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Apr 28, 20229 min read

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...

Apr 12, 20224 min read

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...

Apr 5, 20223 min read

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,”...

Mar 31, 20224 min read

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...

Mar 29, 20225 min read

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...

Mar 22, 20225 min read

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...

Mar 10, 20224 min read

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...