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C&I's Stephanie Smith Receives 2021 Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award

Oct 7, 2021 3:30 pm107 views

Stephanie Smith, assistant professor of Curriculum & Instruction, has been named the 2021 Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator from Taylor and Francis and the NAECTE Foundation.
C&I's Sara Verma Awarded 2021-2022 Fulbright Grant

Jun 15, 2021 11:00 am178 views

Sara Verma, '21 ElEd, is among nine University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates offered an opportunity to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences via Fulbright grants.
C&I's Rochelle Gutierrez Keynote Speaker at NCTM 2020 Virtual Conference

Nov 9, 2020 3:00 pm109 views

Professor Rochelle Gutierrez will give a keynote address, "What Kind of Mathematics Do We Need Now?" at the largest annual math education conference. The combined events of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and climate change have opened the door for many teachers to question what is happening in the world and what is our place in it? This session supports teachers to reflect on what is considered “normal” in mathematics teaching and learning and what it will take to rehumanize mathematics. More than just rethink the ways we teach, I will engage us to reconsider mathematics itself and how it can be in the service of connecting us with each other and the natural world.
C&I's Rochelle Gutierrez Awarded Spencer Foundation Grant

Apr 6, 2020 4:30 pm182 views

Professor Rochelle Gutierrez is a principal investigator on a $500,000 project funded by the Spencer Foundation, titled, "Political Conocimiento in Teaching Mathematics: Preparing Teachers to Advocate for Students."
C&I's Rachel McMillian Awarded OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship

Sep 15, 2022 2:30 pm40 views

Congratulations to Rachel McMillian, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, who has been awarded an OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship.
C&I's Monica Gonzalez Ybarra Wins 2020 Award from NCTE

Oct 21, 2020 8:00 am135 views

The National Council of Teachers of English have recognized C&I's Monica Gonzalez Ybarra with a 2020 Alan C. Purves Honorable Mention award for her article “We Have a Strong Way of Thinking…and It Shows through Our Words”: Exploring Mujerista Literacies with Chicana/Latina Youth in a Community Ethnic Studies Course.
C&I's Krist, Hug Awarded Nearly $1M from NSF's Division of Research on Learning

Aug 21, 2023 3:30 pm78 views

Congratulations to Curriculum & Instruction assistant professor Stina Krist, PI, and teaching professor Barbara Hug, co-PI, who are leading a team of researchers developing A Professional Development Model for High School Teachers to Adapt Curricula Toward Students' Knowledges and Resources thanks to a four-year, nearly $1M grant from the National Science Foundation.
C&I's Idalia Nunez Wins AERA Early Career Scholar Award

Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am19 views

Congratulations to Idalia Nuñez, assistant professor of Curriculum & Instruction, who is the 2023 recipient of the Early Career Award from the AERA Language and Social Processes special interest group (SIG).
C&I's Idalia Nuñez Cortez Recognized by Literary Research Association

Dec 2, 2020 3:00 pm34 views

Assistant professor in Curriculum & Instruction Idalia Nuñez Cortez has been recognized for her co-authored paper "We Believe In Collective Magic: Re‐claiming the Future(s) of Literacy Research". Her work has been selected to receive an award in the 2020 Literacy Research Association (LRA) Annual Conference.
C&I's Gloriana Gonzalez Accepted to 2020 New Leadership Academy Fellows Program

Nov 29, 2019 3:15 pm38 views

Congratulations to associate professor Gloriana Gonzalez, who has been accepted into the 2020 New Leadership Academy Fellows Program, a partnership between the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (National Forum) and the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
C&I scholar Rochelle Gutiérrez interviewed by American Mathematical Society

Aug 15, 2018 3:30 pm13 views

Scholar Rochelle Gutiérrez of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction was recently interviewed by the American Mathematical Society.
C&I's Asif Wilson Selected as Summer 2022 Vivian Harsh Research Society Fellow

