Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Samhita Gupta
As I finally sat myself down to compose this post, the first question that came to mind was “So…is it action plan or action-plan?”. By the time I dug up @jmedved’s email to confirm which of the two was the correct Cohort21 usage, I had realized two things: 1. that it really didn’t matter which […]
Written by Samhita Gupta
On March 27th, I had the opportunity to go to Leo Baeck Day School for a talk by Alan November, who is known for the practical and incisive ways in which he argues how teaching should change in the digital age to emphasize information literacy. One of these ways is his use of very specific […]
Written by Samhita Gupta
Leading up to the second F2F I had thought that I would focus my action plan on blended learning, since I am currently on the team for a blended learning pilot of Careers and the IB Personal Project at my school. Holding on to this idea while going through the design thinking journey was like […]
Written by Samhita Gupta
Navigating hyphenated identity. Story of my life. As an Indian-Canadian who has found her professional niche as teacher-librarian, the question “What do you do?” has become almost as daunting as “Where are you from?”. When I tell people I’m a teacher-librarian, responses include… “So, you teach librarianship?” (No.) “So, you teach in a library?” (Sometimes.) […]
Written by Samhita Gupta
Welcome to Cohort 21. This is the first post on your new blog. This journal is an integral part of your Cohort 21 experience. Here you will reflect, share and collaborate as you move through the C21 learning cycle towards your action plan. Cohort 21 is a unique professional development opportunity open to CIS Ontario […]
