Cohort 21 | Nichola Bendle | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/nbendle/activity/ Activity feed for Nichola Bendle. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:59:51 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 10609ec2e4ff092d7f7df2ced74fac06 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/eadaoinoboyle/2019/09/08/hello-world/#comment-2 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:31:52 -0400 Congrats on joining the C21 crew, Eadaoin! It’s a great place to be.

I have have had the pleasure of watching you interact with students and am confident in saying you are a teacher who treats their students (and fellow teachers) with kindness 🙂

I look forward to following your blog as the year progresses!

In reply to - Eadaoin O'Boyle wrote a new post on the site Eadaoin O'Boyle Hello! My name is Eadaoin and I am very happy to be a part of Cohort 21, season 8. Yesterday was our first face to face meeting and it was a wonderful […] ]]> 883600ad7e63aef36389342339a306dc Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jenniferweening/2019/04/12/stumbling-toward-my-question-finally/#comment-184 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:14:14 -0400 @jweening. Congrats on finding the question! I think it hits home for everyone.

When I arrived at my new school in BC many people warned me of “how busy this place is” and often when I speak to colleagues from my old school, they want to know if “it is as crazy there?”. To me, they are trying to see if there are other schools, teachers,…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Weening wrote a new post on the site Jennifer Weening The brilliant @gnichols and @jmedved have often said that sometimes just getting yourself in front of the right question can be the work of an entire […] ]]> 528c3a8da81157d9af87c173a4595e2a Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Why is Cohort21 so Effective?, on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2018/09/30/why-is-cohort21-so-effective/#comment-556 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 21:31:04 -0400 2b5804bebdd47adf28a207d695bcb9fb Nichola Bendle commented on the post, If you build it, they will come. Reflections from the first CIS Ontario Women's Networking Event, on the site Allison Macrae https://cohort21.com/allisonmacrae/2018/04/19/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-reflections-from-the-first-cis-ontario-womens-networking-event/#comment-50 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 02:34:32 -0400 befccced6443ffdd01209dd31104a5b1 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, A Year of "Don't Rush" in Review, on the site Ashley Domina https://cohort21.com/ashleydomina/2018/04/18/a-year-of-dont-rush-in-review/#comment-13 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 03:39:55 -0400 38df103a2323320e0e20dff86b99b66f Nichola Bendle voted on A Year of "Don't Rush" in Review https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/7584/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 03:34:21 -0400 0 72343ca6c74a084ef07e7b9941cd361a Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Joe Zoo is not Just a Children's Board Game!, on the site Jennifer Dykerman https://cohort21.com/jenniferdykerman/2018/04/10/joe-zoo-is-not-just-a-childrens-board-game/#comment-45 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:28:12 -0400 937931d884749cb8b69274b8a22cc780 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Pinwheel Discussions, on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2018/03/01/pinwheel-discussions/#comment-54 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:09:03 -0400 a631a7b2a7f4bda293221bd4ddf4fec5 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Samhita Gupta https://cohort21.com/samhitagupta/2018/04/05/spiraling-into-control-of-research/#comment-18 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:50:15 -0400 af9c021d77e8281ee4d2c85a1820134c Nichola Bendle changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/7430/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:27:36 -0400 0 c9c38d37110018a28e59707612e04481 Nichola Bendle's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/7429/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:23:25 -0400 0 5715774e5fa8b816aba90626ff2dfa45 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Jennifer Dykerman https://cohort21.com/jenniferdykerman/2018/03/20/sometimes-opportunities-just-happen/#comment-30 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:08:44 -0400 279570b0d99a6a2c26d5d55893a1f940 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Pinwheel Discussions, on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2018/03/01/pinwheel-discussions/#comment-50 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:59:44 -0400 7c7053d33a453a2e35a4987081899944 Nichola Bendle voted on Pinwheel Discussions https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/7377/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:46:34 -0400 0 c3be85c7b0386dd33e56968c8b0e6429 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Pinwheel Discussions, on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2018/03/01/pinwheel-discussions/#comment-48 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:53:05 -0500 6e4a546fe76a0437d5aefd1b561bfb45 Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/?p=169 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:05:44 -0500 The idea for the pinwheel discussions was passed along to me from @brenthurley who frequently fires emails my way that have subject lines like “you might like this” or “cool resource”. It’s awesome, much appre […]

