Welcome Q4, we've been waiting for you! This week let's talk about 3 Rules for SPARKING Curiosity! If we can get our students curious about a topic then the learning naturally comes. I LOVE this Ted Talk from chemisty teacher, Ramsey Musallam.
His rules are simple!:
Rule #1: Curiosity Comes First -Allow Students to ask hard questions -Questions are windows to great instruction Rule #2: Embrace the Mess -Don't fear Trial and Error -Learning can be UGLY Rule #3: Practice Reflection -Gather information needed to design and refine -Revise, Revise, Revise because each case is different Did you know your BRAIN LOVES Curiosity?
NPR confirms that Dopamine is created when students' curiosity is spiked. Curiosity drives learning! Click here to read more about Curiosity and the Brain!
Here is a great article that gives us 10 Strategies to Promote Curiosity from Teach Thought!
We already do so many of these things naturally as teachers such as: Think Alouds Self Directed Learning Making Connections Curiosity is the vessel that teachers deliver instruction through. Let's work to add more to our lessons to BOOST Curiosity!
NCties was awesome this year and I learned so much! I can't wait to share it all with you. This week, I am going to start with a new tech tool called Auto Draw! It is so simple to use. It has shareable links and the ability to download work. It is a perfect fit for 1:1 technology classrooms! Check out this video!
I love that it is totally FREE and you don't need to download anything at all! My first thought was math! I created this simple concept circle for friends of 10. Students can type in equations or use drawings/shapes to represent ways to make ten.
Then I thought of writing! Students can create illustrations and write sentences to match their words!
Other Ideas: Making Words Handwriting Word Problems Fact Families Fact Triangles Diagrams Drawing Visualizations Check out this blog about adding a stylist to your Auto Draw lessons!
I LOVE that is works on all devices, laptops & Ipads!
