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		<title>Life as a Child in the 18th Century</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2011/08/22/life-as-a-child-in-the-18th-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This awesome video from Colonial Williamsburg gives a glimpse into their Junior Interpreters program, as well as what they have to offer to visitors with children. As the interpreters explain in the video, Colonial williamsburg&#8217;s Junior Interpreters know what it&#8217;s like to grow up in the past. After completing their training, these young interpreters teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asking Good Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2011/06/07/asking-good-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these days of high-stakes achievement testing, it is all too common for schools to focus on the &#8220;basics&#8221; of knowledge &#8211; the &#8220;who/what/when/where&#8221; in place of the harder-to-evaluate &#8220;how&#8221; and &#8220;why.&#8221; Asking higher level questions leads to higher level thinking. As parents, we can transcend the &#8220;lowest common denominator&#8221; standards and focus on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity and the Education System</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2010/08/27/creativity-and-the-education-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is worth the 20 minutes it takes to watch.]]></description>
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		<title>The Correlation between Reading (OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL) and Success (INSIDE OF SCHOOL)</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2010/01/15/the-correlation-between-reading-outside-of-school-and-success-inside-of-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting blog post by Dan Brown, a teacher and author of The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle. He is the also the author of an education blog called Get in the Fracas. Here is an excerpt: &#8220;I have a clutch of students who read for pleasure, yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experiential Learning at its Best!</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/11/20/experiential-learning-at-its-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this &#8211; it has all the elements of perfect learning: 1. Science tools. 2. Dirty kids. 3. Excitement. 4. Mystery. 5. Discovery. 6.Higher-Level Thinking. In fact, one student said, &#8220;This is probably the best science class ever,&#8221; (Angus Stewart). What is all this referring to? One teacher teaching science the way it should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year-Round Schooling and Curriculum Centered Around &#8220;Big Ideas&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/06/09/year-round-schooling-and-curriculum-centered-around-big-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/06/09/year-round-schooling-and-curriculum-centered-around-big-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two things I like about the recent Washington Post Editorial I read about year-round schooling. Firstly, I like the concept itself, for some pretty simple reasons: Kids learn more and forget less. Parents who work can cope a little better. There is no reason (not educationally, not practically) in today&#8217;s world for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Takes a Village (and some Collaboration)</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/29/it-takes-a-village-and-some-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/29/it-takes-a-village-and-some-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 01:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this. It has all the elements of a great learning experience: &#8220;Advanced science students at Zionsville High School extracted and analyzed dolphin DNA this month in an ongoing collaboration with the Indianapolis Zoo, the University of Indianapolis and other research facilities.&#8221; IndyStar.com  Purpose &#8211; check. Relevance &#8211; check. Inquiry &#8211; check. Intrinsically motivating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool New Use for Toe-Moulding?</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/11/cool-new-use-for-toe-moulding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/11/cool-new-use-for-toe-moulding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were outside eating dinner at the picnic table when my youngest, who is 3, began playing with large, thin pieces of wood we have out back (we are building a tree fort). He crossed them and said, &#8220;Did I make an X?&#8221; He had, so we asked him if he could make a &#8220;T&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experiential Learning Resources from UC Davis</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/03/experiential-learning-resources-from-uc-davis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/05/03/experiential-learning-resources-from-uc-davis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 20:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Tell me and I forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I understand.&#8221; &#8211; Chinese Proverb Constructivist learning, experiential learning, whatever you want to call good teaching where the student is intimately involved as meaning-maker is desirable for the development of true understanding. UC Davis has some wonderful resources for teachers, home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Awakening the Spirit of Discovery</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/02/19/awakening-the-spirit-of-discovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a parent and teacher, one of the great joys of my life has been watching students discover the world around them &#8211; not &#8216;teaching&#8217; them about it, but guiding them in such a way that they encounter and discover for themselves. Some of my favorite science questions &#8230;.. What happened? I wonder what would [...]]]></description>
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