November Learning: Expanding the Boundaries of Learning

Nurturing Curiosity: Uncovering the Key to Learner Engagement, Creativity and Success in the 21st Century

Angela Maiers, Maiers Educational Services, Des Moines, IA

All of our children have curiosity. Unfortunately, our curriculum does not always tap this native talent. From Plato to Dewey to Einstein, scholars from a number of disciplines have identified curiosity as one of the most vital attributes for intellectual and personal success. Curiosity is not only a catalyst for deep learning, but critical for developing 21st Century capacities of imagination, problem solving, and adaptability.

Participants will leave this session understanding:

• How to discover, measure, and enhance students Curiousity Quotient
• How to identify and nurture the 6 Qualities of Curious Learners
• How to teach the 5 Critical Elements of a Good Question
• How to harness the curiosities that already exist to maximize learner engagement and productivity

Rachel Carson once said: “If a child is to keep his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.”

Our students need YOU! Bring your questions! Bring your wonders! And, let the learning begin!

Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Price: $225
Note: Grades K – 6