Cohort 21 | Ruth Eichholtz | Activity https://cohort21.com/members/rutheichholtz/activity/ Activity feed for Ruth Eichholtz. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:59:51 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-CA 30 hourly 2 29e6c7e96a1368bd43b199a36f57aa61 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/garthnichols/21st-century-skills/book-review-teaming-amy-edmundson/#comment-3043 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:14:11 -0500 Hey Garth, thanks for posting this review… I just ordered the book! 🙂

In reply to - Garth Nichols wrote a new post on the site Garth Nichols I really appreciate being directed to the work of Amy Edmondson and “Teaming”. Her work is well written, includes case studies, and reinforces that the […] ]]> 051253e39bc275b8d38bbe3934c95e83 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment https://cohort21.com/michaelmoore/2018/12/02/today-im-grateful-for/#comment-140 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:41:46 -0500 Thanks for including me! Today I’m grateful for my adventures in teaching and my growing experience in digital learning. And I’m grateful for my awesome network. Miss you all at C21!!

In reply to - Michael Moore wrote a new post on the site Michael Moore   So I tried something new this year. Every morning, I’ve taken a few seconds (sometimes minutes) to reflect on what I am grateful for that day, and I’ve […] ]]> 8417da4fa30d32fda60f00cc9465b949 Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/?p=236 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 19:48:00 -0400  

What is it about Cohort21 that makes it such an effective professional development experience? I think there are 2 key elements that drive the outstanding #cohorteffect:

Culture, and […]

]]> 1 744fc7b0f12fc1cf12a0fe0a4509ffc0 Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, Retention, Retention, Retention, on the site Michael Moore https://cohort21.com/michaelmoore/2018/01/07/retention-retention-retention/#comment-42 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:41:42 -0500 7dbf5e3294c3aeeaecf37f74690e2d5f Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, Spiraling into control (of research), on the site Paul Cobban https://cohort21.com/paulcobban/2017/12/15/im-just-a-dreamer/#comment-22 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:58:08 -0500 5aabee55aa761a20c2b3931658eb36de Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, Conversations in Math Class, on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/12/06/conversations-in-math-class/#comment-553 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:53:43 -0500 e8f78e9c95279ac97f1891c599a295bb Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, Conversations in Math Class, on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/12/06/conversations-in-math-class/#comment-552 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 19:52:21 -0500 f2760bf1d4bd5073701d157eda0d9cfd Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, Conversations in Math Class, on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/12/06/conversations-in-math-class/#comment-548 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:35:00 -0500 01c881112ec4aacae9e9940d7c49cbd3 Ruth Eichholtz commented on the post, "Math is Fun Fridays", on the site Michael Moore https://cohort21.com/michaelmoore/2017/10/28/math-is-fun-fridays/#comment-32 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:31:10 -0500 acb877b7d1fc709843c3ac374bc42fea Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean https://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/?p=233 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:19:34 -0500 Face2Face Reflection
Face2Face Reflection

We are proud of you. We appreciate the work that you’ve done today, and that it may take a long […]

]]> 0 d3cfd3d779d195c0040525d717abefd3 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/04/20/theendofthebeginning/#comment-29 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:07:46 -0400 Fantastic reflection! @marsenault is certainly an inspiration to many – you couldn’t have picked a better mentor!

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle To Do: Blog. I was so proud myself after our last F2F. I woke up on the Saturday morning after the F2F, with a few new reflections rattling around in my […] ]]> a894992626547dd8be4a8fb83c3292d7 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/mackenzieneale/2017/04/21/thats-a-wrap-on-becoming-cohort21/#comment-26 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:11:15 -0400 So glad to have you this year, Mackenzie! Keep blogging as you go forward – I would love to hear more about how your new perspective plays out in the future!

In reply to - Mackenzie Neale wrote a new post on the site Mackenzie Neale That’s a wrap on becoming Cohort21! is a reference to an MTV show I used to love called “Becoming” where an average person could re-make a music video […] ]]> 0faecc150a86e6cba236b763e05deaa5 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/alessandramatera/2017/04/20/cohort-reflections/#comment-10 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:08:08 -0400 Love this! I didn’t cotton on to twitter for about a year after I joined (for C21) … perhaps it will hook you later, perhaps not. Different tools work for different people, which is one reason you are introduced to so many different things in the course of the year. Your inquiry focus for this year sounds like it was a success – well done!

