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New year? Time for a reset

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The Developmental Designs remix Ever notice how for some kids Mondays are a lot tougher than Wednesdays? Any time there’s

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A Developmental Designs approach to student-directed learning

August 25, 2017June 18, 2018 Rachel Mark 1 Comment #everydaycourage, Brattleboro Area Middle School, developmental designs

It takes a courageous village In order for student centered learning to happen, we have to invest in explicitly teaching

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