Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
Question 1: I joined Cohort 21 because every teacher I know who has participated in this PD has raved about...
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Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
Urgent vs. Important
After receiving an email from my admin about joining Cohort 21, I was interested to find out more...
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Question 1:
I chose to come back to cohort21 this season because I have changed my outlook on life and...
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Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
Question 1: During the first face to face we used the language of Urgent vs Important to help frame our...
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Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
When asked previously to go to Cohort 21 I did not hesitate to refuse however, when asked this year something...
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Why Cohort?
Last year I participated in Cohort21 for the first time, and was so grateful to find such a supportive...
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Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
My initial understanding of Cohort 21 was that a group of like-minded teachers from around the province gather, while each...
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Urgent vs Important - Reflections on the return to school
Today the weather has been perfect for our visit to the beautiful Havergal College campus.
Question 1: Why have I joined...
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Cross-curricular collaboration for belonging
I joined Cohort 21 because I was shoulder-tapped. This is my fourth year teaching Senior Kindergarten (SK) and I enjoy...
Read More »Isn't it all urgent? Still working on the ability to say no!
I cannot believe that October is next week! Where did September go? I feel this is a common educator lament,...
Read More »Season 12 - Post 1 - Determining the "Divine Essence"
Hello, fellow Cohort-ians! I'm BACK for another installment of learning and growing with this rocking community. I enjoyed my first...
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Book Review: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (L. Damour, Ph.D.)
Being a parent of teenagers, and a educator that regularly interacts with teenagers in a high-stress environment (read: school), I...
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Book Reivew: The Future is Analog (David Sax)
"The Future is Analog" (2022) is David Sax's follow up to "The Revenge of Analog" (2016). In this very readable,...
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83. Literacy as liberation with Nikolai Pizarro of Raising Readers
How can education be a way to create more belonging and contribution for young people?
To frame this conversation, I want...
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82. Critical media literacy in action with Erin Oxland
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How might teachers respond when truth seems to be increasingly devalued in what young people read...
Read More »No answers: Just Thoughts and Searching for Friends
I've sat on this for awhile but decided on my run today that this was worth sharing. For starters, this is very...
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Season 12 - Express your interest - Highlight video
Since its inception in 2012, the mission of Cohort 21 has been to build a community of passionate CIS Ontario...
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Reflections on Season 11
As season 10 of Cohort21 draws to a close, it's a perfect opportunity to reflect on the process and look...
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80. Nurturing democracy with Ken Boyd from CIVIX Canada
How can educators nurture a functional democracy when young people struggle to find reliable sources of information? To dig into...
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79. Digital literacy and social justice with Dr. Kristen Hawley Turner
How is digital literacy related to social justice? Today on the show I have the honour of sitting down with...
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