Cohort 21 | Sandy Gibson | Friends Activity https://cohort21.com/members/sandygibson/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Sandy Gibson's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 191f4e58c5ba3c094eab90def019541f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1434 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 Book Review: Between Fixed & Fickle (A.Dahl) “Why didn’t people all along see the obvious moral truths—and how could today’s young generation be blind to them anew?” (p.170) As leaders, […]

]]> 0 3578629278db523d0aad8ac5ee055e2f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1430 Sat, 02 May 2026 12:32:25 -0400 Book Review: "Unclench Your Fist" (Glenn Robbins) “Your strength is not measured by how well you fight back; it’s measured by how much you can endure while continuing to move forward.” ~ p.4 […]

]]> 0 7faf4e1ccad5d306da25be1a85477fcb Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1424 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:38 -0400 Book Review: "Connections Academics & Purpose (Dr. Cinde Lock) “The CAP method helps students to move beyond themselves, engage with others, learn at their own pace, and show what they can do, rather than o […]

]]> 0 55ac7df847a16212501b34ecb309c403 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1421 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:25:46 -0400 Book Review: "Ike: The Dog that Saved a Human" (Jason Dorland) “Deep down I knew that I was meant to be with him — I wasn’t meant to be a guide dog” Ike ~ p. 127 Some books make you think. Others make y […]

]]> 0 2825caecaa9cdc490b3ed9d4165f459b Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1416 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:47:23 -0400 Book Review: "The Explorer's Gene" (Alex Hutchinson) “Meaningful exploration, I will argue, involves making an active choice to pursue a course that requires effort and carries the risk of f […]

]]> 0 cf404244003f46599f1d2d20faf02c0e Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1407 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:36:50 -0400 Book Review: SuperAgency (Hoffman and Beato) What Could Possibly Go Right?! “Even among AI developers, some believe that future instances of superintelligent AIs could represent an e […]

]]> 0 0d53d2b76fc99b23e4da3f91f8863f2d Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1402 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:59:10 -0400 Book Review: "The Genius Myth" (Helen Lewis) “The argument over whether Elon Musk is a genius is really an argument about what our society values and what it is prepared to tolerate. A s […]

]]> 0 fa4eb8b0e73f439b35b3491f99a3ab38 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1398 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:39:57 -0500 Book Review: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Thompson “Abundance, as we define it, is a state in which there is enough of what we need to create lives better than what we have had.” — Ezra Klein & […]

]]> 0 31678b9a955b629ed054320c44aafd77 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1427 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:43:49 -0500 Book Review: "Powerhouse" by Dr. Greg Wells “It’s unnatural and even unhealthy to never experience stress. Stress can give us a positive push. It can tell us about ourselves and our sur […]

]]> 0 482e60af092e6f6a8009209722f4cd3f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1392 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:11:26 -0500 Book Review: Free Agent Learning (Julie Evans) Book Review: Free Agent Learning by Julie A. Evans Why Student Agency Should Reshape the Way We Structure School “School is no longer t […]

]]> 0 ff01550e3061929930f8dae0aa63f859 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1387 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:22:58 -0500 Book Review: "Be Yourself at Work" (Claude Silver) Thanks to Jason Rogers, my podcast-partner-in-learning, for recommending this book to me after listening to Claude Silver at a conference. This […]

]]> 0 fb941555990193cd21f0822a96e768f1 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1411 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:51:02 -0500 CIS Ontario Connect Conference – Jan 29th 2018 – Registration is now open
CIS Ontario Connect Conference - Jan 29th 2018 - Registration is now open

Building on the success of COHORT 21, CIS Ontario Connects will be a powerful day of learning and sharing as […]

]]> 0 09a8a7f6513b6aabfddf80e682d0fb43 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1381 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:07:49 -0500 Design Thinking Your Action Plan – Season 6 – Episode 2
Design Thinking Your Action Plan - Season 6 - Episode 2

It’s hard to believe that a whole month has passed since we last met. Since then the Cohort 21 community […]

]]> 0 3756dc0bf164d558f838c53cc2ca7ae8 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/2025/10/19/ongoing-leadership-lab-engagement/#comment-44 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:52:45 -0500 Thanks @kkennedy for this reply – so thoughtful! Remembering to see the whole child is critical to building relational trust!

