Cohort 21 | Marc Brims | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/mbrims/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Marc Brims. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 0613c5bea54fad2d155139b998c574c9 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/courtneypickering/2025/10/04/my-cohort-21-coaching-continuum/#comment-18 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:56:08 -0400 @cpickering wow! Sounds like you are going to have a great year. I look forward to learning about what you want to curate and learn from Indigenous wisdom. @mbrims @gnichols

In reply to - Courtney Pickering wrote a new post on the site Courtney Pickering My Cohort 21 Coaching Continuum The thread that carried forward from my previous seasons wasn’t just about indigenous curriculum integration — it w […] ]]> 14bd16afc410e4e45afac76179d44c4d Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/courtneypickering/2025/01/23/how-might-we-round-3/#comment-16 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:19:43 -0500 Hey Courtney! Our school is on a similar journey to find ways to value Indigenous wisdom and ways of knowing and teaching in K-12 classrooms. We looked for ways to partner with Indigenous educators to build curriculum. We were so lucky through a connection to work with Dr. Pam Rose-Toulouse. Her book Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian schools…Read more

In reply to - Courtney Pickering wrote a new post on the site Courtney Pickering How Might We- Round 3For my third round of Cohort (2nd time as a coach), I have been eager to continue and evolve the project I came to Cohort in […] ]]> b6a6836b42e3b6f95966398b9f9b8925 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/angelaiorio/2022/03/22/oops-forgot-to-do-this-before-march-break/#comment-12 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:47:21 -0400 @aiorio – I am also trying to centre Indigenous voices in curriculum. This was a key learning for me from my AQ course profs. Where are the examples of Indigenous texts in all subject disciplines? I am also trying to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and teaching in the classroom and found that the Natural Curiosity resources…Read more

In reply to - Angela Iorio wrote a new post on the site Angela Iorio 1) My finalized question is HMW unearth the silenced voices of aboriginal peoples in order to be better allies. 2) I commit to having at  one piece of work […] ]]> 6c283da48c7681e3d0a636c7eeab1a52 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/carolinefreibauer/2021/04/30/the-magic-of-learning-communities/#comment-5 Sat, 01 May 2021 11:40:30 -0400 @cfreibauer I am so glad you connected with @amacrae as I would completely agree with her assessment of your success this year with this learning experience. Learning come in many forms and does not need to be a product that we can see and read. It can be a connection made, an idea generated, a project that is sparked, a meeting that is booked, a…Read more

In reply to - Caroline Freibauer wrote a new post on the site Caroline Freibauer I believe in the magic of learning communities. Although they can be terrifying, requiring vulnerability and risk, the learning can be powerful. […] ]]> 5e2eea653e7199d6c586ff16c4b8f3fe Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/daniklein/2021/04/30/doing-my-very-not-worst/#comment-12 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:26:43 -0400 @dklein Well I might be a little biased here; but this is exactly the evidence of learning/growth/action we hoped this years participants would be able to surface and share back this year. Thank you! for finding the time/space/energy to distill your learning, struggle and resources. As someone who is lucky enough to know first hand the impact you…Read more

In reply to - Dani Klein wrote a new post on the site Dani Klein I have this metaphor for what it’s like to teach in a pandemic. You’re swimming in the ocean and at first you’re doing fine; treading mostly, but you’re managing […] ]]> b85b5fe67a3778f9d9fe14689ac03cb5 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/ashleighhabets/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:53:03 -0500 @ahabets

Looking forward to catching up on Saturday! If you have a few minutes from now until then we would love to know how things have been going in your classroom. See the above prompt for details. If you want to save time feel free to record a small 2 min screencast reflection. Just processing and sharing what school life has been like for…Read more

In reply to - Ashleigh Habets wrote a new post on the site Ashleigh Habets I have not seen my students faces this year and I remain faceless to them. These are connections that I truly miss on daily basis. Often times I am […] ]]> 87e922d72acaaaa6a8cc1976f0247638 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/carolinefreibauer/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:50:52 -0500 @cfreibauer Welcome to the CIS Ontario community! While certainly a loss for the school board you came from we feel very lucky to add another new librarian to our network of school. Many count many librarians among our Cohort 21 alumni. @lmustard @jweening @dneville @wdarby @nbrooksbank @thutton @chazzard @sgupta just to name a few. You will…Read more

