The so-called “4Cs” for learning—creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration—emphasize fostering students’ dispositions toward innovation and agency. As discussed in this Education Week article, curiosity stands as a fifth “C” that underlies each of these dispositions.
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The importance of curiosity and questions in 21st-century learning
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.
Prototyping ideas for change
Video
5 minutes
By: REL West
To understand your students, use “compassionate curiosity.”
Article
15 minutes
By: Education Week, Kyle Redford
Learning means changing your mind
Article
10 minutes
By: Education Week, Katherine Burd
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Intellectual character
Tool
15 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Ken Robinson: what is creativity?
Video
20 minutes
By: Ken Robinson