In reply to - Alessandra Matera wrote a new post on the site Alessandra Matera Thinking back to the first F2F Cohort 21 session, I had no idea what to expect. Colleagues raved about the experience and attempted to explain it to […] ]]> 7ae065c88ee15dc563df3a5baa6efc71 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/allisonmacrae/2017/04/21/now-this-is-not-the-end-it-is-not-even-the-beginning-of-the-end-but-it-is-perhaps-the-end-of-the-beginning-winston-churchill/#comment-33 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:59:35 -0400 @amacrae you have so much valuable feedback here – did an administrator and the department chair visit your classes to observe for this purpose? If so, that is fantastic support and buy-in. I have had both my principal and my Dept Chair give me feedback this year, and both times I found real value in what they had to say. It is so helpful to get…Read more

In reply to - Allison Macrae wrote a new post on the site Allison Macrae My journey this year started with a passion for change in the physical environment that our students were learning within. An image of classrooms over […] ]]> 633ebfd8cf795d911376f998eff232ec Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/04/20/final-action-plan-post/#comment-29 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 02:15:01 -0400 Congratulations on the successful presentation and on a great year of growth for you and your students!! The #cohorteffect is real…

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell The End of the Beginning…. The Cohort 21 programme has been a very positive, inspirational and attitude-changing experience for me. I have felt very […] ]]> df56e7636aea739350181b727ba46bfc Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/lesliemiller/2017/04/20/equatio-a-quick-review/#comment-22 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:31:16 -0400 Great review – thanks for trying it out for us all!

In reply to - Leslie Miller wrote a new post on the site Leslie Miller Hello again! In the fall I gave an opinion of g(Math) and how it worked in Google document (mixed reviews). Well on March 23rd @jmedved told the math […] ]]> da86f1b4d55319bcc5cb5112c17c0dbb Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/brenthurley/2017/04/20/one-bad-question-one-controversial-poem-exceptional-student-learning/#comment-270 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:20:18 -0400 Yay! What a fantastic way to end this year! Your HMW question was certainly ambitious, but I love how you pulled it all together. Your class sounds inspiring – I wish you had been my English teacher back in the day!

In reply to - Brent Hurley wrote a new post on the site Brent Hurley My action plan guiding question was, let’s face it,  terrible: “How might improving student writing better prepare them for the unknown?” As a result of this […] ]]> 8a3df1ff865b25e922107b116cb9f843 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jordansmall/2017/04/19/80/#comment-20 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:27:07 -0400 @jsmall this is a powerful reflection. This line in particular resonated with me:
“The diversity of theoretical and conceptual lenses examining my ideas has shifted my approach to leadership and work in general.”
I agree with you here – it is the conversations and varying perspectives at C21 that have had a profound impact on my approach to…Read more

In reply to - Jordan Small wrote a new post on the site Jordan Small   Nearing the final F2F of this season, I have been thinking about a few of the central aspects of this experience that will linger beyond the final […] ]]> 61ec673dd32b359842006018a2d4cb31 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jenniferweening/2017/04/19/on-failure/#comment-95 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:09:59 -0400 @jweening there is no failure in this post … just real life! You have made major progress this year: continuing last year’s AP, coaching at C21, landing a new role at your school, and growing a human (congratulations!!!!) Those are all worth celebrating!

Coaching is a different experience (and facilitating another level beyond that… I can…Read more

In reply to - Jennifer Weening wrote a new post on the site Jennifer Weening This blog post has been rattling around in my brain, partially formed, for some time now. Something inside me was not willing to let it out by actually […] ]]> 587b10b59302414b6eaca2c650247bda Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/sarahregli/2017/04/18/fake-it-til-you-make-it-a-method-of-creating-student-templates-for-major-assessments/#comment-24 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:44:17 -0400 I’m sure your students appreciate this template so much! It’s nice if there is such a clear structure – I often think that structure helps their creativity, actually, as it gives them boundaries to work within. I find that in the Math Exploration, the topics are so different that they don’t lend themselves well to any one template. Instead, I have…Read more

In reply to - Sarah Regli wrote a new post on the site Sarah Regli This year my guilty pleasure has been listening to podcasts. It has been my method of learning and entertainment this year, largely due to the […] ]]> 2ca350b1267e3f38f5bed1d776eee0e0 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/03/02/intentional-use-of-time-in-math-class/#comment-546 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:55:25 -0400 @jancampbell how lovely of you to leave such encouraging comments. Thank you!

