Cohort 21 | Shauna Martini | Friends Activity https://cohort21.com/members/smartini/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Shauna Martini's friends. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:14:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 e49209dc8cc5f6f75d106a9500f12584 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/marcandreplouffe/2025/10/04/what-the-eisenhower-matrix-actually-showed-me/#comment-4 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:13:08 -0500 Yes! This! I think embracing not being perfect (and modeling that for our students and each other) is so key! Especially if it allows us to shift our energy and focus. I really appreciated your post – and I feel like you have landed in a similar place to that of a few others in our group, and I think what you are currently grappling with is akin…Read more

In reply to - maplouffe wrote a new post on the site Marc-André Plouffe What the Eisenhower Matrix Actually Showed MeI did this exercise today, where you sort your work into urgent vs. important, and honestly? It was kind of […] ]]> 1d983a5a1e8d65b63bebbdc85c7fb13c Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/susanmatthews/2025/10/04/first-blog-post-urgent-vs-important/#comment-4 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:59:33 -0500 Susan – I really love your goal “protect that creative space” – it is SO challenging, but so worthwhile!!

I think it will be really interesting for your to continue exploring the place where student ownership meets traditional assessments – who knows if it will lead you toward less traditional assessments of student-owned assessments, or…Read more

In reply to - Susan Matthews wrote a new post on the site Susan Matthews First blog post Urgent vs Important As a new middle school math teacher, the beginning of the school year felt like a whirlwind of trying to manage […] ]]> 914d460aaa17fd19dca03746bd5bb1a4 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/victorarhin/2025/10/04/urgent-vs-important-reflections-on-the-return-to-school/#comment-3 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:53:30 -0500 Victor, when I read what you wrote: “I will prioritize what truly matters. I will create learning experiences that honor the whole person. I will help my students discover not just what they can memorize, but who they can become.” it more than resonated with me – because for me, what I spent much of the first half of my career steeped in was…Read more

In reply to - Victor Arhin wrote a new post on the site Victor Arhin Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school Beyond Grades to Growth: My Commitment to Experiential Learning This week, I wrestled with the E […] ]]> 2cd9be2312d766888b3eac0b4dc3d8a5 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jennylaqua/2025/10/04/from-fire-fighting-to-flow-my-commitment-to-intentional-teaching/#comment-3 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:04:50 -0500 Hey Jenny – love that you are looking at the gap in your own practice and how you will continue to evolve as an educator – it’s something I know I am keen to look at too and I really appreciated how you approach it in this post.
I’m curious if you were able to try any deeply customized lessons with your students, and I’m also curious about the…Read more

In reply to - Jenny Laqua wrote a new post on the site Jenny Laqua From Fire-Fighting to Flow: My Commitment to Intentional TeachingThe Eisenhower Matrix was supposed to help me organize my tasks. What it actually did was […] ]]> 8d2070fb2e4544b7cf3067a9bdb636fa Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/jeffadams/2025/10/04/my-cohort-21-coaching-continuum/#comment-16 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:33:52 -0500 Hey Jeff- when you mention finding something that encompasses the reluctant and all-in educators alike for AI it really spoke to me – I recently engaged with a group of educators across K-12 and post-secondary spaces about this very thing. We discussed meeting educators where they are at and had a productive discussion about feelings and owning…Read more

In reply to - Jeff Adams wrote a new post on the site Jeff Adams My Cohort 21 Coaching Continuum Last season taught me something fundamental: balancing agency in transdisciplinary learning isn’t just about student choice — i […] ]]> c6c34843ea38d32c7b6bbe0ef4fc55a1 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/melodybarclay/2025/11/22/coaching-continuum/#comment-109 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:14:07 -0500 Melody, this is so exciting! Love that you are delving into what leadership pathways look like for all of us – youth and adults alike – and your acknowledgment of not having yet answered the question you are grappling with really resonates with me. (I think we should connect about our journeys with youth in leadership at the upcoming F2F as I’m…Read more

