Students learn by engaging and exploring, asking questions and testing out answers. Yet, such curiosity is not always encouraged and supported in the classroom. Cultivating Curiosity in K–12 Classrooms describes how teachers can create a structured, student-centred environment that allows for openness and surprise—where inquiry guides authentic learning.
Author and award-winning educator, Wendy L. Ostroff shows how to foster student curiosity through exploration, novelty, and play; questioning and critical thinking; and experimenting and problem solving.
Key Features
- Techniques to try
- Scaffolding advice
- Relevant research from neuroscience and psychology
Additional Information
This book will help you harness the powerful drive in all learners—the drive to know, understand, and experience the world in a meaningful way.