contemplating a brave new classroom
Written by Celeste Kirsh
Since going back to teaching after having a baby, I’m constantly on the lookout for ways to save time, places to become more efficient, and strategies for better managing my workload. Well this fall, I may have designed my ideal intro-unit to Grade 8 English that I simply cannot keep to myself. “What possibility am … Continue reading “How to Hack Learning Conferences”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
Cohort 21 Saved My Life. You don’t hear that every day about professional learning, I’m willing to bet. Sure you might have taken a few tidbits of useful ideas back to your classroom, but actually fundamentally changing the way that you think about teaching and learning is a life-altering experience. I started Cohort 21 in … Continue reading “Cohort 21 Saved My Life”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
Does it ever boggle your mind how some students seem to have developed healthy learning habits and yet others perpetually struggle with the basics, like checking their email regularly, cleaning out their backpack, following through on assignments, or showing up for appointments? While I know that the lives of young people are busy, hectic, and … Continue reading “Changing Goals into Habits”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
A few days ago, I posed a question on Facebook about including the fiercely trending Netflix series Thirteen Reason Why on a future course syllabus. When I asked this question to my fellow parents and teachers, I was only on the 7th episode of the series. I thought about how students in my class had read … Continue reading “Thirteen Reasons Why Not”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
Considering happiness in school, to some, might be akin to considering the colour scheme in the building or what flavour of juice is served in the cafeteria: a nice idea, but completely superfluous to the point of education. Sure it might be nice to pick the perfect shade of eggplant purple for the walls, but … Continue reading “Book Review: “The Happiness Advantage” by Shawn Achor”
Written by Celeste Kirsh
When thinking about what to write for your teaching practice, it’s natural to think you have to wait until your big aha moments, out of this world insightful observations, or hitting it out of the park lessons to merit writing a blog post. But one of the best parts of Cohort 21, I believe, is … Continue reading “The magic to get your blog on”