Cohort 21 | Robin Garand | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/rgarand/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Robin Garand. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:57:37 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 3231deeaf03ec8b75683b7b0bf7da502 Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/grahamvogt/2024/04/02/why-courage/#comment-161 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:05:51 -0400 @rgarand, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! Hey, what if we all consistently found the extra 10 minutes in a day to share gratitude, or simply connect in a thoughtful way with a colleague or two? Can you imagine the overall impact on community, culture, learning and kids? How might we continually communicate to each other permission to…Read more

In reply to - Graham Vogt wrote a new post on the site GRAHAM VOGT Why Courage? On the first day of my Bachelor of Education Program, Dr. Deborah Berrill walked onto the stage of the Wenjack Theatre at Trent University to […] ]]> 76bc44e94cf0ba88237eb250d2b739e5 Graham Vogt posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2023/10/17/holding-myself-accountable/#comment-233 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:29:47 -0500 @rgarand @tjagdeo, I love this so much! How much fun could we have planning a failure themed assembly!? Surely part of modelling failure as educators is shedding our inhibitions and fear of failure. Making bolder leaps and taking bigger chances. For me, this may mean identifying the shackles that are perceived (and not actually real) and busting…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Holding Myself Accountable As we move forward into another great year of Cohort 21 I have been really enjoying looking at all these fantastic […] ]]> 5a82fe71647cfa41c20ce8b52af0b68a Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2023/10/17/holding-myself-accountable/#comment-231 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:42:46 -0500 @rgarand thanks for sharing about this book. I have been interested in learning about the benefits of failing for a while! Jo Boaler has some good research on failing as well. I’m wondering what we can do to model failing well as teachers. Maybe a failure- themed assembly? @ljensen

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Holding Myself Accountable As we move forward into another great year of Cohort 21 I have been really enjoying looking at all these fantastic […] ]]> d166a5b11b57e6028263211a2dd1be04 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2022/01/26/reflections-on-levels-of-instruction-and-structured-failure/#comment-149 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:11:19 -0400 Hey @rgarand, this is all really great thinking and I often wrestle with this exact thing as well. I want my students to be comfortable with ambiguity as @lmcbeth puts it, but I also want them to feel a sense of wayfinding as well. I listened to a neat podcast from Jen Gonzalez on Contrasting Cases for deep learning and ultimately it came down to…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Today was a really fun day, I was able to try out my first round of woodworking in the maker space during Wellness Wednesday. The goal was to have […] ]]> 089411d4764f8ec7b0d77c7a0ea62cb8 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2021/10/26/sharing-some-successes-from-the-start-of-the-year-and-committing-to-a-goal/#comment-137 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:16:55 -0500 Yes @rgarand! I really love that you’re exploring the role of failure in learning. FAIL is simply your First Attempt In Learning – a cheesy acronym but one that rings true nonetheless.

As a person with basic home renovation skills, I can say that over the past three years, I have failed at a number of projects. Failed, but then learned and w…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter I hope everyone has been having a good start to the year, it’s been a complete whirlwind for me but I wanted to take some time to reflect on some […] ]]> e4830aa6cd8c91b5b98d1bbd82efda3a Esther Lee posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2021/04/25/wait-what-where-did-the-year-go/#comment-78 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:49:56 -0400 @rgarand, I’m so into all of these goals. And I wanted to let you know how much I’ve enjoyed reading your blog posts this year. You may think you’ve only done half the things you set out to do, but to the rest of us, you’ve given us several how-to’s on great teaching tools.

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter As I’m sitting here working with @lbettencourt over zoom all i can think of is the 8 million things I need to do currently, from checking student […] ]]> 34455171a7eceaeb525feafc206e3aab Esther Lee posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2021/02/09/sketches-collaborating-and-physics-in-todays-classroom/#comment-59 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:09:46 -0500 @rgarand love that you felt a spark of motivation after the last F2F to share more. I always love learning interesting ways for students to engage in math and science–I’m definitely going to give Nearpod a go. The thought of having all tools integrated in one presentation without having to screenshare a million tabs sounds like a dream. And YES,…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter I left our latest face to face on Saturday feeling really energized and excited, especially to the concept of renewing my commitment to sharing […] ]]> 33b7df7b172c2e7020fa4aea2504c602 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2021/01/25/keep-it-simple-stupid/#comment-54 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 19:06:01 -0500 Thanks for this @rgarand – great post that captures the paralysis of choice and how to get through it :). From my perspective, ISTE is a great conference that leaves one feeling that there is so much potential to shift practices through digital tools, but as @cfreibauer replied above – you know yourself, your practice and your students best – do…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter So it’s been quite a while since I posted, and as I had stated before my goal this year was to find ways to keep STEM in the classroom as hands on […] ]]> 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 […] ]]> 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 […] ]]> c867817eb3ce07e341a061fdc2068d73 Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/estherlee/2020/11/04/reflections-on-mindsets-and-responses-for-pandemic-leadership/#comment-40 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:30:24 -0500 Yes, yes, yes, @elee! I’m trying hard to live this idea you raise to approach each day “with flexibility and forgiveness in mind.” I wonder how other teachers are bringing this powerful concept to life. Many of our school environments are intense with high parent expectations even during Covid. HMW continue to bring done the down the…Read more