In reply to - Graham Vogt wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab Ongoing Leadership Lab Engagement         Dear Leadership Lab, Season 14 Participants, This is the space where our asynchronous discussions wil […] ]]> 079ebf28a3a1d909dcdd8da1a91bb99a Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1368 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:24:29 -0500 Book Review: "How Good People Make Touch Choices" (Kidder) As we head into the winter holidays, I am excited to share with you a book I read back in the Fall, and one that was recommended this book by a […]

]]> 0 b5fc1a76372eab629ae5e4d632c82cbe Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1373 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:53:28 -0500 Book Review: "The Siren's Call" (Chris Hayes) In the epic tale, Jason lashed himself to the mast of his ship, commanded his crew of Argonauts to put wax in their ears, all to avoid crashing […]

]]> 0 a69bead3f841ff5980f2a6ec5d2bc07f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1362 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:52:34 -0500 Book Review: "Hidden Potential" by Adam Grant Hidden Potential by Adam Grant How Rethinking Growth Can Transform Our Classrooms, Our Teams, and Ourselves “The true measure of p […]

]]> 0 d70b961004813d08a744b8dd1ab433ef Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1353 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:40:07 -0400 Book Review: "Never Enough" Jennifer Breheny Wallace “When kids feel that their worth is contingent on their performance … they feel they only matter … if they are successful.” ~Jennifer Breheny […]

]]> 0 2b9d9858f54ae42342e920c0c30aea14 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1346 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:51:03 -0400 Book Review: "First, Break All the Rules" Gallup Book Review: First, Break All the Rules by Gallup The Manager’s Role in Unlocking Human Potential “Great managers don’t believe that peopl […]

]]> 0 d3bea64f7d8f8902364192083aab9413 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1340 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:08:02 -0400 Book Review: "A New Way to Think" by Roger Martin Book Review: A New Way to Think by Roger Martin ~Rethinking Strategy, Culture, and the People We Serve “When a model is failing you, it d […]

]]> 0 435d0d4b3ba6b67a6165fe5d8b5f9c9d Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1331 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:37:15 -0400 Book Review: "Leadership Presence" Halpern & Lubar I want to thank the retired Head of School, Derek Logan, for recommending this book to me. This book is over 20 years old, and it still packs a […]

]]> 1 498fe2a44a0a74418f03d48dfcc86efc Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1325 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:26:28 -0400 Book Review: The Power of Mattering (Zach Mercurio) Book Review: The Power of Mattering by Zach Mercurio In The Power of Mattering, Zach Mercurio makes a compelling case for why cultivating a […]

]]> 0 1a03a5a01b1cb44e4cf728ad436cd728 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1314 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:07:13 -0400 Book Review: Leading Through Strategy (T. Olverson) Leading through Strategy brings to life the role of a Head of School in the Independent School world. Thomas Olverson is the former Head of […]

]]> 0 5d0ea9ccf7712d53eb24e41de5fc2dfa Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1320 Thu, 29 May 2025 22:29:00 -0400 Book Review: "10 to 25" by Dr. David Yeager Book Review: 10-25 by David Yeager David Yeager’s 10-25 is an insightful guide that bridges generational divides, offering educators and p […]

]]> 0 65bef27294fdaa5a44ecd4cb8378ff5b Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1300 Sun, 11 May 2025 20:36:22 -0400 Book Review: "Thrive" by Grant Lichtman How have I not reviewed this book before? Having known Grant Lichtman for almost a decade, as a friend, thought-partner, thought-leader and […]

]]> 0 01056e3863ad5c2831e00186b22d0099 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=23 Sun, 11 May 2025 19:47:26 -0400 Leadership Lab: First Edition Dear Leadership Lab Participants, Thank you all sincerely for your courageous and collaborative engagement throughout this journey in the CIS […]

