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Final Reflection

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — 4 Comments ↓

I have been meaning to post something here for weeks! All my recent teaching inspiration has been so… old school. And old school inspiration deserves special mention on a site Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Math | Tagged action plan, cohort21, inspiration, reflection | 4 Comments ↓

Looking Ahead

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — 1 Comment ↓

We should spend every Face to Face session for Cohort21 at MaRS…. this has been a day of inspiration. My action plan remains as stated in my previous post, The Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Math | Tagged action plan, flexibility, personalized learning, SAMR | 1 Comment ↓

The Journey…

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Ruth Eichholtz — 6 Comments ↓

It’s hard to write an action plan when you are already busy putting the plan in action! (uh oh, I just saw a little connection to unit plans in that Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Math | Tagged action plan, asynchronous learning, collaboration, math | 6 Comments ↓

If it Ain’t Broke…

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Ruth Eichholtz — 4 Comments ↓

In my previous life (you know, before I became a teacher and didn’t have one anymore…) I was a software consultant. Many times since then, when working with school leaders Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Math | Tagged authenticity, math, sharing, tools | 4 Comments ↓

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