Mar 29, 2022 4:15 pm19 views

Congratulations to assistant professor Asif Wilson on receiving the 2022 Timuel D. Black Jr. Short-term Fellowship in African American Studies, a summer research fellowship with the Vivian G. Harsh Research Society in Chicago.
C&I professors to collaborate on NSF-funded grant

Sep 20, 2016 8:30 am6 views

Emma Mercier and Luc Paquette, both assistant professors in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, have received a $1.35 million National Science Foundation Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies grant for a study that will explore how tools to manage the teaching of collaborative activities can be developed and used to support collaborative problem-solving in core engineering courses.
C&I Professor Gloriana Gonzalez and Alum Saad Shehab Awarded $1.375M NSF Grant

Jul 5, 2023 1:00 pm99 views

Congratulations to Curriculum & Instruction professor Gloriana Gonzalez, PI and C&I alumnus Saad Shehab, Co-PI, who have been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation for their project, Engaging Teachers in Integrating Human-Centered Design for Geometry Problem-based Instruction. The $1.375M award is effective August 1, 2023, and the work is in collaboration with the campus' Siebel Center for Design, where Shehab serves as associate director of assessment and research.
C&I graduate student receives CADRE Fellowship

Oct 17, 2017 8:30 am4 views

Curriculum & Instruction graduate student Gabriela Vargas has been selected as a recipient of the highly competitive Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) Fellowship.
C&I Graduate Student Pair Awarded Global Intersections Grant

May 15, 2023 1:45 pm79 views

Citlalli Garcia and Brian Acosta were awarded the Global Intersections Grant, a campus initiative by the University's Center for Global Studies to encourage multicultural, international, transnational, and global perspectives that promote understanding and aid in solving global problems through developing new research areas and projects of global importance.
C&I graduate attending AERA conference with help of international award

Apr 25, 2017 11:00 am6 views

Utilizing the Travel Support for International Scholars funding he received, Andrew Anthony Hunte, Ph.D. ’16 C&I, will attend the April 27-May 1 AERA Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
C&I alumna receives Fulbright Scholarship

Jul 7, 2016 4:15 pm58 views

Fulbright Scholarship recipient Avanti Chajed ’13 C&I will travel to Finland in August to pursue a master’s degree in education, according to a July 7 article in The News-Gazette.
CI 590 MMA - Metaphors, Models and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

Oct 28, 2013 10:19 am88 views

Metaphors, Models, and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

CI 590 MMA, Spring 2014

Professor: David Brown

When: Wednesdays, 4:30 to 7:20 pm

Where: 17 Education Building

CRN: 52335

Traditional views of metaphor and analogy see them simply as linguistic figures of speech, such as “He was a wolf” or “The car was like a battering ram,” used to spice up otherwise literal discourse. More recent views see metaphorical and analogical thought as central in both discourse and cognition. Constructivism is currently the dominant paradigm on learning in the content areas, drawing on the idea that students construct new understandings based on existing understandings. If this is the case, then a primary engine of such construction must be analogical and metaphorical reasoning – drawing on existing understandings of ideas and extending those to other ideas perceived as similar. This course will explore recent perspectives on metaphorical and analogical thought and discourse, how these views apply to the development of understandings in content areas, and how instruction can take advantage of these new perspectives to better help students develop understandings of new ideas.
CI 590: Metaphors, Models, and Analogies and the Development of Understandings

Jul 18, 2016 3:45 pm7 views

CI 590 MMA, Fall 2016
Professor: David Brown
When: Wednesdays, 5:00 to 7:50 pm
Where: 4F Education Building
CRN: 66094

Traditional views of metaphor and analogy see them simply as linguistic figures of speech, such as “He was a wolf” or “The car was like a battering ram,” used to spice up otherwise literal discourse. More recent views see metaphorical and analogical thought as central in both discourse and cognition. Constructivism is currently the dominant paradigm on learning in the content areas, drawing on the idea that students construct new understandings based on existing understandings. If this is the case, then a primary engine of such construction must be analogical and metaphorical reasoning – drawing on existing understandings of ideas and extending those to other ideas perceived as similar. This course will explore recent perspectives on metaphorical, model-based, and analogical thought and discourse, how these views apply to the development of understandings in content areas, and how instruction can take advantage of these new perspectives to better help students develop understandings of new ideas.
CI 578: Bilingual & Biliteracy Development of Young Children

