While understanding the benefits of curiosity in the classroom may be straightforward, it’s not as simple to create the learning experiences that unleash it. Use this article featuring Harvard professor Karen Brennan’s research on curiosity to have a discussion about some of the obstacles to curiosity and strategies for addressing them, as well as ways for teachers to foster their own curiosity.
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Fostering curiosity in students and teachers
Article
45 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Educator-prep | K-12 educators
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Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
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Video
4 minutes
By: Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority
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Article
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
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Video
4 minutes
By: Ethics Centre
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Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
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Video
3 minutes
By: University of Guelph