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Sara Wilkie

Tips on Inspiring Student Curiosity - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher - 0 views

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    "teacher-ready tips for stimulating curiosity in others. First, she suggests starting with the question, rather than the answer-which teachers will recognize as the foundation of inquiry-based or discovery learning (see: math teacher Dan Meyer's take on how to make math "irresistible" to students). She then suggests offering some initial knowledge on the subject. "We're not curious about something we know absolutely nothing about," she writes. Again, teachers may know this as "activating prior knowledge" or "setting the stage" before a lesson. Finally, she says it helps to require communication, or "open an information gap and then require learners to communicate with each other in order to fill it." The think-pair-share technique and vocabulary activities that require students to teach each other their words both exemplify this. What would you add to the list? How does stimulating curiosity gel with other motivation tactics-or should teachers think of curiosity and motivation as one and the same?"
Sara Wilkie

5 Opportunities For Ed Tech To Amplify Children's Curiosity, Not Destroy It | Co.Exist:... - 0 views

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    "The new wave of educational technology will leverage our greatest natural resource: the curiosity inherent in every child."
Sara Wilkie

Ramsey Musallam: 3 rules to spark learning | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    Ramsey Musallam, a high school chemistry teacher from the San Francisco Bay Area, has been creatively using digital tools in his classroom for several years as a way to drive students to deeper inquiry. In a recent TED talk, Musallam says that a teacher's strongest tool - the force that draws students deeper into learning - is piquing students' curiosity. In his classroom, Musallam follows three rules: curiosity comes first, embrace the mess, and reflect and revise.
Sara Wilkie

How curiosity changes the brain to enhance learning -- ScienceDaily - 1 views

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    "The more curious we are about a topic, the easier it is to learn information about that topic. New research provides insights into what happens in our brains when curiosity is piqued. The findings could help scientists find ways to enhance overall learning and memory in both healthy individuals and those with neurological conditions."
Sara Wilkie

Who Owns the Learning?: Preparing Students for Success in the Digital Age: Alan Novembe... - 0 views

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    "Learn how to harness students' natural curiosity to develop self-directed learners. Discover how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create and share learning tools, and participate in work that is meaningful to them and others. Real-life examples illustrate how every student can become a teacher and a global publisher. The embedded QR codes link to supporting websites."
Sara Wilkie

Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the iPad in Mind | Langwitches Blog - 0 views

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    "I want teachers to be able to, not only ask for and use an app, because someone else recommended it, but I want teachers equipped with the curiosity and the knowledge of: the value an app can bring to a learner (and being able to articulate the value) the connection from the app to curriculum content (and being able to demonstrate the depth of that connection) the possibilities the app can bring in order to amplify (take a look at a previous post: The Next Step: Amplification ) the difference of using an app to automate and substitute a task versus informate and transform (previous post: Enhancement-Automating-Transforming-Informating ) how to evaluate apps for their transformative potential?"
Mark O'Mara

How Children Succeed: Which matters more, cognitive ability or motivation? - 0 views

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    A reminder on the power of motivation over IQ in learning and success. Plenty of research underpins the power of motivation in education, learning & success. Engagement, relevance, social connection & having a stake in outcomes (gamification) are just some of the factors that increase motivation & therefore learning. Grit, curiosity ,character ........
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