Book Review: "Bodies of Learning" by Guy Claxton & Emily Poel
“Embodiment science rejects this presumption of fixity and opens up an exciting new possibility: that schools can be a well-designed...
Read More »Slowing Down to See More: Time, Space, and Materials through a Reggio Lens
This reflection has encouraged me to think about time differently—not simply in terms of efficiency, but in terms of slowing...
Read More »Day One - Defining the Problem -- Using SPARC
I'm in the position of having a predefined design challenge to solve. My challenge is to co-design, with my colleague,...
Read More »From Data to a Shared Story: Making What We Know Visible
From Data to a Shared Story: Making What We Know Visible
What if the information we already collect could help us...
Read More »Making Space for Interdisciplinary Learning
Making Space for Interdisciplinary Learning
As an MYP coordinator, I keep bumping into the same problem: there's never enough time to...
Read More »Learning to Love the Learning Journey
How do we build and maintain critical thinking skills and resilience in the age of AI? It’s a question I...
Read More »Back to the Blog!
Over the last few years, I've been thinking more intentionally about how the work already happening in my classes could...
Read More »Beginnings of my blog - Oct. 3, 2026
You have shared a lot, Liz, and I can see the thread running through it: your urgent work with Grade...
Read More »Urgent vs. important - Reflections on the return to school.
When I used the Eisenhower Matrix in the Cohort 21 session, I noticed that the most urgent and important priorities...
Read More »Important vs. Unimportant
I joined Cohort 21 to connect and collaborate with other CIS educators and rethink design-thinking experiments in ways that feel...
Read More »"There will be time": Considering Time in English Classrooms
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”
- T. S. Eliot, "The Love Song...
Read More »Carolyn’s Action Plan: Growth Through Better Lessons
When I look back at the Eisenhower Matrix, I notice how much of my work genuinely matters to me. My...
Read More »Exploring What Math Support Can Become
This year, I am trying to evolve my teaching role. As I reflect on the...
Read More »Blog Post #1 - What will I do?!
UDL Teaching and Learning
What we did today!
Today, we worked with our group and chatted about our strengths as people and...
Read More »Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school
Question 1
I joined Cohort 21 because I wanted the opportunity to step outside of my day-to-day teaching and think more...
Read More »My Cohort 21 Coaching Continuum
Looking back, I realize that everything from last year’s experience stayed with me. That feels like an important insight: the...
Read More »Making Space for Reflection and Dialogue
The Eisenhower Matrix gave me a clearer picture of where my time and attention are going. I noticed that teaching...
Read More »Student-Led Learning: A Year of Intentional Inquiry
Looking at the Eisenhower Matrix gave me a way to consider how I’m thinking about the year ahead. While I...
Read More »My Cohort 21 Coaching Continuum
Looking back on last year, I can see that the focus I imagined for myself and the work that filled...
Read More »From GPS to Compass: Learning to Listen on Both Sides
Last year, I kept returning to one question: **How might we engage both all-in and reluctant educators around AI exploration...
Read More »Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school
Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school
SPARC Blog Draft: Why Health Learning Matters
I have been thinking about...
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