Cohort 21 | Mary-Ellen Wilcox | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/mwilcox/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Mary-Ellen Wilcox. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 e1f8bc36facfcad7324222a69a66f41d Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2020/11/16/diversity-science/#comment-89 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:42:07 -0500 @mwilcox I love where this thread is going.
I just read this and thought of adding it to this discussion – https://undark.org/2018/10/08/diversity-science-classroom-microaggression/
Some excellent work going on in this area.

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox I am spending a lot of time lately thinking about ways to ensure I am doing my best to include diversity in my science classes. Real, authentic […] ]]> 82bddd4672d2af4cd2b3934784482cd9 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/noelynselvanayagam/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:57:41 -0500 Hi Noelyn,
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 - Noelyn Selvanayagam wrote a new post on the site Noelyn Selvanayagam 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 the […] ]]> 06bf30d87169056c2530197fe1712be5 Esther Lee posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/daniklein/2020/11/16/what-is-going-well/#comment-6 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:09:47 -0500 Hi @dklein, congratulations on your first post! I’m right there with @swelbourn and @mwilcox in loving the phrase “word hugs.” It’s so wonderful that you and your colleagues have found small, but such impactful ways to support one another. Thanks for reminding us that it doesn’t have to take much to help one another get through the day.

Esther

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 […] ]]> 97ff814535236ca3186897b054197740 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/rachelfoster/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-4 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:33:20 -0500 @rfoster

I feel like you have nailed what is and will continue be one of the biggest challenges for all senior school teachers. How to collect authentic evidence of student learning under the constraints and challenges of HyFlex teaching.

I have been so impressed with the creativity that teachers have been applying to re-imagining what…Read more

In reply to - Rachel Foster wrote a new post on the site Rachel Foster How am I going to do this??!!?? Starting this year, I knew that I would have to re-think how I do summative assessments in my courses. With a hybrid […] ]]> 80831b0dfb94b93e673507739355eb2d Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/isabellaliu/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:14:11 -0500 @iliu

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 you…Read more

In reply to - Isabella Liu wrote a new post on the site Isabella Liu 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 the C21 community […] ]]> 8755bb5792af7eb5497c19a1efb398b9 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/melissabarone/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:13:30 -0500 @mbarone

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 - Melissa Barone wrote a new post on the site Melissa Barone 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 the C21 […] ]]> 8c7606851a48f10a4bc794730c70dec6 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/elizabethstraszynski/2020/10/17/what-is-going-well/#comment-2 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:12:46 -0500 @estraszynski

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…Read more

In reply to - Elizabeth Straszynski wrote a new post on the site Elizabeth Straszynski 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 […] ]]> dd7a8aa1a3478e3e742a63379b992849 Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2020/01/08/what-would-you-wish/#comment-82 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:21:19 -0500 @mwilcox,

This sounds more like the wish of adults than a wish for students. It is the adults who must change their attitude towards adolescents, to see them on a spectrum of development that deserves as much dignity as early years, despite some glaring differences.

My wish is for adults. I wish they would truly see adolescents and then…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox If I had some wishes I could grant to each student leaving grade 8, I would want my students to leave middle school being confident that they are […] ]]> 216c0732ed5723ef32eedc3e7345e405 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/sandrayannakis/2020/01/14/integrating-technology-in-lower-elementary-classroom-with-focus-on-process-not-final-product/#comment-12 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:54:16 -0500 @syannakis Way to go! I find that each experiment I run yields a little bit of learning that I can apply to the next integration. What did you learn from the first attempt? Sometimes it is little tweaks or workflow efficiencies sometimes it helps you see some students in a different light. It certainly sounds like you are developing quite a…Read more