In reply to - Caroline Freibauer wrote a new post on the site Caroline Freibauer As a teacher-librarian working in a high school, I always aim to be three things: an opportunist, a catalyst and an optimist. For the most part, […] ]]> fae6c2e74ac0002c34a3cfb9f1cac3b7 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/pennylawson-cameron/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-3 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:37:12 -0500 @plawsoncameron

Looking forward to catching up on Saturday! If you have a few minutes from now until then we would love to know how things have been going in your classroom. See the above prompt for details. If you want to save time feel free to record a small 2 min screencast reflection. Just processing and sharing what school life has been…Read more

In reply to - Penny Lawson-Cameron wrote a new post on the site Penny Lawson-Cameron Welcome to your Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share and connect with […] ]]> d165f67469fea004cd9b09faea122cc5 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/daniklein/2020/11/16/what-is-going-well/#comment-5 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:56:04 -0500 @dklein Thank you for sharing pictures of your space and snapshots of your “mindset”. The very act of opening up your thinking to others and “What isn’t going terribly” is so helpful at a time when we all feel so alone. There is an element of group therapy going on here that is so important if we are to make it to June. Keeping it real and not…Read more

In reply to - Dani Klein wrote a new post on the site Dani Klein When I first read this prompt, I sort of wanted to laugh. Going well? A more accurate question most days would be “What isn’t going terribly?” That’s why it […] ]]> 2f1ba9ccce2326aad399bdd4e3a57e92 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jessicasheppard/2020/11/09/both-honest-and-gentle/#comment-46 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:49:22 -0500 Thank you @jsheppard for writing this post. I am on a 4/5 year leave this year and from time to time, I feel those very same feelings of guilt because I do not “show up” each day at school. But, I guess the good news is that with a different routine, I can find other ways to show up, to contribute in different ways to various communities that…Read more

In reply to - Jess Sheppard wrote a new post on the site Jess Sheppard Admittedly, I’ve been feeling a little lost in terms of blogging this year. It feels a bit hypocritical to write about what schools ‘should’ be doing during […] ]]> 954d880d73022e007e59c73bad58aeab Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/10/05/expressing-gratitude-reflecting-on-the-first-day-of-cohort-21/#comment-7 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:06:06 -0400 Thanks for this note of gratitude. Our coaches and facilitators put a lot of effort into designing the day and making sure that everyone feels supported and known.

@edaigle @mbrims @lmitchell @tjagdeo

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter After going through our first day and all the incorporation of technology in this Cohort 21 journey I just want to take some time to express […] ]]> ce104381d96e43755a9d4881241fa6da Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jessicasheppard/2019/10/12/sub-2-closing-the-praxis-gap/#comment-11 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:56:26 -0400 Happy Thanksgiving Jess and everyone called out bellow.
I’m thankful for a lot these day at right now i’m thankful for this post and that we have created a community and platform where leaders like @jsheppard are able to express their perspectives and views on education for the betterment and benefit of everyone. I just finished watching Eliud…Read more

In reply to - Jess Sheppard wrote a new post on the site Jess Sheppard At ~04:15 EST on Saturday, 12 October, Eliud Kipchoge crossed the finish line of the Ineos 1:59 challenge in Vienna, having completed a marathon […] ]]> 2a485048153186073c77b981e42ff94e Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/vanessafloras/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-4 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:54:54 -0400 Hey @vflores! Thanks for the post and look forward to meeting you at the F2F on Sat. I too think about the best ways to motivate students to think value feedback over grades….A friend of mine told me about a school in NYC, Saint Anns, and they don’t assign grades. Attached is the blog from the Head of School explaining why.…Read more

In reply to - Vanessa Floras wrote a new post on the site Vanessa Floras     Reflect on your own personal learning journey and K-12 education. Identify one learning experience that you can point to as having made a s […] ]]> ef65a1ab28ee88345501089bf7d4081e Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/dawncohen/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-6 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:53:39 -0400 Nice to e-meet you @dcohen and looking forward to this Sat’s F2F. I am a learning strategies teacher in our Centre for Learning so really interested in hearing more about the coaching conversations you have with your students to help them identify their strengths and pathways to improvement. We had Lea Waters speak at our school last year and her…Read more

