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Letting Go

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — Leave a reply

I have to credit Cohort21 with forcing me so far outside my comfort zone as a teacher that risk-taking in my lessons has now become part of my comfort zone. Continue Reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Ruth Eichholtz — 2 Comments ↓

I collected so much inspiration this summer, and started the school year by acting on as much of it as possible. Here are a few websites that made me excited 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 →

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