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean It’s been a busy school year, as always, and my blog has been quiet. I have been working on some deep thinking about how students learn […] ]]> bdc9eaa8da34280773e6671742571790 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/03/02/intentional-use-of-time-in-math-class/#comment-545 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:53:41 -0400 @sregli I will show you some on Friday. I realized when I wrote this that I should have taken some pictures of the visual exit tickets. I have really liked using them, and want to incorporate them even more often than I do, because every time I get SO MUCH out of them (and I think the students do also). I hope you try them out too and let me know…Read more

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean It’s been a busy school year, as always, and my blog has been quiet. I have been working on some deep thinking about how students learn […] ]]> 95f88b5785e21cdbea1a519cfdf1386c Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2017/03/02/intentional-use-of-time-in-math-class/#comment-544 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:51:50 -0400 @adamcaplan challenge accepted! I’ll work on that… in May? Since you didn’t stipulate that my face has to appear in the video, I’ll try and put something together with examples that I can talk over. Sound fair?

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean It’s been a busy school year, as always, and my blog has been quiet. I have been working on some deep thinking about how students learn […] ]]> 4372e1c97e3c958b8e689297fb5cd531 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/04/17/making-a-mindset-shift/#comment-26 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:06:51 -0400 It would be cool to follow these kids next year and see how they do … I also think it would be amazing to follow up whole-school with some initiatives, but I will leave that to you and next year’s math department. Thank you for doing this important work in elementary school – the messages students receive about their math learning at this stage…Read more

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell Now I had a baseline of my students’ attitudes. Although it was quite healthy, I wanted to try to move it ahead and make it stronger. A stronger belief i […] ]]> ad7daabef9c91e8bfe5eab3e8a5e4c6c Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/chriscarswell/2017/04/04/worthwhile-endeavours-reflecting-on-the-end-of-the-beginning/#comment-24 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:19:57 -0400 Chris, what a fantastic post! My many reactions:
1) Your development of the idea from tech-induced fast-thinking to self-regulation is fascinating, and I am glad you ended up with a root cause that you could then take action on. I have been hearing this argument for at least 10 years in education, that technology is changing how people *think*. I…Read more

In reply to - Chris Carswell wrote a new post on the site Chris Carswell Quid hoc anno feci? What have I been up to this year? i) First Steps:      As I mentioned, my initial thesis was that modern digital technology ha […] ]]> 9c615a2dc1838cd404b59a4603e74184 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2017/04/07/greasing-the-wheels-of-innovation/#comment-47 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:04:38 -0400 Your newsletters are beautiful, and I love the connection to the school ICT Philosophy. Well done!
I’d like to see your website for sharing classroom success & innovation when you have something up. I was surprised with the success of the simple #yorklearns hashtag on twitter when we started using it a few years ago: suddenly I was able to see…Read more

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences In my last post, I shared some of what I learned in the Launching Innovation in Schools EdX MOOC. In that first unit, there was a […] ]]> 1f7e19200c9c67ab9850693c2ad3bd42 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2017/04/03/finally-a-design-question/#comment-46 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:58:23 -0400 Wow, Lara, you really dug into your action plan this school year! I’m impressed that you did C21 and the MOOC at the same time, but they seem to have complemented each other very well. Your new action plan speaks volumes – even reading it, I am keen to talk about ideas and hear about what you have tried. I look forward to catching up next week!

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences It feels like I have been taking baby steps toward my Action Plan. However, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing since I have done a […] ]]> e82d15338d536bb0c9c87e6ac56f8995 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2017/03/08/tremors-as-we-shift/#comment-360 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:51:47 -0500 What an honest reflection. I suspect that you are much harder on yourself than necessary! It doesn’t sound to me like you have failed in your attempts, but that you are perhaps ahead of your students in the approach to learning. I have found that in my grade 11 math class I had to slow down the changes to their learning style. I want them to be…Read more

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only thing that’s stuck in our world, and unlike a catastrophic events forecast for the west coast at a time unknown, we […] ]]> 25bf3748565d02630d5e95f9fcc82e8e Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/?p=225 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 01:24:33 -0500 It’s been a busy school year, as always, and my blog has been quiet. I have been working on some deep thinking about how students learn mathematics, and haven’t quite known what to post here about that thinking. I […]

