Cohort 21 | Vanessa Civan | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/vhcivan/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Vanessa Civan. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 1835c35d0fa48b077ef5235917999bad Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/stephanieletham/2019/11/08/what-are-we-really-teaching-our-students/#comment-10 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:49:44 -0500 Great work here Stephanie,

Connect with @acampbellrogers and @vhcivan who are looking at this or have looked at this in the past. We are all looking at ways to improve the students level of achievement, and it sounds like you are focussing on the long game (mindsets and strategies) and not the short game (grade and marks).

Thanks and see…Read more

In reply to - Stephanie Letham wrote a new post on the site Stephanie Letham Reflection of first F2F: I had no idea what to expect from this first session! I was full of nerves as I am always uncomfortable in situations where […] ]]> 84562bd6c48118ac79bab806daa97eaa Derek Doucet commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Rachel Marks https://cohort21.com/rachelmarks/2018/03/14/wherever-you-go-strive-to-leave-footprints-of-kindness/#comment-28 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:16:34 -0400 c5807216fef36d09b27ec07698ae3f06 Kelly Carlson posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/kellycarlson/2016/12/30/reclaim-your-time-its-a-choice/#comment-22 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:31:16 -0500 Dear Vanessa,

I totally understand where you are. I have to say that time management and finding balance between the demands of work and family are challenges that never go away. I want to tell you to be gentle with yourself and know that you’re doing your best, and that your best will be better on some days than on others. As an about-to-be new…Read more

In reply to - Kelly Carlson wrote a new post on the site Kelly Carlson Have you ever looked back on the day, the week, or even the last month and asked, “Where did the time go?”  I feel so busy all the time and yet if as […] ]]> 14259925ea0c01cbe1a4ff77bfa574c0 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2016/11/07/does-choice-confidence/#comment-265 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:10:58 -0500 @brenthurley Thank you for opening up your rubrics to the world. Evaluation is the toughest part of our job and where teachers are most vulnerable to criticism. It takes self confidence and an passion for improvement to share in this way. Thank you for also modelling what we want all of this years cohort to do. Share, reflect and question.…Read more

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley Here’s a quick update to my last blog post (“You Can’t Handle The Truth”), where students in my grade 12 English class are working on a summative evaluation […] ]]> 66bc2ed7ba800dfc6e33a4fd09f571a3 Shelley Thomas posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/vanessacivan/2016/04/20/powtoon-tells-it-all/#comment-63 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:30:16 -0400 @vhcivan Great overview of your time with Cohort 21. You capture the trajectory of developing an action plan perfectly. Love the simple wisdom and sage advice you’ve peppered throughout your Powtoon. And, yes! Cohort 21 is ‘forever’.
Looking forward to connecting with you this Friday at Hillfield.

In reply to - Vanessa Civan wrote a new post on the site Vanessa Civan Well here goes nothing… ]]> c6f05bb6702c943946112d19ec7d18b7 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/vanessacivan/2016/04/20/powtoon-tells-it-all/#comment-55 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:30:10 -0400 Nicely done @vhcivan!

In reply to - Vanessa Civan wrote a new post on the site Vanessa Civan Well here goes nothing… ]]> 49c6d82418e723fce9f056363a4d3f56 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/vanessacivan/2016/04/20/powtoon-tells-it-all/#comment-54 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 02:47:14 -0400 @vhcivan It certainly does! Well done 🙂

In reply to - Vanessa Civan wrote a new post on the site Vanessa Civan Well here goes nothing… ]]> 673650390707f5203f4c8437c2b28477 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/andreacleland/2016/01/19/who-am-i-and-what-am-i-capable-of/#comment-15 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:14:16 -0500 Hi Andrea,
Wow! What an inspired post! You’re ready to take on the world and I believe you’ll be successful! I think you should connect with @vhcivan as she’s looking at social and emotional needs. I love that you’re exploring this while teaching French – have you worked with the #DELF stuff we looked at at the mini-conference at RSGC with @jenbi…Read more

In reply to - Andrea Cleland wrote a new post on the site Andrea Cleland I wonder sometimes if we are doing our best, as learners, as teachers, as community builders. In some ways we are doing our very best- pushing back within […] ]]>