These articles provide a lot of valuable information about cultivating curiosity in your classroom.
Title: Four Strategies to Spark Curiosity via Student Questioning
By Kevin D. Washburn
Summary: This article provides a quick overview of four classroom ready strategies. Some of the strategies are based on brain research. The four strategies are not the typical activities but are procedural and can be utilized for any subject or topic.
Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/build-curiosity-questioning-strategies-kevin-washburn
Title: How to Ignite Intellectual Curiosity in Students
by Ben Johnson, 2010
Summary: Johnson reminds us that everyone is curious about something. He provides several suggestions on how to set up your classroom, and utilize specific activities to help draw on your students natural curiosity.
By Susan Engel, 2013
Summary: "Many teachers endorse curiosity when they're asked about it, but it isn't uppermost on their minds—or shaping their teaching plans." Engel encourages teachers to actively assess the level of curiosity in their students. One way to measure curiosity of your students is to pay attention to the number of questions they ask. The more they ask the higher the level of interest and curiosity. Engle also provides strategies to help increase the level of student interest.
Title: The Question Formulation Technique: 6 Steps to Help Students Ask Better Questions
Summary: This article discusses ways to teach students how to ask quality questions. When students ask genuine questions they are showing interest which teachers can capitalize on to cultivate curiosity. Two links from this article provide great information as well. Click the link, "Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions", found in the article as well as the link, "Teaching Creativity in the Classroom" at the bottom for more information.
By Ramsey Musallam
Summary: A chemistry teacher discusses his life changing event that lead him to question his teaching methods. Embracing student curiosity as a way to engage students in authentic learning Musallam inspires viewers to do the same.
Title: A Curious Classroom
Summary: This wonderful video shows a classroom teacher discussing how she is cultivating curiosity in her classroom. There are several wonderful ideas including word banks entitled "words that are fun to say" and "Wondering Wednesdays".
These articles provide a lot of valuable information about cultivating curiosity in your classroom.
Title: Four Strategies to Spark Curiosity via Student Questioning
By Kevin D. WashburnSummary: This article provides a quick overview of four classroom ready strategies. Some of the strategies are based on brain research. The four strategies are not the typical activities but are procedural and can be utilized for any subject or topic.
Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/build-curiosity-questioning-strategies-kevin-washburn
Title: How to Ignite Intellectual Curiosity in Students
by Ben Johnson, 2010Summary: Johnson reminds us that everyone is curious about something. He provides several suggestions on how to set up your classroom, and utilize specific activities to help draw on your students natural curiosity.
Title: The Case for Curiosity
By Susan Engel, 2013Summary: "Many teachers endorse curiosity when they're asked about it, but it isn't uppermost on their minds—or shaping their teaching plans." Engel encourages teachers to actively assess the level of curiosity in their students. One way to measure curiosity of your students is to pay attention to the number of questions they ask. The more they ask the higher the level of interest and curiosity. Engle also provides strategies to help increase the level of student interest.
Title: The Question Formulation Technique: 6 Steps to Help Students Ask Better Questions
Summary: This article discusses ways to teach students how to ask quality questions. When students ask genuine questions they are showing interest which teachers can capitalize on to cultivate curiosity. Two links from this article provide great information as well. Click the link, "Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions", found in the article as well as the link, "Teaching Creativity in the Classroom" at the bottom for more information.Link: http://www.scilearn.com/blog/6-steps-to-help-students-ask-better-questions.php
Title: Curiosity Comes First
By Ramsey MusallamSummary: A chemistry teacher discusses his life changing event that lead him to question his teaching methods. Embracing student curiosity as a way to engage students in authentic learning Musallam inspires viewers to do the same.
Title: A Curious Classroom
Summary: This wonderful video shows a classroom teacher discussing how she is cultivating curiosity in her classroom. There are several wonderful ideas including word banks entitled "words that are fun to say" and "Wondering Wednesdays".