]]> 7 2f0daffd9d4de0bd71f1934a4a281915 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/kellycarlson/2017/01/29/the-brain-fog-fix/#comment-34 Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:00:27 -0500 Kelly I also find that European foods in general are less difficult for my body to process – I have a number of dietary restrictions in North America that I don’t have in Europe. Strange, isn’t it? Less additives and preservatives there, for starters. Have you tried reading the labels on flour packages? Very few of them are only “wheat” (organic…Read more

In reply to - Kelly Carlson wrote a new post on the site Kelly Carlson Last week I was in my favourite place on earth, Chapters, and I came across a book that brought back not-so-pleasant memories of where I was just a few short […] ]]> 115d6d17ef4d1119a2ceb0dc8cf1f4a6 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/nicholabendle/2017/01/22/is-it-scaffolding/#comment-18 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:19:05 -0500 Great reflection on your recent unit! I think scaffolding is part of building toward an inquiry-based classroom. Students need to build the skills necessary to succeed in an inquiry environment – this looks different at the start and end of the school year, I think.
I am in a guided-inquiry stage in one of my classes, and I would like to empower…Read more

In reply to - Nichola Bendle wrote a new post on the site Nichola Bendle Is it scaffolding? This morning I was thinking about the feedback I had received from students on our recent inquiry unit. I found myself listing the t […] ]]> b52b4fd002e852cdc37e2d0f302d05a0 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/allisonmacrae/2017/01/13/building-empathy/#comment-13 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:23:07 -0500 I love this for many reasons. Your context for the unit is beautiful, and unexpected. I think many people will be surprised that math can teach us about human relationships, but I think your ideas are solid. I have discussed recently with my students why math is such a powerful subject in terms of understanding social equality. When we realize…Read more

In reply to - Allison Macrae wrote a new post on the site Allison Macrae Teaching Empathy with the Equation of a Line I am currently working with Laurie Fraser, Character Program Director at Upper Canada College. I came […] ]]> 138541f1d5c2fc4db9d751c2c7cc0629 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2017/01/17/action-plan/#comment-12 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:19:48 -0500 As your colleague I am probably biased… but I love this! Can I help plan your fun and inspirational activities? My grade 12 Math HL class is like a Year of Inspirational Math and it’s so unfortunate that 1) they have to wait so long for that experience, and 2) that it’s only accessible to a small group of students.

You could have such fun…Read more

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell I can still remember the day when my eighth grade teacher grouped us for math. It was something that he had done before; however, this time was different. […] ]]> e1caf0217c7a36cd9324e9102a9ead87 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/gregbaschuk/2017/01/16/decoding-more-coding/#comment-11 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:10:21 -0500 Greg I like where this AP is headed. I’ve played with coding clubs a bit at the high school level, but I have had more success with embedding programming into math class. Let’s chat on Friday and I can share some of my experience. Also check out @aruston for ideas on integrating coding into MS – he worked on this in his AP a few years ago and has…Read more

In reply to - Greg Baschuk wrote a new post on the site Greg Baschuk When I think back to the second F2F session, I remember thinking how helpful it was to be surrounded by so many people with such great ideas across such a wide […] ]]> c92f28eed6f483f7c3074a2c9be6c617 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/gillianmatthews/2016/11/19/the-fear-of-publishing/#comment-3 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:02:46 -0500 Yay!! Congrats on getting your first post out there! If you don’t like the idea of writing about your teaching, it would be great to see images from your classroom (student work, displays, etc.) with some brief captions. Maybe that would be an easier place to start? Just an idea!

In reply to - Gillian Matthews wrote a new post on the site Gillian Matthews Once you post something, it is out there forever. The fear I have about pushing that publish button is overwhelming, particularly when posting my own […] ]]> 1b281cb0610378b4a7f01f08aeb97292 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/adamross/2016/11/15/thriving-at-lcs-cart-before-the-horse/#comment-3 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 00:59:18 -0500 Hi Adam,
Great post! I am a big fan of sleep, and often mention it as one of the best study techniques for my students (along with: eat a good breakfast!) I think your focus on student wellness is commendable and I look forward to seeing what challenges you set for yourself within the Thrive initiative at LCS this year.

