]

]]> 1d14a552a16868691ac52bcb54cbdc1c Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/04/20/whole-school-results/#comment-28 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:32:20 -0400 Hi Suzanne!

What a great start and wonderful news that the students at TYS are not in a fixed mindset with respect to mathematics. As you have said this is fantastic launching point to talk and to determine what can be done to help encourage a growth mindset at TYS and beyond. If there is anything I can do to help with respect to the analysis…Read more

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell The results above represent the mathematical mindsets of The York School students. In order to understand the results – this interval scale is […] ]]> dae6e9081d84b4df838ba3d6dc6d236f Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=105 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:14:08 -0400 Hello again!

In the fall I gave an opinion of g(Math) and how it worked in Google document (mixed reviews). Well on March 23rd @jmedved told the math department about the newest add-on that was going to make […]

]]> 712829b4774fd67c5f34b3a875dbddba Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/02/26/bitten-off-more-than-i-can-chew/#comment-21 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:57:25 -0400 Hello Adam,

My apologies for the delay. I would love to take you up on your offer! Unfortunately this Sunday doesn’t work (prepping for a test), but how about:
Saturday April 29 – anytime
Saturday May 6 or Sunday May 7th – anytime

This would also give me time to do some reading/listening and sorting out what I am hoping this will look like…Read more

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller After the last face-to-face, I left with more ideas for my main project than before. It is really powerful (and no I am not trying to be corny here) to be […] ]]> 1bcdbcbaaecdd6cec4259fda1425165e Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonbornstein/2017/03/06/the-great-debate-sugar-vs-salt/#comment-16 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:46:54 -0400 Jason,

What a great way to engaged your students in the learning process! Getting them to think of what needs to be done to help answer the question makes it so much more interesting (I want to know the answer 🙂 – for some reason I am thinking sugar, but have no scientific reason for saying so except from experience of trying to dissolve sugar…Read more

In reply to - Jason Bornstein wrote a new post on the site Jason Bornstein 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 […] ]]> 22db3edae8fe095b5e219e8a4717f1b7 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/02/26/bitten-off-more-than-i-can-chew/#comment-17 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:15:43 -0400 Hi Garth & Justin!

Thank you for your comments.

Garth – that blog was fantastic! Seth certainly has a way of getting us to think about where we should put our focus – think long term! This is one I would like to read over and over again when I feel that I am straying from what is important in teaching. Thanks!
As for the digital lockbox,…Read more

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller After the last face-to-face, I left with more ideas for my main project than before. It is really powerful (and no I am not trying to be corny here) to be […] ]]> c8348cac0ac0a6a9184c0558768fc20f Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=94 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:01:50 -0400 Way back in February I unexpectedly became the focus of an action plan tuning discussion group, and what a lucky break it was for me!

I have to confess that I was incredibly nervous as I have never participated […]

]]> ce71c83703fe614388623bb138568bb6 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/02/21/assessming-mathematical-mindset-take-2/#comment-17 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:34:23 -0500 Hi Suzanne,

I am so excited to be reading about what you are learning/discovering about growth mindset in mathematics. After reading Jo Boaler’s book myself, it was a catalyst to try to change the way I introduce different units and promote better vocabulary with respect to what students felt about themselves in a mathematics class (e.g. ‘I’m…Read more

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell Before I began discussing the topic of math mindset with my students, I wanted to assess my students’ current attitudes about math. I wanted to know if t […] ]]> 5c76cb5a46f5779ef732dfa67fea67ce Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=89 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:22:27 -0500 After the last face-to-face, I left with more ideas for my main project than before. It is really powerful (and no I am not trying to be corny here) to be surrounded by like-minded people who have so many great […]

]]> c2b901599a18502950e69afdc560914d Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/01/18/10-4-2/#comment-14 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 17:49:19 -0500 Hi Jen & Joe!

First I apologise for the delay in responding. I am usually much better than this :).

I am slowly moving onto the next phase of my project and thinking about videos is definitely part of my next step.

Recently I had a talk with my principal about flipped lessons and was asked if I was doing any this year and I have been. He…Read more

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller At the last face2face, I wrote down this quotation, “Done is better than perfect” ~ S Sandberg. I am hoping that ‘Work in Progress is better than perfect […] ]]> 3415393897ad84a8aff78eb8c65ce912 Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=42 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:33:49 -0500 At the last face2face, I wrote down this quotation, “Done is better than perfect” ~ S Sandberg. I am hoping that ‘Work in Progress is better than perfect too!’ ~ L Miller .

Back in December, my plan was to […]

]]> 2c668cf9aaf0a11b9c7edd4221fd4113 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2016/11/09/gmath-on-google/#comment-11 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:40:52 -0500 Hi Ruth,

I look forward to exchanging ideas/thoughts. I will have to play with g(Math) again to answer your question regarding labeling axes. I feel that the answer could be no as I do not recall the option, but I will look before Saturday!

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller I have to confess that I have not created a lot of notes in GoogleDoc due to the fact the writing math equations tended to be difficult (plus I am really […] ]]> b723b21bf0937391e32c75fdf09a8767 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2016/11/08/lets-go-exploring/#comment-8 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:56:27 -0500 Thanks, Leslie! I am certainly doing a lot of thinking and testing. It has been an exciting start to a school year. I am looking forward to putting my new found FDS knowledge into play with my advisory group!

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller When I first joined Cohort21, we were asked to think of a slogan that we could put on a t-shirt that represented us. So ‘let’s go exploring’ was mine. I have […] ]]> 61c46bded9dd302d54e4c8fa879701d9 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2016/11/08/lets-go-exploring/#comment-5 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:51:08 -0500 Hello @jmedved! Thank you for your help so far! I have taken your suggestion and have posted my thoughts about g(Math).

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller When I first joined Cohort21, we were asked to think of a slogan that we could put on a t-shirt that represented us. So ‘let’s go exploring’ was mine. I have […] ]]> 26245a76e7e1cf5b03ab0d2b99100403 Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=47 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:49:27 -0500 I have to confess that I have not created a lot of notes in GoogleDoc due to the fact the writing math equations tended to be difficult (plus I am really used to Mathtype). I am slowly but surely familiarising […]

]]> ed61adccdf6a87d32776e02c2fe31a3f Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/?p=48 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:12:48 -0500 When I first joined Cohort21, we were asked to think of a slogan that we could put on a t-shirt that represented us. So ‘let’s go exploring’ was mine. I have to confess, it was initially about travelling, […]

]]> 7be75c0b07bce2f88c13a7284e940343 Leslie Miller posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/bethnichols/2016/10/30/revised-and-revising-assessment-strategy/#comment-30 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:02:07 -0500 Hello Beth,
I am fascinated by what you are doing here. One of my goals this year as a teacher is to try to find a way for my students to really reflect on their work on a test (or any assignment) rather than just look at the mark and toss the assessment in a binder (I hope). So I tried something similar, I believe, with my Grade 11 math…Read more

In reply to - bnichols wrote a new post on the site Beth Nichols Not only have we chosen to completely restructure our lessons and where are questions are sourced from, we’ve also gone a new route in summative assessment. We […] ]]> ac864cbfce637c583991d26f43539df7 Leslie Miller changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/4011/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:44:22 -0400 0 f0d61751846ae73c5818d68913d31ef4 Leslie Miller's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/3967/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:50:26 -0400 0