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		<title>Critical Thinking and Changing: March Themes at Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality,&#8221; as Elizabeth Cady Stanton once said. At Inspiration we understand that learning can be a struggle for many students. Like the stories of women and minorities, at times ideas are buried beneath the surface, just waiting for the proper vehicle to bring <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/03/critical-thinking-and-changing-march-themes-at-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Begin With the End in Mind: Purposeful Visual Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s widely understood that visual learning can improve students&#8217; comprehension, retention and critical thinking in the classroom. Yet, you can&#8217;t just throw any visual learning activity into an assignment and expect enormous results from your students. These visual learning tools, be it graphic organizers, compare and contrast diagrams, plot summaries or character analysis webs, must <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/begin-with-the-end-in-mind-purposeful-visual-learning/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shift the Paradigm of Blank Page Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blank page syndrome is a term used to describe a type of writer&#8217;s block. You know the signs: staring at a piece of paper or computer screen with no inspiration or ideas of what to write, therefore, leaving the page blank. Many students experience blank page syndrome when they begin writing. They struggle to formulate <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/02/shift-the-paradigm-of-blank-page-syndrome/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Learning in the 21st Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st century skills &#8211; the words have been buzzing through speeches and between conversations at education conferences and on the web for a couple of years now. National organizations like the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), advocate and define the 21st century skills pertinent to students&#8217; success in their studies and careers after graduation.1 <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/visual-learning-in-the-21st-century/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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