Cohort 21 | Lisa Yorke | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/lyorke/activity/ Activity feed for Lisa Yorke. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 69885c19559ea50a75b9d0aed5757b7c Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/samwelbourn/2022/11/18/keep-cut-curate/#comment-61 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:32:48 -0500 “Keep, Cut, Curate” has been in my head ever since you said it in our check-in session. I am planning to read the book over the holidays. I too am focussing more on the process and informing students every step of the way, what our goals are and gathering their input along the way. Once they have a voice in the process they show more commitment to…Read more

In reply to - Sam Welbourn wrote a new post on the site Sam Welbourn This month, our Advisor board reads, “Trust the process.” It was chosen by my group of Grade 9-12 students and hangs in the Art Room. In moments of con […] ]]> 64528efb943044de4b37908344edea61 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/meganboyd/2022/09/30/what-is-going-well/#comment-4 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:23:24 -0500 I love this Megan! It really is a struggle for educators to focus on our own well-being, We take so much time to nourish our students that we often do not find time to work on ourselves. I am learning that it is a “must do” or we will pay the consequences. What will we do if many teachers burn-out before the end of this year? We have kept going,…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 […] ]]> 101a3d17f747fce226dfab3594179149 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/tamaradoleman/2022/11/18/urgent-and-important/#comment-3 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:33:10 -0500 Thanks for sharing, Tamara! I totally resonate with every point you make! “Back to normal” is not getting back to the way we used to do things. We have changed as people since before the pandemic. We are teaching students who have no idea about how things were at school (for their current grade) before the pandemic. Our students are dealing with…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 […] ]]> 9d0c03535666e60cb8dc64bc1f636617 Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/?p=91 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:47:07 -0500 It is so great to be back in a classroom again after two years of teaching JK-G5 Music “á la carte”!  For me, our first in-person performance is looming very soon. We are three weeks away from hearing the entire j […]

]]> 49bd17feb373db3369dfa0fe42f2cc70 Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/?p=75 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:17:42 -0400 HMW shift the mindset of music education towards SEL and meaningful cultural experiences and student agency?

As I grappled with this question, I realized there were several pathways to choose from.  At the […]

]]> a0bc85345493ec2e08cfad1e7951a3e3 Lisa Yorke and Edmee Nataprawira are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/12911/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:08:52 -0500 0 5f7bf5c73ad70cb1234e67c4f5850c54 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/edmeenataprawira/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-5 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:03:54 -0500 Hi Edmee!
I loved reading your post. As a fellow music educator, I have very similar questions. The role of music education in our schools is definitely changing. We have a role to play in SEL as well as priming students’ brain for learning. How might we align our curriculum to meet these needs as well as prepare students performances which is…Read more

In reply to - Edmee Nataprawira wrote a new post on the site What's our why?     Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking around t […] ]]> e1dde5bd31b1804ede0ca092c1cb4648 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/duncankwan/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-3 Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:57:35 -0500 I enjoyed reading your post, Duncan. You are right, instead of being frustrated by all of the restrictions in our subject area which impacts what we know is our most effective ways of teaching, we are being forced to think of alternative solutions we might not have thought about without this pandemic situation we are living with. I am looking…Read more

In reply to - Duncan Kwan wrote a new post on the site Duncan Kwan What is going well? “It’s ok to not be ok.” I remember a mentor telling me this as I shared some of the challenges I experienced as a new teacher a few years […] ]]> 41b312ed5bf97bc18f87e645204b57ce Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/?p=63 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:38:07 -0500 When I heard that music would be delivered by visiting every classroom with a cart, that idea alone was overwhelming to me. How might I meet the needs of JK-G5 students and engage students in the wide variety of […]

]]> a3983abcb3919dad7d0e173c0bc36ae2 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/2020/01/16/agents-of-choice-in-grade-5-music/#comment-9 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:19:21 -0500 Thanks Andrew! As am IB PYP school, student agency is an expectation. To be honest, incorporating this in Music class can be challenging, along with performance demands also. The final product at the end of the process is often the only component parents and the community see and hear. Our school has reduced the number of expected formal…Read more

In reply to - Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke Grade 5 students love the opportunity to choose their own adventure in music. I am all for it, but there are obvious challenges that immediately come to mind. How […] ]]> 53ca7655c7c1820822b7f32459585daa Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/2020/01/16/agents-of-choice-in-grade-5-music/#comment-7 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:31:40 -0500 Thanks Jess!
Peer mentorship is something we have been working on last term. Instead of rehearsing repertoire with the full group all the time, I created resources in a Google Drive folder so students could rehearse independently or in groups. Students could ask another “expert” student to show them how to play a recorder piece, xylophone pattern,…Read more

In reply to - Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke Grade 5 students love the opportunity to choose their own adventure in music. I am all for it, but there are obvious challenges that immediately come to mind. How […] ]]> 5529cec32301e3447aa8fd957f6a51f3 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/2020/01/16/agents-of-choice-in-grade-5-music/#comment-6 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:22:23 -0500 Thanks Eric for your kind and encouraging words. Yes, the trust component is huge. There was quite a bit of front-loading around this in the first term when students were given time in class for independent rehearsal using resources I created for them to practise songs and pieces for the concert. In order to have this “My Choice” opportunity,…Read more

In reply to - Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke Grade 5 students love the opportunity to choose their own adventure in music. I am all for it, but there are obvious challenges that immediately come to mind. How […] ]]> c267da83e92571ab1417601ce2c6e596 Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/anastasiacorbett/2020/01/16/how-might-we/#comment-15 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:41:54 -0500 I totally understand your frustration Anastasia! Feeling the same myself, as report cards are due Monday and take priority. Juggling many things, always. However, you are taking action and reflecting as you go. You are doing this! Small steps are still steps!

In reply to - Anastasia Corbett wrote a new post on the site Anastasia Corbett …get out from under the pile of stuff we have to do to engage with and enjoy this process fully and completely. Maybe that should be a How Might I […] ]]> 607c06845ef7e448d352c2afa1f5871c Lisa Yorke posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/erinpaul/2020/01/10/my-musical-action-plan-begins/#comment-14 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 02:22:54 -0500 This looks great Erin! I am wondering about how your students coped with the range of 1-10 when evaluating themselves. Young learners are often very hard on themselves. Looking forward to hearing more about your action plan on Friday.

In reply to - Erin Paul wrote a new post on the site Erin Paul I really dislike having to assign a ‘grade’ for primary children in their music classes.  This struggle with assessment was what led me to Cohort 21 in the […] ]]> bcdcae95559e22da41865237e1460595 Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/?p=59 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 02:02:49 -0500 Grade 5 students love the opportunity to choose their own adventure in music. I am all for it, but there are obvious challenges that immediately come to mind. How can I make sure they stay on track? How can I keep […]

]]> 2badd93e4ad95019242e3e7beee51cbd Lisa Yorke changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/10298/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:26:51 -0400 0 527f860cadbf2d0a17fefd8c9cf294b0 Lisa Yorke's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/10297/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:25:24 -0400 0 abcda43787a7c51c7083c5ae4028dc9d Lisa Yorke wrote a new post on the site Lisa Yorke https://cohort21.com/lisayorke/?p=1 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 21:33:36 -0400 What is Cohort 21 ?
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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