In reply to - Sandra Yannakis wrote a new post on the site Sandra Yannakis     My action plan HMW question was derived out of sheer frustration when watching Grade 3 students race through lengthy projects, just to s […] ]]> f65a505bf947bca6d10931a70e0e59fd Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/maylu/2020/01/14/i-have-20-20-vision-but-cant-see-everything/#comment-21 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:30:55 -0500 @maylu
We love action plan pivots!
If you look at this year AP list you will see some very similar projects. @estewart is playing in this space over at Montcrest using http://www.thirdpath.ca/ as the framework for their entire wellness/mental health approach. Definitely talk to her on Friday

“How might we support teachers to create classroom…Read more

In reply to - maylu wrote a new post on the site May Lu It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to hit the blog. Not from laziness,  but because I’ve been so mentally exhausted by the time I get home. Our robotics team is gearing […] ]]> a5d323060862fe6983cfd754f3932bdc Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/eadaoinoboyle/2019/11/15/teaching-students-for-years/#comment-13 Sat, 16 Nov 2019 13:47:16 -0500 @eoboyle, I love this discussion you’re generating, which highlights the very root of what we do: relationships! So much of what we ask of our students – innovation, risk, personal reflection, etc… – is rooted in a culture of trust in which students feel safe. I’m not sure learning is nearly as accessible – rich and lasting – if the…Read more

In reply to - Eadaoin O'Boyle wrote a new post on the site Eadaoin O'Boyle One of the things I really enjoy in my teaching life is the opportunity to teach students more than once during their high school careers. I used to […] ]]> 1677beabc30548e911c7006781983eda Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hannahfransen/2019/10/25/sometimes-i-feel-like-i-am-talking-to-a-wall/#comment-9 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 18:18:35 -0400 @hfransen Some of the best research and work in this area is being done at Havard’s Project Zero . I really love some of their visible thinking routines –
( http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03c_CoreRoutines.html )

These routines and protocols really shift the classroom and can surface some…Read more

In reply to - Hannah Fransen wrote a new post on the site Hannah Fransen We start in on a new activity, I say “stand up and form a circle” waving my arms like a mime and no-one moves. Or we are talking about a reading and I am […] ]]> ff4752ef9c22a5fb0545aaf1711d8f8c Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/maylu/2019/10/12/til-its-okay-to-quit/#comment-5 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:19:29 -0400 Wow! What an incredible story May! There are quite a few runners amongst this group (check out @ckirsh and our #Cohort21 podcast: https://cohort21.com/teachingtomorrow/ where she’s done a mini-series on running) and the learning is very similar – we run to know challenge, to seek calm and to reflect.

Great job adopting the action plan approach…Read more

In reply to - maylu wrote a new post on the site May Lu As some of you may know, I am an endurance runner. Running is a big part of my life, not because I want to be some sort of speedster but because it taught me a lot about […] ]]> 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 […] ]]> f4b1869ab99c8f4009cb59c981d43163 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/10/05/thehive/#comment-78 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 01:09:28 -0400 @mwilcox Safe travels. Thanks for the great reflection and airport gate perspective. Thanks for coming all this way to share and be a part of this great community. See you in November!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox The cohort21 experience was amazing today. I am always blown away by the experiences and expertise of the people in the room.  There are people […] ]]> 191db5d60ae6d4f80bd97bd9afcee20d Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/10/05/all-the-feelings/#comment-77 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 11:04:39 -0400 @mwilcox this is a great way of describing the start to this awesome journey! Thank you for posting this, and I am certain many of this Season’s participants will appreciate it too! Here we go Season 8!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox As I sit on the plane heading to #cohort21 I was struck by many of the same feelings I had last year when I really just had no idea what to expect […] ]]> 8ee4d9e329b7f4079b348c876a734f3b Nicole Blair posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/maylu/2019/09/08/hello-world/#comment-2 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:43:50 -0400 Welcome to Cohort 21, @mlu!

