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How to cultivate curiosity in your classroom

While everyone is born with curiosity, there are differences among people in types and levels of curiosity as well as how it is expressed. This article from the Greater Good Science Center provides an overview of recent research on curiosity and suggestions for how educators can support and encourage their students’ curiosity in school.

Article

   20 minutes

   By: Amy L. Eva, Greater Good Science Center

   Educator-prep | K-12 educators


Making connections:

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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