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Conversations in Math Class

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ruth Eichholtz — 8 Comments ↓

“That was cool. And hard.” “It’s difficult to come up with math questions.” “I realized that I had got it wrong and then I figured out that I understood it Continue Reading →

Posted in Lesson Ideas, Math, professional development | Tagged formative assessment, thinking routines, vocabulary | 8 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 ↓

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