Cohort 21 | Ruth McArthur | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/rmcarthur/activity/ Activity feed for Ruth McArthur. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 9cb65fbaa59742f7e9d5453fbcdc2da5 Ruth McArthur posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/edhitchcock/2015/01/22/my-foray-into-standards-based-grading/#comment-27 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 03:07:48 -0500 Hi Ed,

I really like your video. Explaining SBG can be hard, and I like how you went about it. As Celeste said, I am also exploring SBG in my Grade 7 math classroom. Currently my biggest challenge is the KATC and how that is incorporated into the assessment, or if it isn’t.

I don’t know what you are using as your recording method for your…Read more

In reply to - Ed Hitchcock wrote a new post on the site Ed Hitchcock Sometimes it’s easier to show than explain: ]]> e47926154ab9e9c4ff6c7b00ab7e54d0 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/09/15/new-website-mathematically-teaching/ Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:29:37 -0400 I have recently moved my blog to http://mathematicallyteaching.blogspot.ca/. I have included all my past blog posts and I am in the process of ensuring all of the links are working.

I have moved from the […]

]]> 8d70c18ac3f0697a8cfb39b85fceed28 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/04/24/final-face-to-face-pre-post/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:02:42 -0400 As the flowers are popping out of the ground, and the faint feeling of warm weather is on the horizon, my students are reminding me (both with words and actions) that the school year is coming to a close. This […]

]]> 7d41b94fb847e0fe81dcd71553155491 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/03/01/the-time-for-inquiry-where-should-it-be-in-the-learning-process-in-a-math-classroom/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:03:53 -0500 ThumbnailScrolling through my google reader I saw a quick, short post from David Wees asking how do we encourage more questions and the following image:

I am a teacher that believes in inquiry learning and also the […]

]]> 4923355aa29062aa6d6eda912ca36953 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/02/27/back-to-the-textbook-teaching-reading-literacy-in-math-class/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:26:08 -0500 I am a “no-textbook” teacher. I feel that as a teacher it is my job to understand my students and then develop the classroom materials, activities and practice questions that are reflective of where they are in […]

]]> 96878e6badde26682125cd06a810f7b2 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/02/25/no-structure-barbie-bungee-reflection/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:44:51 -0500 Over the past 3 days, my Grade 8 class have been working through the popular Barbie Bungee activity. However, as I have shared in my previous post, they did it without any worksheets or guidelines. It was very […]

]]> d59df6fc8e19e927e309fb2f86bf8c41 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/02/02/freestyle-barbie-bungee-no-steps-required/ Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:05:09 -0500 After completing day 1 of the infamous Barbie Bungee activity I look on my twitter to see the the following tweet from @ddmeyer:

How many different ways can a popular lesson (Barbie Bungee) go wrong? Extremely […]

]]> 50f1c7e146f7b8f19e141e137d58c791 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/31/changing-who-wins-lessons-from-the-bully-project/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:40:35 -0500 ThumbnailThis week I was fortunate to be told that Lee Hirsch, director of the film Bully and The Bully Project social campaign was going to speak at St. Clement’s School as apart of their LincWell program. My motivation […]

]]> 47999ebc0cdc7df4a8f05bc2e9293eef Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/26/pd-reflection-next-steps/ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:04:41 -0500 After my latest Cohort 21 face to face meeting, I know that my next steps will be to explore the use of Doctopus as an organizational method on Google Drive. I am hoping to use this as a means to help […]