In reply to - Dawn Cohen wrote a new post on the site Dawn Cohen 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 move […] ]]> cbc461ad54abe3b6ddf7d99d7c9c6317 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emilysheridan/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-5 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:49:40 -0400 Hey @esheridan. Thanks for posting and welcome to the Cedar group! I agree in the value of cultivating a sense of curiosity, awe and wonder for the world. I teach at an IB school so there is an emphasis on teaching through inquiry.
Looking forward to chatting at Sat’s F2F.
Tina

@edaigle
@mbrims
@lmitchell

In reply to - Emily Sheridan wrote a new post on the site Emily Sheridan OK – Cohort 21 blog is on. To start with, I had a pretty good K-12 experience. I was a really self-motivated individual and I became interested in […] ]]> 41e43f689a0255fbff4ff46143497058 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emmastewart/2019/09/08/hello-world/#comment-5 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 15:39:58 -0400 Hey @estewart. Looking forward to meeting you at Sat’s F2F!
Parts of your teaching philosophy resonate for me! We have just identified the promotion of student and employee wellbeing as well as pluralism as two of our key goals for our school.

Wondering what strategies/programs you have in your classroom and your school to help your students…Read more

In reply to - Emma Stewart wrote a new post on the site Emma Stewart   I’m going rogue! Reflection I spent so much of my education quiet, shy and totally intimidated by everything. I shut down and meekly made my […] ]]> 9d33c37de9d57241679d555c0f9d1c60 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/nancydawe/2019/09/08/hello-world/#comment-3 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:55:53 -0400 @ndawe Well you are in luck. Many of the strategies that Ardra used in your grad course you will find embedded in the C21 process. It is all about the relationships.

I would love to learn more about the collaboration diagnostic you use. Sound powerful and really informative.

@edaigle @mbrims @lmitchell @tjagdeo @gnichols

In reply to - Nancy Dawe wrote a new post on the site Nancy Dawe 1) One grad course in particular changed my life as an educator — it was a qualitative research course with Professor Ardra Cole. It was one of the last […] ]]> d61656713a9e90db6d841f4f7ec4381c Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/samwelbourn/2019/04/12/design-thinking-for-clarity-and-self-innovation/#comment-44 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:38:46 -0400 @swelbourn Thank you!

Your words are food for the soul. It is these kinds of reflections that make the coaches and facilitators within C21 keep coming back. This post was pure courage. I am so glad this professional learning experience resonated with you. Your positivity was felt in your Action Group and anyone who you came into contact with.…Read more

In reply to - Sam Welbourn wrote a new post on the site Sam Welbourn Recently, I sent my Head of School a note of thanks letting her know how grateful I am to have been given the opportunity to experience Cohort 21.  In it, […] ]]> 3fdaf8947f836e2afa8e3dd47888ba05 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/cameroneby/2019/01/11/living-the-dream/#comment-6 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:53:08 -0500 @ceby Living the dream!!
Thanks for including some student work. This is really coming along. I am so interested to hear from your students at the end of the year. What students found this to be motivational and why?

Looping in our PHE cohort members.
@mverbeek @bhayes @fsawyer @kzelinsky – Check out what Cam is doing. Use the 3rd F2F to…Read more

In reply to - Cameron Eby wrote a new post on the site Cameron Eby Hello Cohort 21 Team (first time blogger here), As many Cohorters have been navigating their inspiration and direction through the protocols, I came into this […] ]]> 9327030608039bed69e2fc6a0eae9a18 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jengravel/2019/01/12/reflecting-on-daily-learning/#comment-12 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:42:34 -0500 @jgravel I would echo what @ljensen brought up above. Bring your students into this conversation. Share with the the tension you feel between wanting them to “have” a copy of their thinking to review and reflect on but not seeing it live out in their answer (same mistakes made).

To quote you “they have more of a focus on the final answer and…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 […] ]]> b1f59eb741b0ee01067eafb25632415b Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/lisawest/2019/01/13/fostering-student-self-awareness/#comment-9 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:35:28 -0500 @lwest I think that SEL work is some of the most important work we can do with kids. There are some great resources – https://casel.org/what-is-sel/ and https://casel.org/core-competencies/
Mapping it against your curriculum is a year over year task. I love that you have started this journey. I wonder what other school are doing in this…Read more

