Cohort 21 | Matt Murray | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/mmurray/activity/ Activity feed for Matt Murray. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 17c9882e65a1dd36d431604534983518 Matt Murray posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2020/01/12/satisfaction-in-the-math-classroom/#comment-19 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:37:23 -0500 Thanks, Justin. I came across that video earlier this week – it has some great points! Looking forward to Friday.

In reply to - Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray “Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire” – W.B. Yeats I have decided to pose the question “how might we increase student s […] ]]> bdc7a3545d06acaeed3985a5427597aa Matt Murray posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2020/01/12/satisfaction-in-the-math-classroom/#comment-18 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:36:15 -0500 Great idea Heather! Let’s talk more about this!

In reply to - Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray “Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire” – W.B. Yeats I have decided to pose the question “how might we increase student s […] ]]> 48f612c0733d14cd0d108648ee1044b7 Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/?p=68 Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:55:28 -0500 “Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire” – W.B. Yeats

I have decided to pose the question “how might we increase student satisfaction in the math classroom?” as my action plan for […]

]]> 64f7a275982419b092ba88814ded6fb1 Matt Murray posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2019/11/24/my-take-on-assessment-and-evaluation/#comment-10 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:51:00 -0500 Hi Robin,
I am happy to answer any questions or pass along any resources you would like! I generally give about 5 minutes at the end of class to fill in the chart, and about 20 minutes at the end of the unit to “finalize” it (although it never really is final). Each student has access to their document – I distribute them using Google…Read more

In reply to - Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray Two years ago I participated in a professional development program very similar to Cohort 21 that involved using design thinking to come up with an action plan. […] ]]> 6913090e0a397f9caa9dcb2b1818268a Matt Murray posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2019/11/24/my-take-on-assessment-and-evaluation/#comment-9 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:48:57 -0500 Thanks for reading, Stephanie!
I have a colleague who is using this with her Grade 8 classroom, so I think it is certainly possible with Grades 9 and 10, it might just take more explanation and prompting. Even if its not used to form a mark, it can be helpful for the students to see where their strengths and weaknesses in a unit are.

In reply to - Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray Two years ago I participated in a professional development program very similar to Cohort 21 that involved using design thinking to come up with an action plan. […] ]]> ec88d45bf398dae561a03ead59ef1bfb Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/?p=64 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:23:49 -0500 Two years ago I participated in a professional development program very similar to Cohort 21 that involved using design thinking to come up with an action plan. As I embark on my next action plan (blog post on […]

]]> 9d57da22177e4beb3af20a5b536e24d1 Matt Murray posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2019/11/15/reflection-and-a-new-action-plan/#comment-6 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 19:17:02 -0500 I have heard a bit about it, but have not tried it out as much as I now realize I should have – it will definitely be something I am going to focus on moving forwards. I didn’t realize how much students enjoy group work.

In reply to - Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray I’ll start by stating that I am certainly not a person that writes a lot – I guess that is why I became a math teacher. I find that I reflect internally, r […] ]]> f717a4948791ab326c8153f4322e4dc1 Matt Murray wrote a new post on the site Matt Murray https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/?p=60 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:26:07 -0500 I’ll start by stating that I am certainly not a person that writes a lot – I guess that is why I became a math teacher. I find that I reflect internally, rather than by writing stuff down or talking about i […]

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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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