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Review: Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time (Pearson Resources for 21st Century Learning)

August 25, 2026

The authors of this book, ran several projects which entailed collaboration between students in classrooms in different countries.

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