In reply to - Lisa West wrote a new post on the site Lisa West   How might we foster student self-awareness by developing communication skills geared at group work? At the first F2F, I revised my HMW question a number of […] ]]> b3a7c25ed278db2a31e58233cf9d5adf Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/michaelmoore/2018/12/02/today-im-grateful-for/#comment-124 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:15:54 -0500 @mmoore,
I am grateful for gratefulness. Sounds like a cop-out, I know, but what else has kept professional teachers complimenting and thanking one another so much; the trickle-down effect being we don’t strangle students. Take that #growthmindset! @mbrims

In reply to - Michael Moore wrote a new post on the site Michael Moore   So I tried something new this year. Every morning, I’ve taken a few seconds (sometimes minutes) to reflect on what I am grateful for that day, and I’ve […] ]]> 1845aa129b02e927deace6ea069c52ec Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2018/11/15/action-plan-anxiety-and-engagement/#comment-24 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 03:21:22 -0500 @mbrims,

As always, your passion soaks through the print on this one. Such a great reminder to all of our Cohortians to give way to the process. I am always trying to make “letting go” one of my core educators practice. I find that by making friends with the Unknown Factors of your teaching, you force yourself into a position of radical…Read more

In reply to - Marc Brims wrote a new post on the site Marc Brims I just got engaged! OK I have been married for 10 years – but I did just “really get engaged”.  At our first F2F last month, I had a great catch-up chat with ]]> ae6e73507508e3f4b9e3d24bbd668ab3 Michael Moore posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/lisabelanger/2018/10/13/failing-successfully/#comment-6 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:14:25 -0400 Wow! What a wonderful outlook and perspective you have, Lisa. Keep taking those risks, role-modelling for your students. They are certainly lucky to have you as their teacher this year!

I look forward to learning from you and growing along side you on this Cohort 21 journey.

@nblair @ljensen @mbrims

In reply to - Lisa Belanger wrote a new post on the site Lisa Belanger I’m in a room full of strange faces. Correction, I actually know one person and have digitally met everyone else.  It’s my first face-to-face, day one, […] ]]> 9929fe5ad267f8a6e6261d550ab4c138 Garth Nichols commented on the post, Analog answers to Digital Learning, on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/uncategorized/analog-answers-to-digital-learning/#comment-2110 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:15:51 -0400 ebbf9024a0c25d2ca706ab2407959881 Justin Medved commented on the post, Authentic Learning at McMaster Children's Hospital, on the site Marc Brims https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2018/06/21/authentic-learning-at-mcmaster-childrens-hospital/#comment-16 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:14:21 -0400 b7b46341d71b079846f5c6daa3ff2ef4 Laura Ross commented on the post, If in doubt, ask an administrator..., on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2018/02/13/if-in-doubt-ask-an-administrator/#comment-41 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 23:24:21 -0500 3abd239686d21fe5f73eac5006a54ad8 Derek Doucet commented on the post, Action Plan, In Action - The Wonder Wall, on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2018/01/08/action-plan-in-action-the-wonder-wall/#comment-35 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:33:37 -0500 8203f3991cb51c695f2ad2ea9c060fb0 Andrew McNiven commented on the post, The Disconnected Educator, on the site Marc Brims https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2017/11/13/this-disconnected-educator/#comment-7 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:17:56 -0500 6a9aa6ed4fa971b608628d4c3f04f935 Allison Macrae commented on the post, The Disconnected Educator, on the site Marc Brims https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2017/11/13/this-disconnected-educator/#comment-6 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:42:21 -0500 23e9985e274d5866a48e41697df0b09a Allison Campbell-Rogers commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Marc Brims https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2017/11/13/this-disconnected-educator/#comment-3 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 02:02:32 -0500 b749d4a031af09f56528f977d770eeb2 Allison Campbell-Rogers commented on the post, Spaghetti Junction, on the site Allison Campbell Rogers https://cohort21.com/allisoncampbellrogers/2017/11/05/spaghetti-junction/#comment-7 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 01:35:04 -0500 572295ad4fdbb6c1ecc4013fc2b4508a Eric Daigle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Marc Brims https://cohort21.com/marcbrims/2017/11/13/this-disconnected-educator/#comment-2 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:57:18 -0500 1c03e7de9a8c5afbbcd6d853b5806194 Laura Ross commented on the post, The Road Not Taken..., on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2017/10/23/the-road-not-taken/#comment-7 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:35:28 -0500 dd50244d040af62de65052170fca1553 Laura Ross commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Laura Ross https://cohort21.com/lauraross/2017/10/23/the-road-not-taken/#comment-5 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:21:26 -0500