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How Object-Based Learning Supports Deep Thinking

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By James Fester
| Edutopia Verified
When the students at University Avenue Elementary enter Science Specialist Natalie Lupo’s classroom, they don’t shuffle over to their seats or sit quietly waiting for instructions. Their entrance routine involves five minutes to wander freely around the perimeter of the room and investigate the plants, animals, natural specimens, and objects that adorn the tables, windowsills, and display cases.
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How to Scaffold Learning and Maintain Rigor

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By James Fester
| Edutopia Verified
As a West Coaster who has found a home in the Midwest, I love many things about my new home. I love having four distinct seasons. I love lake life and prairies. I love the cost of living. One thing I could do without is ice dams. For those of you who haven’t had the displeasure, ice dams form at the edges of your roof when escaping heat or sun melts snow.
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James Otis is America’s Founding Grandfather (But He Remains Unknown)

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By James Fester
| The Collector Verified
The story of America’s independence is full of well-known figures who are lionized today. Men like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington are well known to most in the United States and are immortalized with statues, monuments, and in the retelling of American history. However, absent from this pantheon is one man whose contributions set the stage for them all to reach greatness: James Otis Jr. Even today, he remains absent from our collective historical memory.
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