In reply to - Adam Ross wrote a new post on the site Adam Ross As I begin to think about what innovative teaching and learning our school is doing, what I am doing in my class and what I want to write for cohort, I get […] ]]> af2bdd22b4491dade0b4a48970ef1d64 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/suzannenewell/2016/11/19/pictures-turn-into-a-plan/#comment-7 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:46:38 -0500 Suzanne I am so interested in what will surface as you pursue your ideas. I didn’t have enough time to hear about all the information you’ve gathered, and I hope we can find time to sit and talk some more. I’d love to be involved wherever you think it would be useful – even if just as a sounding board!

In reply to - Suzanne Newell wrote a new post on the site Suzanne Newell I have to admit, I was nervous to come to the second Cohort 21 session. I was nervous because I did not have a concrete problem that I wanted to […] ]]> f93bc9e329cc0792555e895c92a9f175 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/sarahregli/2016/12/09/growth-mindset-in-math-post-assessment-discussions/#comment-10 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:52:53 -0500 I agree with @jmedved – great choice in sharing this video with your students! I was just thinking today that it is about time for me to watch a similar video with my grade 11 Math Studies class. Sounds like we are facing some of the same challenges!

Keeping their mindset positive and their motivation going despite poor test results is one of…Read more

In reply to - Sarah Regli wrote a new post on the site Sarah Regli Growth Mindset in Math – Post Assessment Discussions Last week, my grade 11 math studies students wrote a test. This test was on problem-solving and functions. […] ]]> ff84ac412beceeaa4228f6c11231f5f7 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/jasonwood/2016/10/24/no-meetings-please/#comment-8 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 10:23:44 -0500 I like your comparison of class to a meeting – it’s quite powerful.
When I was at university I did an internship in software project management, and we found that in large companies, many projects were lucky to have a ratio of 50/50 of the % of time spent in meetings vs working (some were much worse!) Amazing.

In reply to - Jason Wood wrote a new post on the site Jason Wood How much of your professional time is spent in meetings? According to Psychology Today, 30% of the average professionals day is spent in meetings. If that […] ]]> 165226ca25706264a577a3dda7412b1e Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/ckirsh/2016/11/26/what-my-baby-has-taught-me-about-learning/#comment-1326 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:40:47 -0500 You know I agree with you on the importance of sleep!! 🙂

As for what parenting has taught me in my teaching role, I think the biggest change is that I have more empathy. Pre-kids, I was probably more judgemental and rigid in my expectations. Now that I have my own kids, I am better able to see my students for the beautiful individuals they…Read more

In reply to - Celeste Kirsh wrote a new post on the site [We Are] Teaching Tomorrow   “What’s it like to be off from school?” “What do you do all day now that you are not working?” “Do you miss teaching?” […] ]]> d8d4ded10598c6742db29fef07bee946 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/larajensen/2016/11/28/how-i-ditched-my-workshop-slideshow-mostly/#comment-21 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 02:00:51 -0500 Lara I wish I had been part of the workshop – sounds amazing! I agree that ditching the slide show can make for more powerful experiences. In recent years I have tried to do very little on the projector and keep the participants thinking, sharing, and creating instead. I’ll have to check out seesaw – sounds like it might be good for classrooms too!

In reply to - Lara Jensen wrote a new post on the site Learning by Reflecting on Experiences Running workshops for teachers is one of my favourite things to do. To be able to run one recently about The Role of ICT in the PYP […] ]]> 2f63480c563647b07cf50e63876c4ecb Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/rutheichholtz/2016/11/17/measuring-success/#comment-539 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:19:07 -0500 Thanks for the comments @jweening! I have taught those classes of students who are resistant to change and just want to be told what to do. 2 or 3 years ago I could only manage occasional lessons that deviated from chalk-n-talk, before the students were tired of thinking and started complaining.
For this particular switch, I told them what I…Read more

In reply to - Ruth Eichholtz wrote a new post on the site deviating from the mean Outside education, everyone assumes that it must be easy for teachers to measure our students’ learning. Just give them a test, right? As […] ]]> 340655d68a28fd37570db8f8111a5cd1 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/kellycarlson/2016/11/21/from-me-to-we-finding-the-courage-to-make-big-change/#comment-10 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:49:17 -0500 Kelly I think you have touched on something incredibly important here, and I’m glad you want to focus on it this year. When I joined C21 in 2013 I had similar ideas, but focused my “balance” on my own classroom practices to enable more independence in my students. I thought if they needed me less, I would have more time and space. It was…Read more

In reply to - Kelly Carlson wrote a new post on the site Kelly Carlson A month ago I left the first Face to Face session with Cohort 21 feeling motivated, energized, creative and looking forward to the second Face to Face. […] ]]> 37f83c303549b2c8746aceadc2894c4f Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/christiegordon/2016/11/18/start-with-the-why/#comment-7 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:24:35 -0500 I think you are well-placed for our day on Saturday with your focus on Why. It will be interesting to see where this simple question takes you this year!

