Education helps students use information, turn it into practical knowledge, and discover new ways to engage with ideas. To do this well, students use skills to make connections, ask questions, pay attention to what is important, memorize information, integrate new information with prior knowledge, and synthesize information, all while participating in collaborative knowledge building (CAST, 2024).

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One way students build knowledge is by connecting what they are learning to what they already know. But there are some cautions.

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