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Science Saturdays The 21st Century Classroom 

How do adverse childhood events affect student performance?

April 12, 2017February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments #ScienceSaturdays
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Cognitive outcomes vs intersectional traumas We talk with legendary awesome stats guy Mark Olofson — now Dr. Legendary Awesome Stats

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Pushing my thinking with summer reading

July 11, 2015April 22, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 1 Comment #ScienceSaturdays, reading, Science, social reading

With July comes the “Dog Days” of summer – named due to their association with Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius

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Making even more of “Beyond Bling”

June 13, 2015April 19, 2018 Mark W. Olofson 2 Comments #ScienceSaturdays, constructivism, Makerspaces, STEM

A couple of weeks ago, Lucie deLaBruere of Learning with Lucie shared a post considering how we can embrace the

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Sugaring and the community part 2: Students become teachers

April 25, 2015April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 7 Comments #ScienceSaturdays, community engagement, math, Science, STEM

Last week we looked at the sugaring operation at Essex Middle School. The students at the Edge Academy built a

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Sugaring, STEM, and community connections

April 18, 2015April 13, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 15 Comments #ScienceSaturdays, community partnerships, STEM, The Edge @ Essex Middle School

Early spring is sugaring season in Vermont. We produce the lion’s share of the domestic output of maple syrup, and

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