In reply to - Melody Barclay wrote a new post on the site Melody Barclay The Return to CohortLast year, I took on the role of Student Leadership Coordinator. I came to Cohort 21 as a participant with the intention of developing […] ]]> 60a7ba3c2fd5c15158d3146c5b2f9f15 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/emilyhenderson/2025/10/04/refocusing-priorities-a-commitment-to-student-centered-teaching/#comment-3 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:52:13 -0500 Great post, Emily! Especially appreciated how you connected to the matrix and then took that moment and thought more about what it means to foster true connection with our students that yields authenticity in our interactions with them. The idea trust as foundational to engagement really spoke to me, and I think it connects to what I’m continuing…Read more

In reply to - Emily Henderson wrote a new post on the site Emily Henderson Refocusing Priorities: A Commitment to Student-Centered Teaching Professional reflection often reveals uncomfortable truths about how we allocate our […] ]]> 0160495633e398f49d0b1a891f504c84 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/2025/10/04/feasibility-for-the-win-but-not-at-the-cost-of-impact/#comment-167 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:32:20 -0500 Thanks so much, @ehenderson! Appreciate you commenting, especially before I’d even read it through! I really do feel that when we model what we are hoping to see, there is a greater chance we will see it from both the adults and youth around us – but I think that Flint might have made it seem like I’ve fully cracked the code here, and I definitely…Read more

In reply to - Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny Feasibility for the Win, But Not at the Cost of Impact! Disclaimer: I have not had a chance to even read what the SPARC via Flint generated for me but […] ]]> f3438122960483c47a3e3cf906c7d4d8 Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=227 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:44:16 -0400 Feasibility for the Win, But Not at the Cost of Impact! Disclaimer: I have not had a chance to even read what the SPARC via Flint generated for me but wanted to Press Publish and then I will commit to […]

]]> 7a05982046c00c832cbc0f84ac0ec729 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/savannahbarker/2025/01/19/healthy-masculinities-reframing-middle-school-health/#comment-77 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:24:08 -0500 @sbarker – so great that Flint was helpful with your survey/reflective question development in multiples ways! I really enjoyed perusing your responses that were linked in your blog and the overall trends that came out of the AI synthesis. I appreciate that you have honed in on the “healthy masculinities” phrase. Sounds like even if you did not…Read more

In reply to - Savannah Barker wrote a new post on the site Savannah Barker Healthy Masculinities and Reframing Middle School Health HOW MIGHT WE reframe the current middle school health program to explore healthy masculinities […] ]]> 926c5a6398895ead3511783583bb5b46 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/blog/2025/01/28/mindsets-for-the-ai-enabled-educator/#comment-25796 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:23:58 -0500 Hi Justin – I like these four mindsets a lot. At Shad we are looking to increase our use of and integration with AI. From what we do centrally, to having our students engage with it, we are just starting to dip our toes in.

The concept of co-intelligence, especially when combined with the creatively collaborative mindset is most interesting to…Read more

In reply to - Justin Medved wrote a new post on the site Cohort 21 Mindsets for the AI-Enabled Educator I have been thinking a lot about the role AI can play in professional development and learning. As AI tools become more […] ]]> bb1f78717d087ac6c0a95fc9ad147ea9 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/nicolerotsaert/2025/01/27/how-might-we-enrich-social-emotional-learning-activities-to-compliment-and-extend-montessori-curriculum-objectives/#comment-16 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:43:20 -0500 Hi @nrotsaert – great post! Glad you are finding the feedback from folks in the Cohort21 community, like Justin, helpful – yay!

Thinking that it might be interesting to explore this last period class you have as a type of constraint through a “Given that…” statement ahead of your HMWQ. Doesn’t mean you have to keep it/use it, or even view it…Read more

In reply to - Nicole Rotsaert wrote a new post on the site Nicole Rotsaert How might we enrich social-emotional learning activities to compliment and extend Montessori curriculum objectives?How might we enrich social-emotional […] ]]> 770a1e94e8ea70f603c1d3ff5bdfe324 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/diannejojic/2025/01/28/literacy-skills-progression-in-a-pyp-transdisciplinary-context/#comment-22 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:14:19 -0500 Hi @djojic – great work! Justin has provided some incredible resources. I see you mentioned that one of things you really need is collaborative time. I hope you get some at our upcoming face-to-face session, but sometimes it never feels like enough, right? I sometimes have found that even when I can carve out time to meet with someone…Read more

In reply to - Dianne Jojic wrote a new post on the site Dianne Jojic Literacy Skills Progression in a PYP Transdisciplinary ContextDue to many competing demands in our work space, Melody and I have struggled to move our project […] ]]> 927c1c6c9088615b41a1704aa402f90f Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/2024/11/30/reflections/#comment-163 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:42:07 -0500 Thanks so much, Robin. I have some updates since this last post that I hope to blog about. We have done some work, hopefully it’s helpful work, toward refining a HMWQ and are meeting with some community partners next week as well. I would be excited to connect with you friend connected to Dalhousie. Thanks for the offer!