Thanks for such an engaging first blog post. It was wonderful to read about a learning experience that has contributed to your growth and success. As well, I love that collaboration and differentiation are pivotal in your approach to learning and I look forward to learning from you regarding this approach in the…Read more

In reply to - maylu wrote a new post on the site May Lu A learning experience that has greatly contributed to my growth and success:  When I was in high school, I struggled to stay engaged in class. I wasn’t a weak stu […] ]]> 2d977d81145e40b816f2105ef789603e Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/02/09/candy-innovation/#comment-68 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 12:09:15 -0400 I agree @mwilcox! The cohort21 model is a powerful one that creates a safe space for learners to ideate, connect and plan actions to make a difference in the teaching and learning realm. I’m so happy to hear that the cohort model worked well with students. I wonder if anyone has made the cohort 21 model work as professional learning for ongoing…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox This week, another teacher and I hosted a think tank of sorts modelled off the cohort21 conferences. We started the day with this projected on […] ]]> 581d8107b82eb44713753e4c42999a50 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/03/28/hmw-update-from-nb/#comment-67 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:18:03 -0400 @mwilcox Feel free to expand on our google slide sharing template. You can insert pictures, a video tour and any other media that you might like into the slide deck and then insert the deck into your final post. You have lots of freedom in how you tell your AP story. Happy to help in any way I can.

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In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox March break is behind us almost two whole weeks now, and late last week I gave my grade 8’s a lab. I was vague about a lot of the lab and encouraged […] ]]> ba145fe9997a7e3c293eaec6bc7a6223 Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/03/28/hmw-update-from-nb/#comment-65 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:40:56 -0400 @mwilcox, great post! The level of feedback from your students is unreal! The students are engaging deeply with both the language and expectations of the exercise. It’s an amazing credit to you that you were able to create a learning environment at once safe and vibrant – so engaged with actual learning. I also love how you’ve highlighted the…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox March break is behind us almost two whole weeks now, and late last week I gave my grade 8’s a lab. I was vague about a lot of the lab and encouraged […] ]]> 1c2dd5c8c3ccc0b3fcd41c6370ec88cb Jennifer Weening posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/01/19/just-keep-swimming/#comment-38 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:46:15 -0500 @mwilcox – I’m glad to see that it’s not just my school that hasn’t gotten that figured out yet! 🙂
It sounds like you’re in such a great place following the third F2F session – ready to dive in and test out your action plan. So great!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox January can be a hard time for teachers. You arrive at school before the sun comes up, you leave after the sun has gone down and it’s so very […] ]]> bdba77aee0bc43ea0799c47bda6a1d07 Lisa Mitchell posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/12/11/finding-success-with-my-goal/#comment-34 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 02:54:37 -0500 Woot woot @mwilcox! Great post and I love the ‘journey’ you and your students have taken! The impact this peer-assessment process had with students and their learning is a testament to your approach, well done!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox Last week I was on a boat to Nova Scotia (those things exist on the east coast), heading over for a robotics competition. Knowing I would have […] ]]> 91f669371cb044ec56473cb27ceae270 Lisa Mitchell posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/01/09/how-do-you-set-up-success/#comment-35 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 02:54:35 -0500 It’s a pretty sweet gig this ‘teaching’ thing we have going on, isn’t it @mwilcox Well dome Momma, it sounds like you and your little guy are doing just fine !!!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox   This week I gained a whole new perspective on teaching. I am now a teacher-parent (or is it parent-teacher?). My newly minted 3 – year old […] ]]> e11f30fb80dfdc59d201367d443094f2 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2019/01/09/how-do-you-set-up-success/#comment-36 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 02:54:06 -0500 @mwilcox Congratulations! I’ve been there and it gets a little easier day by day. I think some of the best teacher PD I’ve had has been because I have also become a parent. Wearing both hats allows for reflection that makes you a better parent as well as teacher.

