Pauline GL (NARSC member)
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Pauline GL (NARSC member)
@paulinegl.bsky.social
Reading Specialist and lover of travel.
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Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories, study www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

"Conspiracy theories have transitioned from fringe phenomena to forces shaping political discourse..."

From study: Findings "highlight the importance of teaching discernment."
Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories, study by UCC psychologists finds
‘Well-established programmes to counter conspiracy theories have little or no effect’
www.irishtimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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SCOOP: AB Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripped Alberta Health Services of power to negotiate after its then-CEO allegedly refused to sign pricey deals
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta Minister stripped health agency of power to negotiate private surgical contracts, document shows
Letter alleges government eroded ex-CEO’s authority to negotiate deals
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2. #booksky #books #20DayBookChallenge #💙📚
February 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This lies at the heart of what Dominic Wyse and I have explored in a new model of teaching: The Double Helix of Reading and Writing shown here in a peer-reviewed paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... and explored in depth in our book, The Balancing Act: www.routledge.com/The-Balancin...
November 17, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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Excellent, as always, from Megan Dixon. There are issues in education and they’re also inextricably linked to wider societal issues. It is indeed time to take stock and work out how to fix this. Children are at the centre of this.
December 9, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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Wow, this is a (pardon the pun) novel approach…
November 28, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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What do we, as a collective, believe are the key aspects of literacy education? We've done the work. We have had the tough conversations. We've looked at the research. Click below to see the result of our conversations. #literacy #https://readingspecialists.weebly.com/about.html
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