In reply to - Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny Reflections on the Indigenous learning opportunities we create… Reflection. It’s a thing. I know it’s a thing, but yeesh, it’s really a thing. It’s hard to […] ]]> c91cfbb62e28ca38f1693585d6982bf6 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/saraspigott/2024/11/25/reflections-on-c21-a-journey-into-the-unknown/#comment-4 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 02:47:20 -0500 Hi @sspigott – sustainability for the win! I think having a lens of sustainability in all we do, both in and out of the edusphere needs to/will become more and more pervasive over the coming years (or at least that is my hope!).

I am happy to share experiences I have from the edusphere that within the K-12 system, as well as those I have from…Read more

In reply to - Sara Spigott wrote a new post on the site Sara Spigott Reflections on C21 – a journey into the unknown!   I would be remiss to say that it took me a long time to work up the nerve to write and post my first […] ]]> 188e608d89844e3241cf999111cdd67e Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=219 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 02:30:35 -0500 Reflections on the Indigenous learning opportunities we create… Reflection. It’s a thing. I know it’s a thing, but yeesh, it’s really a thing. It’s hard to process that I was a Season 3 participant and now we […]

]]> f8acf55dfeef70c53addb2d244a7c5f3 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/nicolerotsaert/2024/11/29/14/#comment-6 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:17:29 -0500 Hey @nrotsaert – this is really interesting work you are already thinking about doing and also planning to build on through this experience!

I am a huge fan of a lot of the research/work/writing that Maria Montessori did back in the day (like 100+ years ago) to open our eyes to the ways children learn. I always found the idea of sensitive…Read more

In reply to - Nicole Rotsaert wrote a new post on the site Nicole Rotsaert   Cohort 21 intrigued me because of what you can create through the process and how it can be useful for your specific professional goals. […] ]]> b838c5bc4357a25bb71ed089f6c0d017 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/savannahbarker/2024/10/26/c21-season-13-urgent-important-meaningful/#comment-76 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:20:29 -0500 Hi @sbarker – after reading your post I feel like this is a great next step in continuing/building upon your action plan from season 12. I think what resonates with me, about this being a way to push your thinking and actioning forward, is the part that centers around meeting your students where they are at. I feel like when we look at increasing…Read more

In reply to - Savannah Barker wrote a new post on the site Savannah Barker C21 Season 13 – Urgent, Important & Meaningful! Urgent vs Important This year I’ve come back to Cohort 21 as a coach. I felt like the face-to-face […] ]]> 1c04d415e96268a7eb145948cfe184d2 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hanchau/2022/04/03/final-thoughts-for-now-on-deij-in-science/#comment-11 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:35:35 -0400 When I read your post the first time what stuck out to me the most was the part where you state: “This version of the question helped me to keep the Science / Chemistry central to my lessons but will focus on how students can use their understanding of Science to find solutions to social injustices. This gives students a clear purpose for what…Read more

In reply to - Han Chau wrote a new post on the site Han Chau I was not able to put together a second post.  I had bits and pieces of it written up but did not manage to put it all together.  So I guess I will do a second and f […] ]]> d4f7098ea824336a1cb548085a8568a6 Elissa Gelleny's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/13049/ Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:45:18 -0400 0 c0e6cdbe0a2986543a212ed3942af37c Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/adamdrenth/2022/01/10/how-might-we-inspire-students-to-use-computer-science-in-a-meaningful-way/#comment-17 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:37:20 -0500 Great post, @adrenth – really gets at the heart of what I think we as educators need to focus on in all our classes, but especially in the computer science field. I’ll second @tjagdeo ‘s comment and I hope you are able to connect with some of the suggestions provided!