]]> 1 19f5b30e3e6f71406dcbfcd1d715271a Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1295 Sun, 04 May 2025 22:24:49 -0400 Book Review: "Day One" by Drew Dudley Book Review: Day One by Drew Dudley I first met Drew Dudley in 2011 at a TEDx event in Toronto, where we were both speakers. I was drawn to his […]

]]> 0 9d21ef57d848bea70adf428f4e4d3a58 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/2025/03/30/what-would-you-do/#comment-27 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:34:25 -0400 I love that you’re leading with curiosity first. As leaders with so much on our plate, and being pulled in many directions, how might we have the time and presence of mind to bring the patience required for curiosity?

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab What Would You Do? This blog post is going to test you, but we think you’re ready. You don’t have to answer directly, but that would be nice; rather, let us […] ]]> f6343ea2030799a43e416e033787758d Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1289 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:47:08 -0400 Book Review: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker The Smartest Person in the Room I’ve long believed that the smartest person in the room is the room—that is, the collective wisdom, c […]

]]> 0 b1fc1264bbbbaccd4fb77fda297b714f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=20 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:34:53 -0400 What Would You Do? This blog post is going to test you, but we think you’re ready. You don’t have to answer directly, but that would be nice; rather, let us know […]

]]> 1 ff6bbe68c235e667ff3c17c55fb0681b Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1278 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:25:35 -0400 Book Review: "Unreasonable Hospitality" by Will Guidara Thanks to my friend and colleague in Experiential Education, Mike Massingham, for gifting me this book. As educators and leaders, we often look […]

]]> 0 8b96e8e946bee21ee9428b863208dfbc Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1286 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:33:24 -0400 Book Review: "How to Do Nothing" By Jenny Odell Book Review: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing is not a guide to idleness but a thought-provoking exploration o […]

]]> 0 5dc86ba07c2bce9ae741e96a4ac61f27 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1267 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:22:05 -0500 Book Review: Outrage! by Kurt Gray Thanks to Adam Grant for this recommendation ~ I picked this book up because of its subtitle: “Why We Fight about Morality and Politics, and How […]

]]> 0 39e4127487f42f62d2a07db16b922bd2 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/2024/12/28/a-core-tenant-of-leadership-rest-rejuvination/#comment-17 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:41:28 -0500 Thanks for this Cynthia – some great responses in here 🙂
Happy New Year

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab A Core Tenant of Leadership: Rest & Rejuvination As three educators and leadership enthusiasts coming together to reflect on the value of restoration, we […] ]]> b539283190219826c46cd5809b79f015 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/21st-century-skills/book-review-potlach-as-pedagogy-sara-florence-davidson-robert-davidson/#comment-7402 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:26 -0500 Thanks for reading. I think the connecting thread between them is that we learn from the land, we learn from experience with ourselves and then in growing concentric circles of community that stretches from immediate family to everyone, and every living creature. These circles them close around us as we see ourselves as an integral piece within…Read more

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols “Potlatch as Pedagogy” was recommended to me by Mike Carlson, a teacher at Wandering Spirits school (TDSB) and an Indigenous educational consultant. This […] ]]> 0a87ec036fb33fa7874f1d0f3887ea4b Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=16 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:14:14 -0500 Leading Through Change As we are reflecting on the recent snow storm that hit Toronto over Family Day weekend, 2025, I wonder how we responded to the disruption of our […]

]]> 0 84f8ca545418e092449daebdbd76bf35 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1259 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:35:29 -0500 Book Review: Revenge of the Tipping Point (Gladwell) Who knew it has been 25 years since the publication of Gladwell’s The Tipping Point! This new book, where he revisits key points of Tipping P […]

]]> 0 3263d2ffb49b18932aea05ef2f60eac2 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jeffadams/2022/01/14/setting-intentions/#comment-11 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:47:38 -0500 Hey @jadams, great post here! Check out the work of @amantie and @kthibeault as well. They are working in this same area. I think, working along side you, it is a great question and one that you are looking into responsibly and with integrity! Looking forward to getting back into the classroom with you soon!
Garth.