]]> 673a64ffe4bb67d6e0a6288711565d72 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Small Explosions in Grade 12 English, on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/11/18/feedback/#comment-46 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:12:24 -0500 7211b846cae0cadaca6a7114cb324ed6 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, My HMW: Filmmaking in the Classroom, on the site Ryan Fraser https://cohort21.com/ryanfraser/2018/01/15/my-hmw-filmmaking-in-the-classroom/#comment-9 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:22:01 -0500 c8bd9d943b60095eac74e54a2b472710 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Jill Baptist https://cohort21.com/jillbaptist/2018/01/14/writing-engagement-and-assessment-and-welcome-back-to-the-grind/#comment-15 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:15:09 -0500 957d94558afbb3a6e554171921318872 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, A Conversation about Social Media, on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/uncategorized/a-conversation-about-social-media/#comment-1725 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:18:34 -0500 cf5db279a5378aa0e13784395c4fdf44 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Stepping up to the Line, on the site Jennifer Dykerman https://cohort21.com/jenniferdykerman/2017/12/02/stepping-up-to-the-line/#comment-13 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:57:41 -0500 53ba23a0643c393d303e7ecb7b52ce8b Nichola Bendle commented on the post, "I'm going to find her on Instagram and DM her!", on the site Jennifer Dykerman https://cohort21.com/jenniferdykerman/2017/12/19/80/#comment-12 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:41:51 -0500 7e5aae7297f28d5aba5403e3e330da6e Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Ryan Fraser https://cohort21.com/ryanfraser/2017/11/15/so-many-ideas-only-one-person/#comment-3 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:38:03 -0500 c313f17d97841d4f23abf27dcf9b65a5 Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/?p=150 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 04:29:01 -0500 It was 8:00 pm and I had three choices: Workout? Twitter chat? Workout and Twitter chat?

Without access to Tweetdeck, I thought the latter might be a little tough. So, even though I was standing in my workout […]

]]> bec289e91dde1f14c695531c9829a926 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Nicole Brooksbank https://cohort21.com/nicolebrooksbank/2017/11/08/how-to-connect/#comment-3 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:11:04 -0500 e7bae9f2e59cf3702c2cae13c47c531e Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Danielle Duguay https://cohort21.com/danielleduguay/2017/11/10/when-does-a-little-equal-a-lot/#comment-3 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:10:25 -0500 4e5eff33a1a08e30815dec48e2e73d6b Nichola Bendle changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/6598/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:14:18 -0500 0 8c6ca0a11b80e55d1160cb320fa8e36b Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Jennifer Dykerman https://cohort21.com/jenniferdykerman/2017/11/06/the-kids-are-worth-it-so-so-am-i/#comment-3 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:48:48 -0500 ab43deafd73b8bfecb3a649dd05a8824 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Lisa Woon https://cohort21.com/lisawoon/2017/11/06/my-first-blog-ever/#comment-3 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:14:49 -0500 4c09bccb15174029c3cdc7843bf10c1b Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Don’t Hope for Miracles, on the site Nichola Bendle https://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-40 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:06:48 -0500 d06098d1bcbcf57043ef1438ce61eb0f Nichola Bendle's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5518/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 23:45:07 -0400 0 02962480b087b62a7ebedc87ff9fd45b Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2017/10/09/why-is-it-sometimes-so-hard-to-do-the-things-we-love/#comment-60 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:46:04 -0400 @ljensen Glad to see there are a few former rowers in this group! Like you, I always find it so much easier to run when I have a team around me or at least someone holding me accountable. I could use a blogging check-in buddy! Let’s do it.

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences   Running is something I really enjoy. Back in high school, I ran cross country and I enjoyed hanging out with a group who liked […] ]]> af0063d9c317dfca8fe64936a80c7fe1 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-38 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:33:17 -0400 @Tfaucher I can’t wait to hear what your ideas are! I haven’t decided either yet — Just getting the ideas out there is a big first step! Looking forward to meeting you on Saturday.

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle “We don’t hope for miracles. We make miracles a reality by doing more than we ever thought possible”.   This sentiment was instilled in me by my rowing […] ]]> 1110d236ca7484dca0ddb8b136400ffb Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-37 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:25:59 -0400 So great! Thanks @gnichols!

I’ll take a walk over to Hurley’s office now… 🙂

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle “We don’t hope for miracles. We make miracles a reality by doing more than we ever thought possible”.   This sentiment was instilled in me by my rowing […] ]]> 84a5ed81a86253d1aa21b28ba4920577 Nichola Bendle and Adam Caplan are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5360/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:39:00 -0400 0 ee6966b9d12f3766ab79ee42c978092e Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-34 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:49:53 -0400 Thanks @jmedved!

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle “We don’t hope for miracles. We make miracles a reality by doing more than we ever thought possible”.   This sentiment was instilled in me by my rowing […] ]]> 13e834057711b567a0b0321d64d6814f Nichola Bendle and Nicole Blair are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/5322/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:37:57 -0400 0 bddf0cce93c289346c5cd1c6d383c5bb Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/?p=135 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:56:22 -0400 “We don’t hope for miracles. We make miracles a reality by doing more than we ever thought possible”.  
This sentiment was instilled in me by my rowing coaches in the summer of 2012. I had set a goal to win th […]

]]> c4314fafe5fc15292441c3f4a8c236d4 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, Cohort 21 Saved My Life, on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow https://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2017/08/31/cohort-21-saved-my-life/#comment-1341 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 03:10:39 -0400 f9d2f185f0b9d4ee9a9639ba76181afc Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/04/20/theendofthebeginning/#comment-32 Mon, 08 May 2017 13:30:33 -0400 @gnichols Thanks for your kind comment. I am excited about doing more with those small things next year, and to starting a new action plan 🙂 Hopefully, I will be able to keep up on my blogging.

