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Over the years I taught, there were two books in particular that I used to help with this. Both helped begin shifting students’ thinking and identities within mathematics.
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Over the years I taught, there were two books in particular that I used to help with this. Both helped begin shifting students’ thinking and identities within mathematics.
Getting students to see themselves as mathematicians (or mathers as we like to call them) can be challenging.
If you haven’t tried a morning meeting routine in your classroom yet, I highly recommend you give it a try.
What are some ways we can recalibrate how we think about data to lean into what we know about our students and not just the numbers?
Jane Zimmy ’74 describes her alum experience as being rewarding in ways that surpass her student experience. She’s cultivated Mount Holyoke friends around the world and made gifts to support the College’s increasingly diverse community.
After receiving a generous Mount Holyoke Fund scholarship, Anne Vittoria FP’05 was asked to write a thank-you note to the donor. She credits that request with inspiring her career path, as well as her own legacy gift.
At the end of May, Mount Holyoke welcomed more than 1,600 alums back to campus to reconnect with classmates and create new memories. As part of these celebratory weekends, we recognized the fundraising achievements of this year’s Reunion classes.
I have stretched myself creatively in ways I previously never thought possible. I can’t wait to see what the rest of my Mount Holyoke career has in store for me.
“Studying abroad was a life-changing experience. Mount Holyoke gave me the skills necessary to withstand the challenging academics at University of Oxford.”
“I don’t know if I would have had the chance or felt supported or empowered enough to do this had I not been here. I’m so incredibly grateful.”