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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...
Amanda Hanson
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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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...
Amanda Hanson
Sep 27, 20245 min read
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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...
Amanda Hanson
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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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...
Amanda Hanson
Aug 1, 20244 min read
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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?
Amanda Hanson
Feb 22, 20245 min read
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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...
Amanda Hanson
Feb 8, 20244 min read
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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...
Amanda Hanson
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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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...
From the Publisher
Sep 21, 20234 min read
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