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Julie Shy

Educational Leadership:Creativity Now!:The Case for Curiosity - 2 views

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shared by Julie Shy on 29 May 13 - No Cached
  • Julie Shy on 29 May 13
     
    But what we admire and what we deliberately cultivate aren't the same. When researchers dig deeper, they find that many adults think of curiosity as a trait possessed by some but not others. Or they think that as long as the environment isn't too repressive, children's natural sense of inquiry will surface (Engel, 2011). In fact, when Hilary and I asked teachers to list which qualities were most important without giving them a list to choose from, almost none mentioned curiosity. Many teachers endorse curiosity when they're asked about it, but it isn't uppermost on their minds-or shaping their teaching plans.
Don Doehla

Why Curiosity Enhances Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Don Doehla on 07 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Don Doehla on 07 Jan 15
     
    t's no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable. Curious students not only ask questions, but also actively seek out the answers. Without curiosity, Sir Isaac Newton would have never formulated the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn't have discovered penicillin, and Marie Curie's pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.
Don Doehla

Visible Thinking - 0 views

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shared by Don Doehla on 24 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • The six sections of this site are: Visible Thinking in Action; Getting Started; Thinking Routines; Thinking Ideals; School Wide Culture of Thinking; Additional Resources.
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 24 Jun 13
       
      6 Sections to this website 1) Visible Thinking in Action 2) Getting Started 3) Thinking Routines 4) Thinking Ideals 5) School-wide Culture of Thinking 6) Additional Resources
  • Teacher Study Group as described in the School-Wide Culture of Thinking section
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  • teachers reflect on student work, or documentation
  • Thinking Routines loosely guide learners' thought processes and encourage active processing
  • short, easy-to-learn mini-strategies
  • Thinking Ideals are easily accessible concepts capturing naturally occurring goals, strivings or interests that often propel our thinking. Four Ideals -- Understanding, Truth, Fairness and Creativity
  • Purpose and Goals Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters. An extensive and adaptable collection of practices, Visible Thinking has a double goal: on the one hand, to cultivate students' thinking skills and dispositions, and, on the other, to deepen content learning. By thinking dispositions, we mean curiosity, concern for truth and understanding, a creative mindset, not just being skilled but also alert to thinking and learning opportunities and eager to take them
  • Don Doehla on 24 Jun 13
     
    This site, recommended by Suzie Boss, et al, contains several ideas about how to make thinking visible - akin to the Metacognitive Conversation work from WestEd - a worthwhile site to explore.
David McGavock

Western News - Study calls critical thinking into question - 0 views

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shared by David McGavock on 07 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • whether student apathy is to blame or if the study reflects a fundamental failing in the post-secondary education system.
    • David McGavock
      David McGavock on 07 Mar 11
       
      Perinnial question. Is it the students "fault" or the "institution"?
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  • “opportunities are there for students who are willing to learn and develop academically. The environment is very rich on university campuses.”
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  • Mark Blagrave
  • students have the right level of motivation
  • places more responsibility on educators to encourage comprehensive learning in the university community.
  • “It’s up to us to make sure we spark that intellectual curiosity and are able to meet today’s students on today’s terms.” 
  • “We’ve gone a long while knowing that (critical thinking) is part of what we teach, but we’re not necessarily articulating or reminding students that it’s happening.” 
  • define critical and creative skills and look at the tools that we have to encourage them, as well as the constraints we face.”
  • When asked if he thought Arum’s study would have similar results if conducted in Canada, Doerksen says he would be extremely surprised. “If a student wants to learn, there is an appropriate environment for that here.”
    • David McGavock
      David McGavock on 07 Mar 11
       
      Go to Canada?
  • 45 per cent of students made no significant improvement in critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years, and 36 per cent showed no improvement after four years of schooling.
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