Unleashing Curiosity by Helping Students Commit to Mastery Learning

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Unleashing Curiosity by Helping Students Commit to Mastery Learning

A Quick Reference Guide
Publication date: 2018
ISBN: 9780999354926
Subject: Curiosity, Instruction, Reference guides

Desire to learn—the essence of curiosity—is sparked when students are clear about what to learn, how to learn it, and why to learn it. As teachers, it’s up to us to encourage curiosity and propel our students to want to master their learning.

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Simply telling students what they ought to learn tends to quash curiosity. Instead, we want students to commit to mastery (and stay committed) because they’re seeking to satisfy their own curiosity. This 8-page quick reference guide provides research-based insights and practical strategies teachers can use to help their students set personal learning goals, see their pathway to mastering the learning, and connect their learning to purpose and a big picture.

Pages: 8
Publisher: McREL International
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Unleashing Curiosity Series

Our Unleashing Curiosity guides are part of McREL’s Curiosity Works® resources. Based in part on a successful system-wide effort in Melbourne, Australia that improved student achievement by unleashing student curiosity, these resources give teachers and school leaders tips, suggestions, and ideas to encourage professional dialogue with other teachers and increase student curiosity. Combining these insights with McREL’s analysis of best education practices from around the world, our Curiosity Works resources support a better way of transforming schools—not through top-down pressure, but through helping teachers and school leaders work together to develop shared professional expertise and leverage the power of motivation and curiosity.