Ready…Set…Get Curious! A Powerful Pathway for Students and Teachers

Outline

Part 1 -- 20 minutes
Introduce practical approaches that teachers can use to get to know their students better with examples and have participants choose one to practice with a partner
Part 2 -- 15 minutes
Introduce 3 practical strategies to make questions as important as answers in the classroom and have participants practice the "Quescussion" strategy with a partner
Part 3 -- 15 minutes
Use video and student and teacher quotes and project examples to demonstrate the level of engagement achieved when both of these are used in combination.
Part 4 -- 10 minutes
Ask participants to engage in a Give One Get One activity where they share what they are taking away from the session and one next step

Outcomes

...use strategies learned during the session to increase student curiosity across content areas in middle and high school
...use approaches learned during the session to get to know their students better so that they can better design and facilitate meaningful teaching and learning
...describe how deep inquiry to action projects foster student curiosity, compassion, skill development and engagement in learning

Supporting research

Cultivating Curiosity in K–12 Classrooms: How to Promote and Sustain Deep Learning
https://ascd.org/books/cultivating-curiosity-in-k-12-classrooms?variant=116001

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/20/11/curious-mind

https://humaneeducation.org/curiosity-compassion-inspiration-in-think-global-act-local-projects/

The Meaningful Middle School Classroom: https://www.ascd.org/people/jennifer-ciok

The World Becomes What We Teach
https://lanternpm.org/book/the-world-becomes-what-we-teach/