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Nurturing the Caterpillar: Ten Characteristics of Young Learners

A few years ago, I worked with a wonderful group of educators at EL Education to craft the Characteristics of Primary Learners. These...

Lessons Learned 5: What I Learned About Learning in Grades 5-7 (5/5)

Editor’s note: This is the last post of Trent DeJong’s series “Lessons Learned.” Check out “4 Phases of Teaching,” “What I Learned About...

Lessons Learned 4: What I Learned About Learning: Whales (4/5)

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in Trent DeJong’s series “Lessons Learned.” Check out the first three posts, “4 Phases of Teaching,”...

Deeper Play

Play is the highest form of research. Albert Einstein I love when I am invited into schools to do model lessons. I might demonstrate a...

Lessons Learned 3: What I Learned About Learning in Grades 3 and 4 (3/5)

Editor’s note: This is the third in Trent DeJong’s series “Lessons Learned.” Check out the first two posts “4 Phases of Teaching,” and...

Lessons Learned 2: What I Learned About Learning in K-2 (2/5)

Editor’s note: This is the second in Trent DeJong’s series “Lessons Learned.” Check out the first post “4 Phases of Teaching” and stay...

Second Thoughts on Curiosity

This article was originally published in the CACE Blog on December 5, 2019. One thing I am curious about is the heart. I wonder why your...