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Yoda: Peter Skillen on Scaffolding for Deep (Collaborative) Understanding

With him, force is… Scaffolding for Deep Understanding Posted by Peter Skillen on Nov 30, 2012 in The How of 21st Century Teaching, How CAN we help our students be the kind of thinkers we want? Several years ago, my friend and colleague, @brendasherry, wrote a thoughtful post called What is Deep Understanding?  She asked several …

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Yoda: Mississippi Down? Lower the Ocean, Raise the River — Army Corps of Engineers Finds a New Challenge, a New Way — But Who Will Pay?

Mississippi River may hit record low, halt traffic in December Michael Winter USA TODAY, Obama is urged to declare emergency so Army Corps can take steps to keep 200-mile stretch open. 8:27PM EST November 28. 2012 – A key stretch of the drought-ravaged Mississippi River may fall to a record low by mid-December, halting barge …

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