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Why is Cohort21 so Effective?

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Ruth Eichholtz — 4 Comments ↓

  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 Andragogy Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, professional development | Tagged adult learning, andragogy, culture | 4 Comments ↓

Intentional Use of Time in Math Class

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Ruth Eichholtz — 7 Comments ↓

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 Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math | Tagged lesson ideas, spatial reasoning | 7 Comments ↓

Do You “See” Math?

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Ruth Eichholtz — 2 Comments ↓

Are you one of those people who can “see” math? Or are you a person who self-identifies as “not a math person”? I’m an optimist. I actually believe that everyone Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math, professional development | Tagged inquiry in math, interdisciplinary, spatial reasoning | 2 Comments ↓

This Year’s Journey

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Ruth Eichholtz — 5 Comments ↓

While this year my action plan moved around a few times, it came to rest in my favorite teaching place: helping students find joy and beauty in Mathematics. Here is Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Math, professional development | Tagged action plan, IBDP, inquiry in math, student-centered learning | 5 Comments ↓

The Results are In!

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Ruth Eichholtz — 3 Comments ↓

I’ve written two posts already about this year’s action plan: Balancing Inquiry and Content in Mathematics. Specifically, my colleagues and I have worked collaboratively on a revamp of our grade Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math | Tagged inquiry, lesson ideas, math activities, student feedback | 3 Comments ↓

The Art of Balancing Inquiry and Content (in Collaboration!)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Ruth Eichholtz — 5 Comments ↓

Do you teach a subject that is heavily driven by syllabus content? Any chance your students take major exams at the end of the course, and that those exam marks Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math | 5 Comments ↓

Serious Collaboration

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Ruth Eichholtz — 2 Comments ↓

      “what if we throw out everything we have?” “what if we try putting all 54 students together and create missions for them?” “what if we go shoot Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math | Tagged collaboration, inquiry in math | 2 Comments ↓

Subject Literacy in the Digital Age

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Ruth Eichholtz — 1 Comment ↓

“So you figure out the blah blah and then substitute that into the blah and from that you get the blah blah blah which tells us the blah blah. Does Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math | Tagged literacy, math, subject literacy, technology, vocabulary | 1 Comment ↓

GirlTech: Leadership

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Ruth Eichholtz — Leave a reply

One of the most exciting parts of GirlTech is watching the club members engage as leaders in our school community. We had GirlTechies in classrooms from JK – Grade 8 Continue Reading →

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Cool Math Stuff

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — 1 Comment ↓

I had the great privilege to attend a workshop last week led by the famous-amongst-the-nerds visionary math teacher Dan Meyer. He presented a very accessible framework for bringing more application to Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Lesson Ideas, Math, professional development | 1 Comment ↓

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