I find that in math and computer science courses, asking students to…Read more

In reply to - Adam Drenth wrote a new post on the site Adam Drenth I’ve had experience with the design school and HMW questions through my experiences with developing an Innovation Lab (Makerspace) with Lisa Bettencourt and […] ]]> 99e6beb5df46ad453ed4e7ff518969dd Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/matthewphillips/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-4 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 03:04:29 -0500 @mphillips – thanks for sharing your thinking with the C21 community! 🙂 I know the battlefield you speak of with regard to shifting the mindset of our students from mark-focused to growth-focused, and I also know the fight is worth it! I like the idea of focusing on students not only having a growth mindset, but specifically naming parts of what…Read more

In reply to - Matthew Phillips wrote a new post on the site Matthew Phillips I am wanting to address the tension that exists between being a “learner” and being a “successful student”. I have honed in on this area due to the […] ]]> a5a5ab3051e9488b808c9b7645d1b8d9 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/adamdrenth/2021/10/11/what-is-going-well/#comment-9 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:18:31 -0500 @adrenth – thanks for sharing your ideas! Love what others have already commented so I will say “yes, and…” I think this concept of bias in computer science (and especially the emerging prominence of AI) is something worth investigating and considering as computer science and technology teachers. I have had discussions around these topics over…Read more

In reply to - Adam Drenth wrote a new post on the site Adam Drenth The image I picked I liked because it had different kids in the room, it was messy (like full-on learning usually is) and one student is clearly thinking really […] ]]> 88c7096ec0e5f3700367f97dcb4acf65 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hanchau/2021/10/08/what-is-going-well/#comment-5 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:31:26 -0500 @hchau I really resonate with what you have written about the struggle to decide what is important to focus on, and I respect your open honesty about where science and DEIJ might meet. I have been in discussion with a few math and science teachers at my school about this- about examining who the mathematicians and scientists are that students see…Read more

In reply to - Han Chau wrote a new post on the site Han Chau Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our discussions and thinking around the use TIME. Reflect on why […] ]]> 920aae161bb39aa2c920b2e92cf2ab86 Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=207 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:25:27 -0500 Ok, perhaps the title is just a fun play on words, but the more I thought about the discussions we had at our first F2F about the Eisenhower Matrix and the debate about what is urgent vs. important in connection […]

]]> d0e9a141e3ddc59f070e1e5f35e923c6 Elissa Gelleny's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/12363/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:07:17 -0500 0 e02862532f1666823333794c88c30b76 Elissa Gelleny and Victoria Santo are now friends https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/11959/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:35:00 -0400 0 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 […] ]]> ea16dc67d8a5aa1e5275840dbeaaeaba Elissa Gelleny's profile was updated https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/10482/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 10:50:13 -0400 0 696fae8f2d9499cb42e9c6e3b0423595 Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=184 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 11:13:15 -0400 This is a cliche, I know. However, it’s kind of true. No matter how much you have done at this point, you, Season 7 Cohort21ees, are going to show up today in less than 2 hrs. The time is now!

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]]> c8ac94fbec240e5962f0bb4a55fdeef2 Elissa Gelleny commented on the post, An Introduction to Design Thinking, on the site Leslie McBeth https://cohort21.com/lesliemcbeth/2017/09/29/an-introduction-to-design-thinking/#comment-270 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 02:44:53 -0400 58eaef4d75f0ab6931834c3d31d1b261 Elissa Gelleny commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Keri Davis https://cohort21.com/keridavis/2017/11/17/narrowing-it-down/#comment-5 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 08:17:03 -0500 6216bf75b1d69481fe4ea1df99a31a5f Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny https://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=177 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 08:07:52 -0500 So glad I’ll be rejoining the #Cohort21Party tomorrow at the 2nd F2F for the 2017-18 season! 
But, what does it mean to be ‘still going’ to the party?
I’ve selected that title for my blog because it’s kind of […]