]]> b50e993cb279b32fcbb08c9237ea0a01 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, The Beginning is Just Ahead, on the site Domenica Michela http://cohort21.com/domenicamichela/2013/01/24/where-am-i-now-where-do-i-want-to-be/#comment-7 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:41:34 -0500 2860eac708e24bccca81cedec905f215 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Earning their Learners Permit -> 13 year olds at the wheel, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/22/earning-their-learners-permit-13-year-olds-at-the-wheel/#comment-322 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:35:43 -0500 309efc75405b7e008f639d9a3c2eafd2 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Earning their Learners Permit -> 13 year olds at the wheel, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/22/earning-their-learners-permit-13-year-olds-at-the-wheel/#comment-321 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:13:24 -0500 8d0e726dbe819af9fd8944ceea4ed42f Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Earning their Learners Permit -> 13 year olds at the wheel, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/22/earning-their-learners-permit-13-year-olds-at-the-wheel/#comment-281 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:12:03 -0500 d522fa98b359ae49b5d35c515c75cf47 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/22/earning-their-learners-permit-13-year-olds-at-the-wheel/ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:17:30 -0500 ThumbnailI have been very fortunate to have a designated period of time with my Grade 8 students focused on taking a pause and reflecting on their past two years of math. The background is it gives the girls time to review […]

]]> 20ee3f2cf8a6c7949bf71b2e4df5eede Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Helping students find their way in the dark - Personalized Learning Reflection, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/13/helping-students-find-their-way-in-the-dark-personalized-learning-reflection/#comment-268 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:57:35 -0500 408e95a32d9201267558aecc1409fc29 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, So how did it go?, on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2013/01/17/so-how-did-it-go/#comment-152 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:50:35 -0500 6df880211513c56f6e09d2aa344768e1 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2013/01/13/helping-students-find-their-way-in-the-dark-personalized-learning-reflection/ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:57:25 -0500 ThumbnailAs I have stated in my previous posts, I am beginning the process to create a personalized learning environment in my classroom. I felt that over the holidays I would think about how I was going to do this, but […]

]]> 0344d44c5c4bb67241c0f66048bd2ba6 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/12/12/the-fakebook-social-media-for-the-classroom/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:16:08 -0500 I don’t know if other teachers are the same, but I find myself creating mini-lessons and projects based on found resources for courses that I don’t teach. I’ll come across resources for a history lesson and start […]

]]> 5b11fe94048c3f9c452b875974007470 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/12/10/personalization-step-1-why-make-a-change-if-nothing-is-broken/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:22:40 -0500 ThumbnailFrom my previous post, I have shared that my goal is to create a personalized classroom. One where the students self-assess, set personal goals, work at their own pace and explore the infinite resources available […]

]]> 12ea3113a0d89370e144db8f03946e14 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Indi-Personal-Differ "ations" - What works for the 21st Century Learner, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/11/30/indi-personal-differ-ations-what-works-for-the-21st-century-learner/#comment-70 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:34:19 -0500 79026ff73268c0e98c3729787b11e97e Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Developing a Globally Aware Student - 5 minutes at a time, on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/11/30/developing-a-globally-aware-student-5-minutes-at-a-time/#comment-69 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:32:19 -0500 efbe4c900e772c861300f256db6576a7 Ruth McArthur commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2012/12/04/contemplating-the-flipped-classroom/#comment-31 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:28:03 -0500 4221cf2081c56850f0cc0a13d8d65e62 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/11/24/the-need-of-a-pivot/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:21:31 -0500 I was able to spend some time this week in a PD session with Kate Sharp. During the first few minutes of her speech, she mentioned the need to pivot, to see where the flow is going and try to align your energies […]

]]> 31a7b42035deed458249e8902e9675e4 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/11/30/developing-a-globally-aware-student-5-minutes-at-a-time/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:26:56 -0500 The internet and globalization has brought the world to each of our students finger tips through various media sources. However, when speaking with students it becomes very obvious that even though they […]

]]> d6dbd0905d63806f8ed3f05489137ad0 Ruth McArthur wrote a new post on the site Finding the Math in the Middle http://cohort21.com/ruthmcarthur/2012/11/30/indi-personal-differ-ations-what-works-for-the-21st-century-learner/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:26:30 -0500 When sitting through PD sessions or reading online educational articles, three words appear to come up over and over again. These are Individual, Personalized and Differentiated Learning. Sometimes it can feel […]

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