Authentic Engagement is fostered when teachers design learning experiences that intellectually and emotionally engage students. This was the case, when the Grade 3 and Grade 6 students from Greentree Elementary School in Drumheller worked collaboratively to complete the Buddy Sled Challenge. Connecting to Science Greentree 
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Lectures and direct teaching have received a “bad rep” in education over the past decade or so. Echos of boredom, teacher control, and dis-engagement from students are often associated with the idea of lecturing. One imagines large lecture halls in universities where professors speak from 
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Powerful Learning encompasses many aspects, rooted in research and best practice, of what makes optimum learning experiences for students to reach deep understanding. Wheatland Crossing is a rural Kindergarten to Grade 12 school that has deliberately incorporated Powerful Learning across grade levels and subjects. Teachers 
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