In reply to - Esther Lee wrote a new post on the site Esther Lee In the past few weeks, I’ve been learning more about, and reflecting on the topic of pandemic leadership. What are some mindsets and strategies that might help us […] ]]> 4e4d70c2d9a1e2a9d61bb92d709f7a96 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/estherlee/2020/11/04/reflections-on-mindsets-and-responses-for-pandemic-leadership/#comment-37 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:40:20 -0500 What resonated with me, and I think was well supported in our conversation with Grant Lichtman was this: ““The current disruption to education has schools and education systems considering the humanity of education, rather than its measurable outcomes…In a crisis such as the one in which we are currently existing, perfection is the enemy of pro…Read more

In reply to - Esther Lee wrote a new post on the site Esther Lee In the past few weeks, I’ve been learning more about, and reflecting on the topic of pandemic leadership. What are some mindsets and strategies that might help us […] ]]> 484fe29663a806759b6ca79dff1b59cf Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/mattmurray/2020/01/12/satisfaction-in-the-math-classroom/#comment-16 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:21:25 -0500 @mmurray I am seeing lots of the same types of Actions Plans this year.
I have been sharing this video as a way of adding some fuel to the action plan fire – Lots of amazing messages in here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVneQUA5-c&
Check out the blogs of @mmoore @rgarand and leave a comment.
On Friday make sure you connect with the many…Read more

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 […] ]]> e447f61fb9418c59493eb53f07033d0f Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2020/01/08/diving-into-math-and-conversations/#comment-26 Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:25:17 -0500 @rgarand,

A wonderful first step you’ve achieved here, to access the experts within your own school. Not enough teachers are able to observe one another teaching. Your second step, to involve the students in co-creating a single-point rubric is likewise, wonderful pedagogy. Allowing them to come to the same realizations that you have made…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful break full of rest and reflections. As the 3rd F2F is coming up I wanted to post […] ]]> f2d35146467daf3074c34ea05ee7f255 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2020/01/08/diving-into-math-and-conversations/#comment-25 Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:42:26 -0500 @rgarand I love where you are taking this. If you are looking for some energy and acceleration for your action plan look no further than – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVneQUA5-c&feature=youtu.be
and on Friday make sure you talk to @mmoore @amacrae and the many season 8 members who are working on mindset action plans.

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful break full of rest and reflections. As the 3rd F2F is coming up I wanted to post […] ]]> 50fbde91022f502acb64e84cd90a357d Tina Jagdeo posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2020/01/08/diving-into-math-and-conversations/#comment-24 Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:35:55 -0500 @rgarand – love reading about the evolution of your thinking about what components of teaching can contribute to your students wanting to take risks in the math classroom. Interesting that you observed the power of the the “third” teacher – the learning space – when you visited your colleague’s class. I, too, was blown away visiting a colleague’s…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful break full of rest and reflections. As the 3rd F2F is coming up I wanted to post […] ]]> 584398cc2f30f60381f30becc3f9de23 Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/11/14/the-freeing-effects-of-single-point-rubrics-and-collaborative-assessment/#comment-10 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:35:44 -0500 Well scaffolded @rgarand,

The more you can include students in on their assessment, the greater their capacity for engagement and development of metacognition.

The trick with any co-construction model is to balance the time it takes to brainstorm criteria versus the amount of knowledge you expect the class to demonstrate. I have found the more…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter So a few weeks ago a coworker of mine who teaches the same classes as me went to the assessment summit at HTS and came back guns blazing with some […] ]]> 303b8d2029a18b0ddc60481d26e60c22 Marc Brims posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/10/05/expressing-gratitude-reflecting-on-the-first-day-of-cohort-21/#comment-9 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:28:01 -0500 Thanks @rgarand!

Looking forward to learning more with everyone this Saturday!

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 […] ]]> cfbc624ad69144457cc70960e720928a Eric Daigle posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-5 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:01:53 -0400 Hey Robin (@rgarand)

Welcome to Cohort21 and Cedar Group. I’m very excited to help you with your action plan this year. This was my favourite part of your post: “I also engage in ‘Shout-outs’ that highlight when a student took initiative and thought it wasn’t observed.”

I already want to know more about you and about “shout-outs”. It’s these…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter My best learning experience Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, […] ]]> 416d7988ed005b32e146c32ad1b199fe Lisa Mitchell posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-3 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:39:36 -0400 Welcome Robin @rgarand I enjoyed reading your blog, I’m not quite sure that the feeling of being ‘uncomfortable, nervous and felt like I was barely treading water’ ever goes away when we push ourselves as educators! Way to go and congratulations on pushing yourself by participating in Cohort21 – you’re going to love it! I look forward to meeting…Read more

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter My best learning experience Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, […] ]]> 4d0ac32a9ddfbea5c222a55325dbbe20 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/robingarand/2019/09/09/hello-world/#comment-2 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 01:03:23 -0400 @rgarand I love that you chose “Initiative” as your most important Learning Skill. Sound like you build it quite intentionally when you choose PBL as your pedagogical foundation. It is need is built right in!

In reply to - Robin Garand wrote a new post on the site Making Messes that Matter My best learning experience Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, […] ]]>