In reply to - Christie Gordon wrote a new post on the site Christie Gordon We are one day away from our second Cohort21 session and as I read through the lovely and thoughtful comments of my last post I am struck by a simple […] ]]> 5c424470c4faad875431a69c46603622 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/timrollwagen/2016/11/19/student-leadership-engagement-enthusiasm-and-empowerment/#comment-1157 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:43:14 -0500 Are these students reflecting on their leadership, character and values as participants in all the programs they participate in? It seems like there might be an opportunity here to integrate their learning with the competing roles they have in the school. Not sure, but you might find ways for them to fulfill multiple “requirements” at once. Also,…Read more

In reply to - Tim Rollwagen wrote a new post on the site The Pondering Teacher Three years ago, I got the chance to start working in our newly formed program called Leadership, Character, and Values (LCV). Aimed at building […] ]]> fb2410848c2b138c0acd6265097e61f1 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/chriscarswell/2016/11/18/festina-lente/#comment-5 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:46:27 -0500 I have seen a number of articles in the past year lamenting the fact that students no longer really read longer texts. What I find frustrating as a teacher, even as a math teacher, is that my students are less capable of producing text themselves. They don’t proofread, they end paragraphs mid-sentence, they allow spellcheck to insert words that…Read more

In reply to - Chris Carswell wrote a new post on the site Chris Carswell      The idea that modern computer/digital technology brings with it benefits and advantages is obvious. This is the sort of truism that is embedded in m […] ]]> 53ee30fd0aa0353ac3f93a387bc4b601 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/derekdoucet/2016/11/19/marathons-toilet-paper-and-language-learning/#comment-358 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:15:20 -0500 You have a great authentic learning experience for your students here – giving them the end goal and allowing them to choose their own adventure in reaching it is powerful. Your end goal for them is even better: language for life!

In reply to - Derek Doucet wrote a new post on the site Derek Doucet “As with marathon runs and lengths of toilet paper, there had to be standards to measure up to.” Haruki Murakami. My question is… over time, how well hav […] ]]> 07ea06a576328d088b544c0a53c66394 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/danbailey/2016/11/18/reach-out/#comment-21 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 10:53:57 -0500 I love the answering machine analogy! Indeed, we are only able to offer as many opportunities as we can, and students must actively take advantage of them in order to move forward in their own learning. Managing student motivation and affect is the majority of what I spend my time and energy on in the classroom. I think some of this is…Read more

In reply to - Dan Bailey wrote a new post on the site Dan Bailey Back in the day, before cell phones made us nearly always message-able if not totally  reachable, the answering machine was a big deal. It was a little d […] ]]> bb0523240557e056d5ed6adebcd6611c Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/shelleythomas/2016/11/18/what-ive-learned-from-ten-years-in-a-classroom/#comment-4702 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:38:13 -0500 Yes. To all of it.

Beautiful!

In reply to - Shelley Thomas wrote a new post on the site Shelley Thomas After a decade of teaching, I’ve elected to take a year’s sabbatical to focus my energies on a creative writing project.  A whole year to immerse myself in […] ]]> 68ae871516d525cc7b8c25579595d444 Ruth Eichholtz posted a new activity comment http://cohort21.com/laragee/2016/11/01/candy-crash/#comment-6 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:02:37 -0500 One of my secret tactics is to “waste time” in class with my students, particularly in those courses where many of them hate my subject (but are forced to take it anyway). Overcoming anxiety and building a classroom culture where my students are safe and happy is one of my top priorities. What they think is wasted time is actually a wise…Read more

In reply to - Lara Gee wrote a new post on the site Lara Gee Candy Crash. No, not to be mistaken for the addictive app Candy Crush. Side note: I am both proud and ashamed to admit that I just reached level 1000. Candy Crash. […] ]]>