{"id":81,"date":"2016-04-21T10:02:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/?p=81"},"modified":"2016-04-21T16:15:44","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:15:44","slug":"a-fire-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/2016\/04\/21\/a-fire-within\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fire Within"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"inspiration\"<\/a>\u00a0Cohort 21 has really inspired me to think and be different as an educator. It provided the framework, freedom, and excuse to more deeply explore a ‘world’ that I had merely looked into from outside. This process started very early for me, inspired by @mrathier in her chemistry courses at LCS. In my initial attempt to support the implementation of a flipped classroom model in my pre-AP Biology course, I first read Jon Bergmann & Aaron Sams\u2019 book “Flip your Classroom<\/a>“. I am also cued up to read their book “Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement<\/a>“, but have only finished about 1\/3rd of that book at this point. I became very excited during the 3rd<\/sup> Cohort face to face session when I was able to sit and talk with other teachers about their classroom experiences with flipped learning.<\/p>\n

One of my initial thoughts for my Cohort Action Plan<\/em> was to get a better understanding of assessment and how I do this in my courses. I am reading the book “A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools<\/a>” by Sandra Herbst and Anne Davies (about 1\/2 the way through). I think that with the learnings from this book I am going to need a more structured and organized approach in order to properly implement some of their ideas into my courses. Lots of front-end loaded stuff that I need to correctly organize and integrate. Lots of opportunities to discuss with colleagues and have crucial conversations about \u201cHow might we change our assessment practices?\u201d. I am also reading “Evidence-Based Teaching: A Practical Approach<\/a>” by Geoff Petty. I am only into the first few chapters of this book but know that it will change what I \u2018think and do\u2019 as I try and implement his ideas.<\/p>\n

I have really tried to use the Cohort experience to shake things up compared to how I have taught in the past, and will continue this process for the remainder of my career as I work to learn more about how to facilitate high levels of learning and engagement in my classroom. So, where does this leave me right now? It leaves me feeling like I have done a lot, but not really having done much of any substantial consequence. It feels like I have begun many things, but have not yet pursued any one of them to a depth that allows me to contribute to the shared pool of educational understanding. It leaves me knowing that I have much to follow-up on and much more to explore.<\/p>\n

As I re-read my six posts, I realize how much this year has been about me. I know that if I wish to change my \u00a0world, it really has to start from the inside and work outwards. I wish to thank David Krocker (@DaveKrocker) for offering this opportunity to me and his early support to continue despite family challenges. @timrollwagen<\/a> and @ddoucet<\/a> have always had my back and have provided me with the critical support that I needed in the moment that I most needed it. Neither of them knows how important their encouragement has been for me. I wish to thank @lmcbeth<\/a> for reaching out and prompting me to reflect\u2026 she inspired me more than she knows by that simple gracious act. @gnichols<\/a> & @jmedved<\/a> have consistently provided me with excellent opportunities for learning in a completely open and non-judgmental manner. Their model (for me) fits the essence of what great teaching should be; it leaves you wanting to know more\u00a0and gives you the tools you need to get there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Cohort 21 has really inspired me to think and be different as an educator. It provided the framework, freedom, and excuse to more deeply explore a ‘world’ that I had merely looked into from outside. This process started very early for me, inspired by @mrathier in her chemistry courses at LCS. In my initial attempt … Continue reading “A Fire Within”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-action-plan","category-face-2-face-sessions","category-flipped-classroom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/mikearsenault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}