contemplating a brave new classroom
Written by Celeste Kirsh
It feels like just yesterday, but last week I hosted our first Hangout this year to help frame our thinking about action plans. It was great to have so many fresh faces and a few alumni to support the conversation about action plans. To be quite honest, I personally find this process excruciatingly difficult and I’ve … Continue reading “I got 99 problems (but design thinking ain’t one of them)”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
With registration starting up for the new year of Cohort 21 and our first Face to Face session beginning October 17th, a few teachers in my PLN have asked whether this PD experience would be a good fit for them. Seeing three revolutions of this learning cycle now, I hope this post can be a … Continue reading “Is Cohort 21 Right for You?”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
It’s that time of year again: with the start of the new school year around the corner, it’s impossible not to think about the launch of another season of Cohort 21. As one of the teachers lucky enough to have been part of this professional development experience from the first year, I’ve been fortunate to have … Continue reading “Five ways Cohort 21 has made me a better teacher”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
[youtube]https://youtu.be/YQWWSCzN6u8[/youtube] It’s hard to believe that another year of Cohort has come to a close…but I’m not even close to being done my journey of growth. That’s the thing about growth; it is always just there. I tried to make my summary of learning a touch shorter, but I just had too much to say and … Continue reading “Growth is always happening”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_EkwOAbBY[/youtube] Amidst my journey of trying inspire my students to get closer to having a growth mindset, it actually didn’t even occur to me that it is also valuable to help inspire my fellow teachers to join in on the growth mindset bandwagon. The last project tuning protocol on April 2nd, while it wasn’t geared … Continue reading “The first few steps towards awesome: teachers showing their growth mindsets”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
I had the opportunity to present at Sterling Hall’s “Character Education Unconference” this past Monday March 24th, sharing our journey so far with Blogfolios. If you ever have the chance to share something from your classroom with a group of educators: DO IT! Being able to just sort through this process in preparation was enough … Continue reading “Blogfolio Next Steps”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
There are so many firsts in the beginning of a teaching career. These last five years (not the musical version, sadly) I’ve had so many awesome new experiences. This year, however, is the first time I’ve been able to take a second stab at a project. What a great way to put into practice what … Continue reading “Seeing growth with your own eyes”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
I was “himming and hawwing” (spelling suggestions welcome on that one) on how my exploration of portfolios as a means of teaching growth mindsets really enhanced / pushed forward 21st century learning in my classroom and then reading this Mind/Shift article called “What Meaningful Reflection on Student Work Can do For Learning” by Larissa Pahomov helped me … Continue reading “The Three Rules of Reflection”