Cohort 21 | Vivienne Kraus | Mentions https://cohort21.com/members/vkraus/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Vivienne Kraus. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 fc6771021a51938d5d5abe425cdb0d87 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/samanthareimer/2021/10/27/everyone-has-influence-but-do-they-know-it/#comment-8 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:38:28 -0500 Hey @sreimer!
Great post! Does any student truly realize the power they have within? Are they in fact crazy enough to believe they can change the world? I share you belief that everyone has influence and the more agency we can give students to more they might begin to realize their superpowers.

I love that the French curriculum is like no…Read more

In reply to - Samantha Reimer wrote a new post on the site Samantha Reimer I remember sitting in the back of a huge auditorium at my church in St.Catharines, Ontario. The Global Leadership Summit was about to begin. The screen […] ]]> ab9336648a6ac913f2d24a44c5016816 Jennifer Bairos posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/teachingtomorrow/2019/11/08/26-deskless-french-learning-with-richard-smith/#comment-1386 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 23:52:29 -0400 @vkraus – I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Richard has SO MANY oral communication ideas on his French It Up website. Especially if you click the “more” tab and then “french resources”. He has a huge slide deck of ideas that he’s constantly updating. I keep it as a quick access tab on my browser and refer to it regularly.

Hope you’re doing well!
xo
Jenn

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow How could getting rid of the desks in your classroom, promote deep learning for your students? Today we have Richard Smith on the show to share […] ]]> 80c65ede2c2deced55db82a8df6ff001 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/teachingtomorrow/2019/11/08/26-deskless-french-learning-with-richard-smith/#comment-1377 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:59:00 -0500 I really enjoyed listening to this podcast – his passion, that he came to teaching later after a different career, and that he is dead set on building a culture of ‘french-only’ in his classroom, and he does so intentionally. His anecdotes about students that are struggling or really succeeding because they came from an immersion program speak to…Read more

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow How could getting rid of the desks in your classroom, promote deep learning for your students? Today we have Richard Smith on the show to share […] ]]> 941d65e3b0947678965278b2ec775928 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/hannahfransen/2019/09/08/hello-world/#comment-5 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:39:24 -0400 Thanks for this post @hfransen,

I really appreciate you telling us about Mme. D. She clearly has been an influence on your current practice. You should check out @vkraus and her blog – she is from a few Cohort 21 seasons in the past, but continues to blog about French and she has some similar interests and strategies.

Check her out, and I look…Read more

In reply to - Hannah Fransen wrote a new post on the site Hannah Fransen Welcome to you Cohort 21 Blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share , collaborate  and converse as […] ]]> 69fac93c976e761a343ca68383c7de70 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/angelaguse/2018/12/09/design-thinking-my-action-plan/#comment-12 Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:34:04 -0500 Hi Angela,

What a great action plan – no doubt you will have many who are interested to see where you land. As you know, this remains a big area of interest for our CIS Ontario curriculum leaders, and will be a strand in the upcoming CIS Ontario Connects Unconference.

You should check out the work of @vkraus in her French class at Bayview…Read more

In reply to - Angela Guse wrote a new post on the site Angela Guse Going into Cohort21 my group of Albert College colleagues (Whitney and Mark) had a question in mind.  We wanted to investigate the use of ‘observations’ and […] ]]> 4031137df64a54884fd7e14160040226 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/sarahthompson/2018/11/23/bringing-drama-to-french-class/#comment-25 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 01:13:10 -0500 Awesome!
Pulling together @ddoucet @jbairos and and @mneale will be a great start.

You should also check out @sandygibson https://cohort21.com/sandygibson/

and

@vkraus https://cohort21.com/viviennekraus

Your action plan is now in ACTION!

In reply to - Sarah Thompson wrote a new post on the site Sarah Thompson I had a hard developing a question and action plan in our last F2F, but I settled on the following: “How might I create more authentic situations in the […] ]]> 83212d70061034f2ae7c6ccbff9d9a0d Priti Maheshwari posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/pritimaheshwari/2017/10/16/a-deck-of-cardsauthentic-learning/#comment-5 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:45:54 -0400 Hi @jmedved, yes I did. I read @vkraus‘s action plan and got some great ideas from her!

In reply to - Priti Maheshwari wrote a new post on the site Priti Maheshwari   As any foreign language teacher will tell you, one of the biggest challenges that we face is to have the students speak in the target […] ]]> a7db7d19f63cbd1778d17ae707c840df Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/pritimaheshwari/2017/10/16/a-deck-of-cardsauthentic-learning/#comment-4 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:34:52 -0400 @pmaheshwari did you know that @vkraus is a cohort 21 alumni?