Looking forward to connecting with your geo teachers when possible – no rush, though.

Thanks again for the great day at Havergal. What a beautiful s…Read more

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle To Do: Blog. I was so proud myself after our last F2F. I woke up on the Saturday morning after the F2F, with a few new reflections rattling around in my […] ]]> 305dc1bfe1b211ecbdc62caeee7acb3a Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/?p=108 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:16:25 -0400 To Do: Blog.

I was so proud myself after our last F2F. I woke up on the Saturday morning after the F2F, with a few new reflections rattling around in my brain. Instead of just thinking about them, I grabbed my […]

]]> be9742480c1e8524e9ae938e04b9ca81 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenniferweening/2017/04/19/on-failure/#comment-96 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:09:57 -0400 Hi @jweening! Thanks so much for sharing this post. Just moments ago I was looking through your post from last year and was so impressed with the work you had done, your blog and your incredibly beautiful slides. Really, how do you do it!?

Your post on T’is the Season for Authentic Assessments was a huge motivator for me and I am 100% certain…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Weening wrote a new post on the site Jennifer Weening This blog post has been rattling around in my brain, partially formed, for some time now. Something inside me was not willing to let it out by actually […] ]]> ac44bb70cbbaa9b50357e4db9f3c9a30 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alessandramatera/2017/01/20/action-plan/#comment-5 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:18:20 -0400 Hello @amatera! Looks like we are both thinking about the same things – how to engage our students and revamp our classes so that students are driving g their learning through inquiry.

I just finished an inquiry unit in grade 9 geography, I’ll have to seek you out and tell you about it! I’d love to hear what you have been doing in your…Read more

In reply to - Alessandra Matera wrote a new post on the site Alessandra Matera Here I am on the eve of the Cohort 21 F2F trying to post my latest blog post in the nick of time. This year I am teaching a completely […] ]]> 086e84d0ca36e43757878c9528460884 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/22/is-it-scaffolding/#comment-27 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:30:41 -0400 Hey @ddoucet! Looking forward to seeing you on Friday!

Love the idea. I have students do this when they are stuck on some type of problem, for example, not know how to answer a writing prompt. I often tell students to go for a quick walk and to come back when they have an idea. Usually, they look at me oddly as they exit the class and return…Read more

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle Is it scaffolding? This morning I was thinking about the feedback I had received from students on our recent inquiry unit. I found myself listing the t […] ]]> efb89c7ed1cbbde4b29f7506becb9ed3 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, I'm Starting My Vlog., on the site Leslie McBeth https://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2017/04/16/im-starting-my-vlog/#comment-254 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:25:10 -0400 e9a80dd156f08e0c0656d701a3cc3df9 Nichola Bendle commented on the post, I'm Starting My Vlog., on the site Leslie McBeth https://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2017/04/16/im-starting-my-vlog/#comment-253 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:24:35 -0400 b8e7f17a44b3a8b268aba1500dab3e88 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/20/76/#comment-24 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:02:23 -0500 Thanks @gnichols! I’d be very up for that!

I’ll send you an email later today so we can exchange contact info.

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle I have had various drafts of posts sitting in a Google Folder since our last F2F. Of course, it is 7:36 pm the night before our third F2F and I am finally […] ]]> c88e98f9310136f8cee77a48238e1580 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/20/76/#comment-23 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:01:13 -0500 Thanks @gnichols! I’d be very up for that!

I’ll send you an email later today so we can exchange contact info.

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle I have had various drafts of posts sitting in a Google Folder since our last F2F. Of course, it is 7:36 pm the night before our third F2F and I am finally […] ]]> dff857148f9b83a4da03370b0d0394d6 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/22/is-it-scaffolding/#comment-21 Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:24:36 -0500 Hi @jmedved! Some great questions to consider – thanks for thinking prompts.

I am looking forward to exploring this!

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle Is it scaffolding? This morning I was thinking about the feedback I had received from students on our recent inquiry unit. I found myself listing the t […] ]]> acbc7c65c7b18541f7971746c5239eb9 Nichola Bendle posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/22/is-it-scaffolding/#comment-20 Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:22:15 -0500 Thanks @rutheichholtz! Great point about how students need to learn and practice skills in order to be successful in an inquiry environment. I’d love to chat with you about the differences in your units (at the beginning and end of the year). How do you start? and what do you begin to take away as you move through the year?

I wonder too, how…Read more

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle Is it scaffolding? This morning I was thinking about the feedback I had received from students on our recent inquiry unit. I found myself listing the t […] ]]>