In reply to - Jeff Adams wrote a new post on the site Jeff Adams Like many, I started out with SO many questions and worked them down to one (so far): How might we design/deepen our curriculum for educators + students in order […] ]]> ef8814fa32bd2e6b67c7fd2b378f33d7 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1252 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:15:08 -0500 Book Review: Hospicing Modernity (Vanessa Machado de Oliveria) This book was recommended to me through my ISEEN Professional Affinity Group: Leading through Change, and I am so thankful for this […]

]]> 0 7e21895c2b489c984a07843efb5ca529 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1247 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:49:57 -0500 Book Review: "Nexus" & "The Singularity is Nearer" I want to capture the great conversation between these two books, so I’ll try something new. As I read / listened to these two amazing thinkers […]

]]> 1 d504dcd9cf1e89826a034581eb9b22f5 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=12 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:00:56 -0500 A Core Tenant of Leadership: Rest & Rejuvination As three educators and leadership enthusiasts coming together to reflect on the value of restoration, we want to share some thoughts for leaders […]

]]> 3 f5073664b78ab33e023852b62aca3db3 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1238 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:28:03 -0500 Book Review: "Permission to Screw Up" Kristen Hadeed   This book caught my eye from the cover design, and seeing that the forward was by Simon Sinek. This is very readable, and accessible, […]

]]> 0 85703455bde27b0e243e313558222abb Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Leadership Lab https://cohort21.com/leadershiplab/?p=5 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:02:55 -0400 Welcome to the Leadership Lab This is the space where our asynchronous discussions will be taking place. We will post ideas, provocation and resources here and expect that you […]

]]> 4 b74d57f2c265ac92de75b2f7de6cfa8f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1210 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:17:34 -0400 Book Review: "How to Navigate Life" (Liang, PhD & Klein, LCSW) Full disclosure, that Dr. Belle Liang and Tim Klein are working in a year-long consulting role at our school, and that is why I picked up this […]

]]> 0 aae0016973fa572486833065f401e067 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1227 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:07:30 -0400 Book Review: Modern Achievement (Advani & Goldsmith) Thanks to Rosemary Evans, former Principal of University of Toronto Schools for recommending this book to me by UTS Alum’ Asheesh Advani. I […]

]]> 0 0b2236892ca98c28ede3d57b7f92e26f Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1218 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:36:36 -0400 Book Review: "Accountable" by Dashka Slater I first came across this book during an episode of The Daily, “The Rise of Deepfakes in American Schools”, where they investigated a terrible […]

]]> 0 d96e6a0123f1ee32a2104c4e9718d74c Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1195 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:15:05 -0400 Book Review: Co-Intelligence (Ethan Mollick) As alien as AIs are, they’re also deeply human. They are training on our cultural history, and reinforcement learning from humans aligns them […]

]]> 0 aa0af55fe8472445c0a2fbeab7fb0b75 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1181 Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:32:11 -0400 Bool Review: Hope Matters (Eline Kelsey) I had the privilege of listening to Elin Kelsey speak at the Global Education Benchmarking Group (GEBG) this past April. I had come across the […]

]]> 0 c7a4bc4997cac5cf9cc73809b764e4fd Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1172 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:25:39 -0400 Book Review: Brave New Words (Sal Khan) “”I no longer accept anything that is not perfectly written at this stage. Why Bother?” Like Mollock, Fuentes and Hick, Educators are finding […]

]]> 0 9e2590309ea7a22115a23d6d769ccda7 Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/?p=1168 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:27:56 -0400 Book Review: Calm in the Chaos (Danny Bauer, et al.) I have been deep-diving into Stoicism these past two years through the books and podcast of Ryan Halliday (aka: The Daily Stoic). When I was […]

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