In reply to - Priti Maheshwari wrote a new post on the site Priti Maheshwari   As any foreign language teacher will tell you, one of the biggest challenges that we face is to have the students speak in the target […] ]]> a5c837e3aab117956fd02167fa016e53 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/10/02/row-row-row-your-cohort-21-boat/#comment-36 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 17:43:06 -0400 This post sets us up nicely to not only know more about you, but also to know more about your thinking and direction. One thing to consider is sharing WHO are the influencers for you in these two areas of building a culture of reading (check out @gvogt and @brenthurley and @shelleythomas for starters) and rethinking grades and feedback (check out @…Read more

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 […] ]]> 59f9c2f65860f95f5fe1fd7440fc7c14 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/myriamlafrance/2017/01/21/15-responses/#comment-16 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:14:34 -0500 What a powerful exercise for your students! @vkraus have you tried this? With regards to Fadel, he has A LOT of resources – but all are conveniently found here: http://www.p21.org/

Thanks,
garth.

In reply to - Myriam Lafrance wrote a new post on the site Myriam Lafrance My HMW question, “How might we provide students with authentic learning opportunities so that they are all engaged and working at their respective CEFR […] ]]> 5b0a329d5f6f8a16af961b2b86770102 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/tomasjohnstone/2017/01/14/how-might-we-version-28-2/#comment-7 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:35:47 -0500 Tomas, a powerful role model you are for your students, and for all of us at Cohort 21! The way you are thinking deeply, and processing your Action Plan has brought you to a critical spot, one that @jmedved has highlighted above.

Last year, @vkraus struggled with the same piece. She tried several different approaches, and made some remarkable…Read more

In reply to - Tomas Johnstone wrote a new post on the site Tomas Johnstone   My Action Plan question is on the wall in my class. I look at it every day for a couple of seconds and try to think about one thing I can do that […] ]]> 84ecd5a7ab423a89e787632bf276ce2f Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/mackenzieneale/2016/11/17/leveling-up-in-fsl/#comment-8 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:19:16 -0500 I love this! Student agency is a sure fire way to improve engagement. http://frenchquest.ca/ is the Google Innovator project from Erica Armstrong I believe and it’s a great tool to get students to buy-in.

Have you looked at DELF Can Do Statements? How can you integrate these into your quests? @jbibby @vkraus would be great people to bring…Read more

In reply to - Mackenzie Neale wrote a new post on the site Mackenzie Neale Working at an all boys school, I have learned that engagement in FSL can be a challenge. Boys can sometimes come in with a negative attitude towards […] ]]> 83d7ffd09ad9926619560c61547206b3 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/myriamlafrance/2016/11/16/first-steps/#comment-3 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 03:50:52 -0500 @mlafrance Welcome aboard and congratulation! You took your first step and should feel proud for doing so. You are in great company. Many FSL teachers are featured in our http://cohort21.com/action-plans/ archives.

To name just a few……..

@jenbibby @ddoucet @mardimichels @mneale @vkraus @ecunningham @carolynbilton @sandygibson

You…Read more

In reply to - Myriam Lafrance wrote a new post on the site Myriam Lafrance « Are you holding back something you think is too obvious to share?” We were discussing the advantages of blogging as a professional development tool an […] ]]> 79143954db08b4faefef9e3ea001b643 Jennifer Weening posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenniferweening/2016/10/06/leternel-recommencement/#comment-65 Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:28:19 -0400 Merci @vkraus, d’avoir lu et répondu à mon post!

Il peut être surprenant pour les élèves quand un enseignant admet qu’il/elle n’a pas toutes les réponses, mais je trouve que si l’on démontre une attitude positive à ces risques, les élèves répondent positivement aussi!

Jen

In reply to - Jennifer Weening wrote a new post on the site Jennifer Weening Wow. Il est difficile de croire que l’on est déjà en octobre, presque arrivé aux congés d’Action de grâce. Le mois de septembre s’est passé vite; c’est […] ]]> 330f06b73462f267b674a502c06b3046 Amy McGrath posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2016/04/19/who-hit-the-fast-forward-button/#comment-56 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:48:03 -0400 Hi @vkraus! I have to piggy-back on Derek and Laura’s comment about the piktochart– love it! I had the same question that Derek posed, have you thought about using these at all in your classroom as an assessment tool? You used it very effectively here, your ideas very clearly communicated 🙂 Nice job and congratulations on all your success this…Read more

In reply to - Vivienne Kraus wrote a new post on the site Vivienne Kraus Wasn’t it just September? Wasn’t I just creating a cringe-worthy video to enter the Cohort21 lottery?? (Did I mention I won?!!) Here is my Action Plan […] ]]> 0b7f7fdf1b84ccce47394db5eb25d2a6 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2016/04/19/who-hit-the-fast-forward-button/#comment-55 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 02:15:20 -0400 Hey @vkraus – you’re an inspiration for all French teachers! Thanks for sharing your awesome piktochart – is this a next step in your class? I introduced this as an option for our production orale – presenting on 5 sources (audio and reading) of a topic of their choosing. I also introduced the idea of Pecha Kucha – a great way to present but…Read more

