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The Secret to Successful Essay Writing: 10 Proven Tips to Level Up

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Achieving high grades, personal development, and future professional success all hinge on strong essay writing abilities. It encourages critical thinking, self-reflection, and the articulation of your views. It presents your main argument and sets the direction for your paper.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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It’s fascinating that today’s game playing youth want a set of rules they must beat, parameters they must meet, levels (read: standards) they must achieve, and a Big Goal (think: graduation) they can only reach after a lot of hard work, intense thinking, and mountains of problems. Which they love.

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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

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Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

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Let’s Talk About Habits of Mind

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The result is a compelling argument that education is less a data download and more a fitness program for our brains. Henry Ford said: “Thinking is the hardest work in the world, which is why so few engage in it.” Below, I’ve listed each Habit of Mind with a brief explanation of what that means (in italics).

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Most Students Think History Is Boring. Here's How We Change That.

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Throughout this lesson, my students not only learn the content but also develop critical thinking skills as they analyze evidence, put together persuasive arguments and respectfully debate their peers. His June 1918 speech resulted in a ten-year prison sentence. Students now question and eagerly await answers.

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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

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Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

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What Brain Science Says About How to Better Teach Teenagers

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And then critical thinking, like making a decision on the basis of what you think is valid and accurate information and going forth in implementing that decision. They're the part of the brain that coordinates our social, emotional and behavioral capacities in order to achieve goals. They're really hard skills.

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