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Amanda Hanson
Oct 25, 20243 min read
How to inspire and engage students to want to learn and develop higher-order thinking skills
It starts with story, develops through good questions, and culminates through projects, debates, simulations, and other authentic...
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Amanda Hanson
Sep 27, 20245 min read
Teaching students to think critically, or teaching higher-order thinking skills, is not a new concept.
Last week, I talked about the need to teach students/children higher-order thinking skills. If you missed that article, you can find it...
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Amanda Hanson
Sep 14, 20243 min read
The Need to Teach Higher-Order Thinking Skills Is Greater Today Than Ever Before
I have been talking to teachers in public, private, and charter schools and they all say the same thing. Even now, three years after the...
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Amanda Hanson
Aug 1, 20244 min read
The story behind Oscar and the Awful, Horrible Smell
If you didn’t know, Betty Cetas is my mother, so today I thought I would share the story behind her first picture book, Oscar and the...
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Amanda Hanson
Feb 22, 20245 min read
Are History and Government Classes Still Important in the Era of STEM?
History is often overlooked as many schools move to a more STEM-focused curriculum. What is being sacrificed and is there a danger in that?
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Amanda Hanson
Feb 8, 20244 min read
Why Are Stories Important? Do They Really Matter?
I touched on the idea that stories are important for learning in our January 5th email when I explained why we look for stories that are...
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Amanda Hanson
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Fair Use or Plagiarism?
There has been a lot in the news lately about plagiarism, so I thought I’d talk a little bit about what it is and how we can avoid it. On...
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From the Publisher
Sep 21, 20234 min read
Introducing Author and Story-Teller, Betty Cetas
This month, I would like to highlight one of our authors. Betty Cetas is the author ofthe series Troll Tales and Other Stories from...
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