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Using Visible Thinking Strategies to Develop Expert Learners

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Peter Skillen

Supporting Inquiry with Scaffolded, Collaborative Journal Writing Visible thinking is all the rage. I’m glad! Back in the day–we usually referred to visible thinking as explicit thinking. But, as with many solid, worthwhile constructs, they are not readily adopted and … Continue reading →

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Into Space… and beyond

Posted on February 17, 2013 by lindybuckley1

I am thrilled to have been invited to join the group of Inquiry Educators who post in this blog. I do so enjoy reading the variety of thought-provoking and inspiring items. I would like to share my latest thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Whiteboarding in Science

Posted on January 29, 2011 by educatoral

Even after almost convincing my 8th graders that air had no mass I still moved them forward and hope that they remember all the different gasses that make up our air and how each gas has an atomic weight, which … Continue reading →