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I recently came across a blog post from George Couros, Division Principal for Parkland School Division in Alberta.  The post was called, Why Are We Waiting for Tomorrow?  Essentially, sharing the idea that children are not simply with us to be molded into ‘effective leaders’ 
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It’s that time of year when we begin to prepare for back-to-school.  Typically, that involves new shoes, a new back pack; and for someone like me, used to revolve around brand new Laurentian pencil crayons.  In any case, there are the necessary back to school 
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“Resilience isn’t a birthright.  It can be taught.” Indeed, this article from PsychCentral stood out to us, because we know how essential resiliency is in learning.  The article outlines 10 tips that are definitely worth the read.  They include teaching them to problem solve, and 
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Another impressive post from Edutopia, which we thought was worth sharing with you on Inquiring Minds.“…the way we ask questions fosters students’ alternative and more complex representations of stories, events, and circumstances, and their ability to process the world in a wider range of ways, 
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It’s so hard to believe that the year of our expansion construction will soon be coming to a close.  Looking around the campus now, every corner is in a state of upheaval; but we know that these are the final stages of the process, and 
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Through our summer readings, we came across a very interesting article on the Edudemic website about creating visually engaging content.  It’s fascinating to see the shift in our preference for digesting information, knowing that increasingly we are relying on visual content to ‘tell us the 
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We love, love, love this list!  Thank you to parenting.com for compiling this impressive list of books for thinking parents.  Many of our favourites are on here. Here’s the link – let us know what you think!  
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Here we are, nearing the end of July, and perhaps as parents you have exhausted all the planned excursions and activities set out for the summer.  The stores are already advertising Back to School (yikes!) and it won’t be long before everyone is stocking up 
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Here at Inquiring Minds, we are great admirers of Kate Gribble and her blog, aneverydaystory.com, where she shares her insight and commitment to Reggio Emilia inspired living and learning. A recent post of hers caught our attention, and we wanted to share it with you.  
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There are numerous lists of summer activities for children, but this one caught our eye.  Perhaps it was the ‘Paint Like Jackson Pollock’ suggestion; or maybe it was the blog’s name itself – www.notimeforflashcards.com. Thanks to Allison MacDonald, the founder of No Time for Flashcards, 
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