Apr 28, 2014 9:15 am24 views

CI 578: Bilingual & Biliteracy Development of Young Children

Instructor: Dr. Eurydice Bauer, ebbauer@illinois.edu

Time: Monday 4-6:50pm, Fall 2014

Location: 385 Education Building

Credit: 4 hours

CRN: 53602

C&I 578 section EBB is a graduate-level course for students in the PhD degree program. However, highly interested master level students may participate in the course. This course is offered on a 2-3 year cycle. The purpose of C&I 578 is to help students better understand the language and literacy development of young bilinguals. Students will engage in reading, writing, and discussion of various research articles and chapters. In addition, students will be given the opportunity to observe young children as they engage in learning to read and write across their two languages. Students are expected to: (a) develop a general understanding of the major issues in biliteracy research; (b) explore and appreciate the diversity of research topics, issues, trends, and perspectives in biliteracy research; and (c) learn to think and write critically and analytically about research on early biliteracy development.
CI 576: ASSESSMENTBASED READING INSTRUCTION

Nov 25, 2014 12:00 pm31 views

Day: Mondays
Time: 5:7:00 pm
CRN: ONC 62104; RTE 62341
Credit hours: 4
Dates: January 20th – March 13th, 2015
Mode: Online

Would you like to learn how to connect reading instruction to reading assessment? Are you searching for a
hands-on experience where you administer reading assessments to students and create and enact an
individualized instructional plan catered specifically for your student? Are you interested in learning the best
practices for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction? Would you
like to consistently engage in discussions that demonstrate how instruction can be modified to cater to English learners? If your answer to any of the previous questions is “yes,” then Assessment-Based Reading
Instruction is meant for you.

Assessment-Based Reading Instruction is designed to provide you with:
• An overview of the nature of reading difficulties
• Hands-on experience with identifying reading difficulties
• Experience in responding to the findings from assessment of reading difficulties
• Experience with considering assessment and instruction as a holistic, interconnected and individualized
process based on each learner
• Insight into the ways in which linguistic and cultural diversity impact reading assessment
• Insight into the ways in which social factors impact interpretations of the results from reading
assessments

Assessment-Based Reading Instruction is structured such that assessments are all conducted in the first
two weeks of the course followed by instruction based on the findings from these assessments. Scholarly
reading materials will influence your assessment and instructional processes as you progress. Among the
areas we will explore are orthographic development, emergent/early literacy, word study, text complexity,
fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, motivation, linguistically and culturally responsive assessment, highstakes testing, and response to intervention.
CI 541: Learning in Science

Apr 28, 2014 9:15 am10 views

Instructor: Dr. David Brown, debrown@illinois.edu

Time: Tuesday, 4:30-7:20 FAll 2014

Location: 4F Education Building

Credit: 4 hours

CRN: 59374

This course looks at major learning theories as they apply to science education. We will focus on major figures in and theories of learning that have had a substantial impact on science education research and practice, such as behaviorism, Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, information processing theories, situated learning, and constructivism, among others. While the class will tend to focus on examples from science and mathematics, students in areas other than science are welcome.
CI535-Teaching and Learning Algebra

Apr 22, 2014 1:45 pm7 views

CI535

CRN: 59567

Title: Teaching and Learning Algebra

Instructor: Dr. Gloriana González

Credit hours: 4

Term: Fall 2014

Day/Time: Mondays, 5:00-7:50 PM

Algebra I has been described as a critical filter for pursuing further studies in mathematics. The course considers the introduction to algebraic concepts in middle school and the teaching and learning of algebra in high school. Course topics include an examination of historical perspectives on algebra in the school curriculum, a study of the nature of algebra and algebraic thinking, an analysis of teaching strategies for teaching algebra, an examination of Common Core Standards and recent documents by NCTM on algebraic reasoning, and explorations of the use of technological tools to support the teaching and learning of algebra.
CI534-Teaching and Learning Geometry

