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Authentic Education Team

How would you like to be competing on Master Chef as a novice where all the […]
Boredom: the sadly inevitable reality of most high schools and many middle and elementary schools. Why […]
Can getting your youth soccer license educate you in how to teach for understanding?
Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System | Poll Everywhere. Save money on those […]
I was going to happily recommend my latest piece of writing to you but I can’t. […]
An idea is “big” if it helps us make sense of lots of confusing experiences & seemingly isolated facts. A big idea is a way of seeing better & working smarter.
Feedback is a word we use unthinkingly and inaccurately.  We smile at a student, say “good job!” […]
General Sites for EQs: Edge is a very cool a site, about cutting edge ideas and thinkers.The […]
Transfer happens only when we aggressively teach and test for understandings that are applied in situations.
What is an Essential Question?
What is an Essential Question? An Essential Question is–well, essential: important, vital, at the heart of the matter–the essence of the issue.

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