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by Terry Thoren
“The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.”
-Edmund Burke
In a day and age where the world is changing ar...
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by Terry Thoren
“The most beautiful experience in the world is the experience of the mysterious.”
-Albert Einstein
Have you ever witnessed a young child react to...
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by Terry Thoren
By the ages 5-7 our kids have already had quite a bit of life experience. For some, their lives up until now have been affirming and safe. For ot...
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by Terry Thoren
Have you ever heard the term “stepping out of your comfort zone?” Think about it, what is a ‘comfort zone’ and why must we step outside of it? To...
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by Terry Thoren
Everyone my age probably lived through this riddle: “What is black and white and read all over?” Well, in the written word, it loses some of its...
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by Terry Thoren
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
-William Jame...
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by Terry Thoren
On Sunday, February 2nd, 2018 at 6:30 in the frigid state of Minnesota, the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots battled it out in Super ...
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by Terry Thoren
Students will learn to work as a team as they create their own soccer ball with this activity from Habits of Mind Animations.
Materials Needed:
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by Terry Thoren
One of my favorite quotes about Remaining Open to Continuous Learning is from Alvin Toffler: “The illiterate of the 21st century are not those wh...
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by Terry Thoren
Knowledge of the natural world is critical to the development of learners who will one day make decisions that impact the future of our planet. M...
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by Terry Thoren
The Habits of Mind were identified as the 16 habits of successful critical problem solvers by Dr. Art Costa and Dr. Bena Kallick. In this time of u...
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by Terry Thoren
Abstract ideas are much more difficult to teach than concrete and tangible subjects. It’s easier to understand the ecosystem as a whole because you...
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