Nov 5, 2013 7:56 pm29 views

This course concentrates on the teaching and learning of geometry in middle school and high school by examining the history of school geometry, comparing curricular expectations and rationales for geometry instruction over time. The course provides an overview of theoretical models regarding the teaching and learning of geometry. At the same time, the course provides opportunities for discussing practical issues of teaching geometry with work on geometrical problems and laboratory sessions using dynamic geometry. Topics in the course include geometric proofs, students’ interactions with geometric diagrams, and the use of dynamic geometry. The course is intended for masters’ and doctoral students in mathematics education, graduate students in mathematics, and others with interest in mathematics teaching.
CI 507 SF: Schools and Families

Aug 3, 2016 1:15 pm33 views

This course explores the many disconnects between family engagement strategies and families themselves in prekindergarten through secondary school. We will consider impacts of poverty, immigration, racial differences, culture, and school policies. This course is targeted to those students interested in working with professionals (teachers, social workers, counselors, interventionists, etc.) who work in schools with students and families.
CI 507: Digital Learning

Aug 5, 2013 1:30 pm73 views

CI 507: Digital Learning
Dr. Robb Lindgren, robblind@illinois.edu
Fall 2013
Monday, 4pm-6:50pm
15 Education
Credit: 4 hours

The emergence of digital media technologies—from the Internet to mobile devices to immersive virtual worlds—is having a profound effect on education, and how we structure environments to help people learn in domains such as math and science. This course examines the intersection of learning theory and the design of interactive technologies for promoting problem solving, creativity, reflection, etc. The course also seeks to prepare students in education, computer science, and other areas of study for the burgeoning space of digital learning design.

https://blogs.illinois.edu/files/1526/95957/3372.pdf
CI 507 CLI: Collaborative Learning and Instruction

Aug 19, 2013 1:14 pm68 views

CI 507 CLI: Collaborative Learning and Instruction

Instructor: Dr. Emma Mercier

115 David Kinley Hall

Credit: 4 hours.

While research on collaboration indicates that it can be productive pedagogic strategy for both learning and problem solving, it is rarely used in classrooms (and often disliked by students). We will explore the research on collaborative learning to understand what we know about it as a pedagogic strategy, what the limitations of the research are when it comes to implementing it in classrooms, and how current directions in the field, and in computer-supported collaborative learning, might be used to further our understanding of the complex nature of collaborative learning in classroom environments.

Topics will include basic research on collaborative learning, differences between cooperative and collaborative learning, the role of teachers in the collaborative classroom, supporting collaboration practices within groups, and current research on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The course will take a critical approach to the literature to build an understanding of the state of this field, and class sessions will include different types of collaborative learning activities.
CI 499 - Critiques of Educational Technology

Nov 12, 2013 11:00 am93 views

CI 499 CRITIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Technology, from the overhead to the Internet, has played an important role in the history of organized education, often fueled by a romanticized view that it will somehow revolutionize teaching and learning. While many scholars believe technology can transform education, others have questioned its impact— intended or otherwise—on the social, economic, pedagogical, and political aspects of education. In this course, we’ll survey various arguments against educational technology in an effort to clarify our own understanding of its actual and potential value. We’ll examine work skeptical of educational technology as a whole as well as research questioning specific tech-centric initiatives ranging from teaching machines to tablets. Students will leave the course with a deeper appreciation of the gap between practice and promise, while being well-positioned to influence future developments within the field.

For more information contact Dan Hoffman (dlh2109 [at] illinois [dot] edu)
CI 499 CPC: Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)

Aug 19, 2013 2:07 pm84 views

Instructor: Dr. Dan Hoffman

Time: Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:50pm

Location: 37 Education

Credit: 4 hours

This Fall, Dan Hoffman, a new member of the Curriculum & Instruction faculty, will be offering a course titled "Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)." This course is designed to introduce the theoretical, pedagogical, and practical aspects of integrating computer science activities into elementary and middle school classrooms. Throughout the semester we'll review current thinking on computer science education and how computer science topics and concepts can impact learning across the curriculum. Students will experience a variety of hands-on activities using child-friendly programming environments including Snap!, Blockly, Tynker, and Hopscotch. No programming experience required. Open to all.