]]> 959c3a9dedfe23027506f096b3dfd7ff Elissa Gelleny commented on the post, “If you Judge a Fish on it’s Ability to Climb a Tree…”, on the site Andrea Leacock https://cohort21.com/andrealeacock/2017/11/15/if-you-judge-a-fish-on-its-ability-to-climb-a-tree/#comment-6 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:41:30 -0500 9699c3cc5f014d3c8104ffa74677607f Elissa Gelleny commented on the post, Let's Be Real, on the site Andrea Leacock https://cohort21.com/andrealeacock/2017/11/15/if-you-judge-a-fish-on-its-ability-to-climb-a-tree/#comment-5 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:31:27 -0500 eb914ece10c2c01aec47e339cb6fa88c Elissa Gelleny commented on the post, My name is Isabella, and I'm a recovering #innovationhater., on the site Isabella Brown https://cohort21.com/isabellabrown/2017/10/24/my-name-is-isabella-and-im-a-recovering-innovationhater/#comment-9 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 06:42:06 -0500 18a55fdca0ba9f6da5ecdb85e40f1a3d Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/04/20/final-action-plan-post/#comment-33 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:59:07 -0400 @snewell I have wanted to reply to your blog since you posted it. I have actually read and re-read it several times now (even though it’s a recent post)! I am so impressed by your journey this year, and excited to see how your action plan evolves during the upcoming 2017-18 year! I will be checking out Jo Boaler’s book for sure, and I’m hoping I…Read more

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell The End of the Beginning…. The Cohort 21 programme has been a very positive, inspirational and attitude-changing experience for me. I have felt very […] ]]> 85bb1ac22f6bc431262d846309eb15c1 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/gordongrise/2017/04/21/my-cohort-21-action-plan-story/#comment-16 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:37:47 -0400 And that’s exactly it @ggrise – this is more the start than the end! I’m really excited to see how you engage and collaborate with faculty from your school over the next year – and I’d love to chat about what that might look like. While our action plans are not particularly similar, I have had some first-hand experience over the past couple of…Read more

In reply to - Gordon Grise wrote a new post on the site Gordon Grise Beginning of the end puts an interesting light on how to approach this year of Cohort 21 and the action plan developed through the sessions and thinking behind […] ]]> 1afb50f332d2ddd911507f32fc0898df Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2017/04/21/it-is-not-about-having-and-implementing-a-plan/#comment-58 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:08:42 -0400 @ljensen this is a great reflection on what Cohort 21 is all about – thank you for summarizing your own journey in such a concrete and accessible way for your readers. I also think that the fact you realize the power of the Cohort 21 membership and toolkit presented this year means you are likely to continue to use it beyond our final F2F…Read more

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences I wasn’t entirely sure about what to expect from Cohort21… I had heard that teachers could explore an area of personal interest, […] ]]> c17029052e04b7ba207e494a539372ca Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/garthnichols/classroom/book-review-competing-against-luck/#comment-1615 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:27:35 -0400 This is a very interesting notion to me. @gnichols – I feel the combination of the Jobs to be Done Theory with Design Thinking will allow for even greater ‘progress’ in faculty PD sessions – especially those run by faculty; for faculty. While I am thinking specifically of what my own experiences have been regarding altering the PD landscape at my…Read more

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols Clayton Christensen, in his latest book “Competing Against Luck”, puts innovation under the microscope. Like all things under a microscope, minutiae is […] ]]> 2aeef2c4f9b140fcfbe795d6603cd3a5 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/dianerutherford/2017/04/04/developing-empathy/#comment-7 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:28:43 -0400 Hi @drutherford – what a great reflection on what it means to empathize – both for the purposes of DT but also as educators (part of what I think makes DT such a great model for PD – thanks to @lmcbeth and my time at SHAD Waterloo last summer for cementing that insight). Actually being a student is surely the best way to understand being a…Read more

In reply to - Diane Rutherford wrote a new post on the site Diane Rutherford Empathy.  That is a word frequently talked about during our F2F meetings through Cohort 21.  Do teachers have empathy for their students?  Do st […] ]]> 20e4de3b1fb7295e97b79183ab71c85b Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonwood/2017/03/31/107/#comment-36 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:33:26 -0400 I think this is an interesting and important look at innovation, and the subset of skills that fuels it. @jwood – I’m curious to know if and/or how you think about fostering proactive innovation in addition to the aforementioned reactive kind?

