Ruby Tuesday

I am curious about curiosity! On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a Learning Pioneers live webinar about cultivating curiosity with Kath Murdoch and Guy Claxton.  Being curious about such a big idea means we don't "arrive" at a final destination and end our inquiry. The webinar was an exciting reminder about the cyclical nature of inquiry and how ongoing curiosity drives continuous meaning making, connections, wonderings and deeper and broader learning for all learners - children and ourselves! I was reminded of a couple of workshops I have led on nurturing curiosity that I have never blogged about. I shared 11 different strategies that I will outline here. On Friday, some of these strategies were explored in depth.  In a culture that harnesses the energy and tension of not knowing, and where surprise and the unfamiliar are welcomed, curiosity is nurtured. Far from a world of right and wrong and where mistakes are feared, the process of learning is fuelled by curio