Flyer: Computer Programming and the Classroom (K-8)
Chudzik Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Award from CEC

Mar 19, 2024 11:45 am28 views

Mia Chudzik, a Ph.D. candidate in Special Education, was given the award at the Council for Exceptional Children's Annual Meeting.
Christopher Span to Speak at Pitt School of Education Commencement

Apr 24, 2024 11:00 am5 views

Span currently serves as Chief of Staff and Associate Chancellor for Administration and PreK-12 Initiatives at Illinois.
Christina Krist Awarded Top Honor by NARST, A Global Organization for Improving Science Education through Research

Mar 20, 2023 6:00 pm36 views

Christina Krist has been selected to receive the NARST 2023 Early Career Research Award (ECRA). This honor recognizes Krist’s professional accomplishments as the most significant among other researchers nominated for the ECRA this year.
Chinese Culture and Language Camp

Mar 17, 2015 12:00 pm845 views

The Chinese Culture and Language Camp aims to promote early second language development through Chinese immersion in a fun, safe, and stimulating environment by providing bilingual teaching experts of the College of Education and innovative curriculum. The participants will be working in Scholar, an exciting and secure Web writing environment that empowers them to connect, create, and publish.
China Study Tour Applications Due September 13

Sep 6, 2013 6:58 pm55 views

Applications for the China Study Tour (EPS 199, China’s Education Systems Pre-K-16: Teacher Preparation and Experiences in Rural and Urban Classrooms; 3 credit course that meets second half of the semester) are due September 13 (Study Tour in China will be December 28, 2013 through January 14, 2014). For more information or to receive an application, email Lmorgan4@illinois.edu
Children discover science, programming in IDEALL space

Jul 5, 2016 8:30 am37 views

What if the atmosphere was thinner? What if the moon didn’t exist? These scenarios were presented to children ages 10 and up during the June 27-July 1 Science Simulation with Minecraft camp in the IDEALL space of the Education building.
Children (5-17 yrs) Needed for Paid Research Study about Hearing in Noise

Dec 11, 2019 12:15 pm55 views

The Department of Speech and Hearing Science is recruiting children for a paid research study about hearing in noise. We're looking for children (5-17 yrs) who speak English as their first language and have no history of hearing loss.
Cheryl Light Shriner Named Goldstick Family Scholar

Jan 31, 2022 5:00 pm50 views

Dr. Cheryl Light Shriner has been named the Goldstick Family Scholar, effective February 1, 2022. She is one of four accomplished scholars from the Department of Special Education to receive this honor, which was established by Phillip C. and the late Beverly Kramer Goldstick to provide sustainable training and research programs in the area of communication disorders in special education.
Cherie Avent named to News-Gazette 40 under 40

Oct 25, 2023 8:45 am40 views

Avent was honored as one of the top young professionals in our community. She was chosen for professional accomplishments, and community involvement.
Change a Life: Be a Mentor!

Jan 14, 2014 9:01 am31 views

Change a life; Be a Mentor! The One-to-One mentoring program for all Champaign-Urbana schools is recruiting and training mentors this month. Mentors in our program commit to spending one hour a week, during the school year, with their mentee. New mentors can choose any elementary/middle school in the C-U area, and they will be personally matched with students in our schools by our Coordinators. Every school has a waiting list of children waiting for a mentor…maybe it’s you!
Chancellor Michael Aiken to be Awarded at 2019 Convocation

Apr 10, 2019 10:00 am99 views

Michael T. Aiken, who served as the sixth chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1993-2001, will be awarded an honorary PhD this spring. Chancellor Aiken’s visionary leadership laid a foundation for transparent strategic planning, robust philanthropic support, experiential learning for students, and support for translational research as an engine of economic development.
Chancellor Jones' State of the University address