I also find it fascinating how so many children feel they are stifled in school by the time they…Read more

In reply to - Jason Wood wrote a new post on the site Jason Wood Necessity is the mother of invention. -English Proverb Paint rollers, insulin, butter tarts and life jackets. These are all Canadian inventions and the main […] ]]> ba6933a76157296264e51e7125845468 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2016/11/28/how-i-ditched-my-workshop-slideshow-mostly/#comment-20 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:34:47 -0500 @jweening was right, this is a post worth reading and sharing! Thanks @ljensen for sharing your insights with us… and I can’t wait to start promoting ‘app smashing’ with my colleagues and students… so awesome!

Also, kudos for battling through the private vs. public debate – it can be a bit odd to think about posting everything for ‘free’…Read more

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences Running workshops for teachers is one of my favourite things to do. To be able to run one recently about The Role of ICT in the PYP […] ]]> 638a56d6f322e70d12ef1c2f51328aaf Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/2016/11/25/episode-3-1-the-short-of-the-long-of-it/#comment-40 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:51:06 -0500 Awesome! Thanks, Garth! I will check out the book! And yes, we chatted about how this was the way you could set-up a class- it helped that this session was the approximate length of a class too! 🙂
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In reply to - Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny Image courtesy of Emerge Positive Taking a webpage out of Seth Godin’s blog, I have decided that this is going to be a SHORT post (because the last post […] ]]> d04731595f971fab8d9d61a9cd243345 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/2016/11/25/episode-3-1-the-short-of-the-long-of-it/#comment-37 Sun, 27 Nov 2016 13:54:23 -0500 Thanks, Eric! And yes, we are constantly working to assess and improve but-in and engagement in PD. We (@tcatallo & I) also hope it fosters a spillover effect into the classroom setting.
That said, there are definitely some rocks. I can’t remember if it was Garth or Justin who said the phrase to me a couple years ago now, but regardless, it’s a…Read more

In reply to - Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny Image courtesy of Emerge Positive Taking a webpage out of Seth Godin’s blog, I have decided that this is going to be a SHORT post (because the last post […] ]]> 8d1b604b64acda8c42dd5033ef1bfa8b Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny http://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=157 Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:47:04 -0500 Image courtesy of Emerge Positive
Taking a webpage out of Seth Godin’s blog, I have decided that this is going to be a SHORT post (because the last post just might have been way too long…) […]

]]> 44e2c2b6a6d9f9f8af2d40bd19dedbfe Elissa Gelleny changed their profile picture https://cohort21.com/activity-streams/p/4215/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:09:13 -0500 0 1d0b07c75fc98e6691e2c9d41f8f7f2c Elissa Gelleny wrote a new post on the site Elissa Gelleny http://cohort21.com/elissagelleny/?p=137 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:01:34 -0500 ATTENTION: Please note that this blog post was started a week ago… I have had many learning moments over the past week while getting back into blogging, and I have greatly enjoyed the hours I have spent co […]

]]> 9c6a42e664292e4f1559e11415fa7692 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2016/10/16/how-to-get-over-yourself-and-write-about-your-teaching-already/#comment-1318 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 01:01:34 -0400 I believe it is the sign of a great blog-post when it feels like @ckirsh is speaking directly to me! Great post, Celeste!

I think the notion of a ‘fear-factor’ when it comes to not only the blogging process, but the overall Cohort21 experience is something that can effect many new cohortees. We discussed this during the Twitter sessions at the…Read more

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow It’s another year of Cohorting and this year I’m blogging from the sidelines as I am taking on a new teaching role of my squishy baby boy. […] ]]> 3fe7e7bb3e492b156de04cf1699e9541 Elissa Gelleny posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/mackenzieneale/2016/10/15/a-brand-new-ballgame/#comment-5 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:31:19 -0400 Awesome post, Mackenzie!
I love hearing you talk about being invigorated by possibility–I think it’s key to keeping ourselves in-it-to-win-it, education-wise! I also dig the metaphor – as a strike out is just a chance to learn more so the next hit goes even farther into the crowd! 🙂 Can’t wait to read about your next ‘at bat’!

In reply to - Mackenzie Neale wrote a new post on the site Mackenzie Neale “You’re going to hate me”, my boyfriend texts as he sends me a photo of four tickets to the ALCS Game 2, knowing full well I am unable to make the […] ]]>