In reply to - Vivienne Kraus wrote a new post on the site Vivienne Kraus Wasn’t it just September? Wasn’t I just creating a cringe-worthy video to enter the Cohort21 lottery?? (Did I mention I won?!!) Here is my Action Plan […] ]]> 7c592aabb23115f975df355ac7eb8ac6 Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/gerileegodkin/2016/04/14/the-old-adage-is-true/#comment-28 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:48:54 -0400 This all seems really great and a fantastic discussion about OneNote and OneNote Classroom. We currently aren’t using it but I agree with @adamcaplan in that it’s important that teachers and students are working and learning together.

Sounds like it’s a great tool that is still evolving but I’d definitely like to hear more about it! @vkraus -…Read more

In reply to - Geri-Lee Godkin wrote a new post on the site Geri-Lee Godkin They say, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person.” I have to admit this seems to be my predicament lately. Overwhelmed with activities and […] ]]> c5128ca9fb167d543b0bcfc74db12c18 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2016/04/17/killing-two-birds-with-one-stone-using-design-thinking/#comment-46 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:48:44 -0400 @vkraus You are on fire! First the harkness table innovation and now DT in FSL. I am going to share this with my French teachers as I love the idea of our students grappling with DT language in French.

@ddoucet Have you tried using DT in your FSL classes?

In reply to - Vivienne Kraus wrote a new post on the site Vivienne Kraus Faire d’un pierre deux coups. We have been working with design thinking at our school thanks to @Think_teach and of course here at Cohort 21. I felt […] ]]> 3718c8a3989b17f22ccee8e0656e0624 Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2016/04/17/its-a-colourful-life/#comment-45 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:08:41 -0400 Now that is the Cohort effect in action! Well done @ckirsh for the small suggestion and even bigger kudos @vkraus for taking it and running with it. It certainly seems like it paid off!

@ddoucet @gnichols @jenbibby

In reply to - Vivienne Kraus wrote a new post on the site Vivienne Kraus …that of a teacher. And that of a French teacher trying to get her students to speak more in class! Thanks to Celeste Kirsh (@teach_tomorrow), I […] ]]> 9e448f89882c9749ed61b9937d28f27d Derek Doucet posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2016/02/16/i-said-what/#comment-281 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:26:11 -0500 So far it is mostly for assessment for learning, but I have a GForm created from my rubrics that I have used on an AOL (assessment of learning) which went really well too! Thanks for the reply @vkraus – I loved your Harkness post and will be reading “Getting Messy” later today!

I’d love to show you this and get your feedback on it. I’m also…Read more

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet One of my favourite part of being a language teacher is hearing students work it out while speaking. What I mean by that, is throwing in English words with a […] ]]> 59f42aa3b990df60a9b14eec1cac7cbc Justin Medved posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/viviennekraus/2016/02/12/things-are-going-to-get-messy/#comment-33 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 03:10:33 -0500 WoW! @vkraus What an incredible resource for anyone thinking about using Harkness pedagogy in their classroom. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. The FSL community along with @ddoucet @jenbibby with love this!

In reply to - Vivienne Kraus wrote a new post on the site Vivienne Kraus My action plan My goal for this year was to provide more opportunities for my students to communicate orally in French in an authentic manner. I had […] ]]> 0f95ed6e2bc5b425faeb9819f168e97d Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/kristensolowey/2015/10/20/and-so-the-adventure-begins/#comment-4 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:45:43 -0400 Hi Kristin,

Your tagline “You can’t scare me…” reminds me of the “I’m a teacher, what’s YOUR superpower?!” I like how you are owning the concept of teaching as a powerful, engaging, empowering, challenging and rewarding vocation. Few can articulate that about their own careers!

I am so happy to read this post, and to see @vkraus comments…Read more

In reply to - Kristen Solowey wrote a new post on the site KRISTEN SOLOWEY For a long time I have wanted to create a space to share my thoughts and experiences in a professional way. I was searching for an outlet to share my […] ]]> 732c9b388e91f94ea7f7a8a881199ac6 Garth Nichols posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/heatheradams/2015/10/17/starting-small/#comment-7 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:39:35 -0400 I meant @vkraus 🙂

In reply to - Heather Adams wrote a new post on the site Heather Adams During one of our fist staff PD sessions this year, our Director of Teaching and Learning shared a TED Talk by Brene Brown. In her talk, Brown describes […] ]]>