How is your action plan coming along? I am looking forward to checking in with you…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox   This week I gained a whole new perspective on teaching. I am now a teacher-parent (or is it parent-teacher?). My newly minted 3 – year old […] ]]> 59898eae6e2b5c811d2ff91f380bc8ab Andrew Petrolito posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/andrewpetrolito/2019/01/09/cohort-21-design-thinking-tprs-pro-pro-ive-been-a-little-busy/#comment-20 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 01:45:59 -0500 @mwilcox Thank you and I am humbled by your comment. I look forward to chatting with you as well! I am thankful to have so many kind people who are willing to spark up a conversation. I am trying to apply this personally as well. Keep learning! I am looking at a TPRS convention in the summer!

In reply to - Andrew Petrolito wrote a new post on the site Andrew Petrolito Cohort 21 Is leaving an indelible mark on me.  As I prepare for the second part of the academic year, I’ve discovered that I am really enjoying […] ]]> 3182a07db0ed79ced1b0892a9bdc608e Allison Campbell-Rogers posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/11/14/what-do-my-students-need-from-me/#comment-24 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 19:12:35 -0500 @mwilcox Thank you for this post! I really appreciate the way you dive in to a ‘stream of consciousness’ style blog … educators constantly have these questions in the hamster wheel of our minds and I think it’s a great start to just get all these questions out there. I see a common thread here between your post and @wdarby ‘s … though the…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox I have spent the last few weeks at suppers sitting with teachers/staff and talking to them about creativity – I’ve been researching a lot about […] ]]> 2dfb3ef05a6e436b8d28532406f9253f Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/11/14/what-do-my-students-need-from-me/#comment-20 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:31:37 -0500 @mwilcox, I too have been thinking a lot about resiliency recently, and I think you’re right to begin with the culture you foster through your teaching. Students often seem to have a default mode – maybe involving a device, maybe a head on a desk – that they’re desperate to return to no matter the task. Therefore the objective is rarely the…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox I have spent the last few weeks at suppers sitting with teachers/staff and talking to them about creativity – I’ve been researching a lot about […] ]]> 03e5e554972902001e02991b0c6939c0 Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/11/02/you-cant-pour-from-an-empty-cup/#comment-21 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:11:27 -0500 Cool stuff @mwilcox,
In my last school we had a mental health week that was organized by the Arts Committee I facilitated. One year, after running out of ideas, I helped them along in the brainstorm department by coming up with a simple acronym that had helped me in times of stress: S.L.O.W. (Stop. Listen. Observe. Wonder)

From there we…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox     Today we kicked off our second year “This is Me, This is Us” campaign ( […] ]]> 803be05d4599c123792cdd0c717b1408 Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/11/14/what-do-my-students-need-from-me/#comment-19 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 03:56:16 -0500 @mwilcox,

I love the path of your own creative thinking here. How through conversation with colleagues and empathizing with your students you were able to determine a true need, that of resilience. I believe you have come to the right place with Cohort21! Many past projects have dealt directly with growth mindsets and resilience and this…Read more

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox I have spent the last few weeks at suppers sitting with teachers/staff and talking to them about creativity – I’ve been researching a lot about […] ]]> d8ebba1726f79dcacb32dc779a365f4c Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/11/02/you-cant-pour-from-an-empty-cup/#comment-15 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:16:12 -0500 Amazing initiative @mwilcox, and thank you for opening the discussion here. The most important discussion of all really! Can’t wait to hear more about how this has taken shape @ RNS this year. See you on Saturday!

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox     Today we kicked off our second year “This is Me, This is Us” campaign ( […] ]]> 943a4135fefef7e5edba3ff3be73e96d Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mary-ellenwilcox/2018/10/30/the-best-thing-i-havent-done/#comment-16 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:16:08 -0500 So, how might we position learning,/nquiry that excites a students creativity and sense of justice. I’m in! Amazing @mwilcox . I think you’ll find much to take from this weekends design process to further inform this approach moving forward.
@acampbellrogers

In reply to - Mary-Ellen Wilcox wrote a new post on the site Mary-Ellen Wilcox This week I didn’t do something. It was amazing. Last year I assigned a (boring to grade, probably only slightly more interesting to write) […] ]]>