Dr. Hope Blecher is a middle school teacher and Curriculum Coordinator for grades 3-7 at Yeshivat He’Atid in Teaneck, New Jersey. This is her second school year of Summit Learning. Hope enjoys reading out loud to students and asking open-ended questions to continually engage them in digging deeper into what they think they know about a topic. Her own learning continues through her interactions with educators, students, families, and her children, who are pursuing their studies in the arts. Prior to this experience, Hope worked for 31 years in the New Jersey public school system. She taught kindergarten through college, and earned a B.A., a M.A. and an Ed.D.