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- Burgess, Dave. Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator. San Diego,
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- Freeman, Elizabeth. Empower: What Happens when Students Own their Learning. Vol. 75. Arlington: American Association of School Administrators, 2018.
- Mort, Janet. Joyful Literacy Interventions.
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