Nov 7, 2018 11:00 am4 views

Chancellor Robert J. Jones invites faculty, staff, students and the general public to a State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 8 from noon to 1 p.m. in Illini Union Rooms A, B and C. Jones will provide a brief overview of highlights of the past year and outline specific ways Illinois is taking control and ownership of our future success. A Q&A session will follow.
Champaign Teacher and Illinois Alum Wins Illinois Reading Council Award

Jan 17, 2024 9:15 am29 views

Kevin Frederick, Ed.M. '18 C&I, was honored with the 2024 Jerry Johns Reading Educator of the Year Award.
Champaign Freedom School Q&A Session

May 18, 2021 11:00 am91 views

Everyone is invited to learn more about the Champaign Freedom School at an introductory and Q&A session this Wednesday, May 19, at 6 p.m. CST.
Champaign County Forest Preserve District seeks seasonal educators

Feb 9, 2017 2:15 pm44 views

Applications are now being accepted for various seasonal educator positions at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. Seeking exceptional candidates for the following positions:

Nature Day Camp Educator (Homer Lake Forest Preserve)
Supervise and lead children in various environmental education day camps

Seasonal Naturalist (Homer Lake Forest Preserve)
Teach natural history programs for children grades pre-K to 12 at Forest Preserve sites and in local schools

Campground Naturalist (Middle Fork River Forest Preserve)
Conduct natural history programs for all ages at the campground on weekends throughout the summer

Day Camp Educator (Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve)
Lead Garden, Archaeology, Grand-Prairie Kids, and other summer day camps for children

Garden Program Specialist (Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve)
Implement educational programs related to botany and gardening for all ages

For more details on these and other seasonal positions, visit:

www.ccfpd.org
Chad Lane to Speak at St. Louis Science Center Gaming Event

Aug 24, 2022 4:00 pm22 views

“Crafting Interactive Experiences: The Power of Games for Meaningful Engagement and Impact”
Center for Education in Small Urban Communities presents at Public Engagement Symposium

Mar 5, 2015 11:15 am28 views

Come to the Public Engagement Symposium March 10, 2015, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, to see the work of units across campus are doing to engage the local communities. The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities will be presenting its programs in a poster including activities with the local schools in professional development and SOAR as well as outreach to the extended area with the Youth Literature Festival and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Creative Expressions Competition.

Come out to learn more about how our College and the University reach out to work with the local and area communities.
Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment holding Fourth International Conference

Sep 13, 2017 1:00 pm0 views

September 27-29, 2017 in Chicago

Heightened community unrest sparked by the death of unarmed citizens; disproportionate inequities in education, poverty, health care, and rates of incarceration; and an intensely divisive U.S. presidential election require even more vigilant attention from our global CREA community. It is critically important that we focus on the generation, analysis, and usage of substantive evidence “that matters” in the evaluations and assessments we undertake. To address the issues our communities face, we are compelled and responsible to raise questions about what is being done to correct inequities and aggressively translate this evidence into action that has meaningful impact on our collective future.

Therefore the Evidence Matters: Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Translating to Action and Impact in Challenging Times will focus on the following areas:

- Program evaluation, measurement and assessment as sources of evidence

- Challenging the status quo regarding whose evidence matters. Cultural responsiveness as foundational to more equitable public policy

- Moving from evidence generation to advocacy and action. Policies and practices of influence and consequence in the quest for social justice

- Ethical challenges in complex areas of inquiry; whose justice is advanced?

Find out more!
Center for Children's Books Speaker Series: The Technical and Narrative Potential of Audiobooks

Aug 31, 2020 9:45 am16 views

This semester, the Center for Children's Books will host several virtual lectures presented by visiting scholars on a variety of topics connected to literacy and youth services. On September 17, Matthew Rubery will lead a talk about the technical and narrative potential of audiobooks for children.
Center for Children's Books Galley Giveaway

Sep 17, 2021 11:15 am6 views

Join the Center of Children’s Books on Monday, September 27, in the iSchool courtyard (501 E. Daniel Street) for our Galley Giveaway from noon to 6 p.m.

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