Blooming Curious Edwina Cottino

Kids ask a lot of questions! They ask questions because they have an innate desire for knowledge. But, sadly as children progress through school and eventually adulthood, the questions become fewer until eventually as adults we may not be questioning at all.Questions are the gateway to knowledge, but not all questions are equal.In this episode we explore the questions that get kids thinking and curious. The questions that educators need to ask to get students curious and thinking and even those questions that take learning further and deeper.Go deeper in this blog post https://edslessons.com/how-questions-le…ty-and-knowledge/Download your free list of question starters at https://resources.edslessons.com/questionsDownload your free eGuide How to Encourage Natural Curiosity in Children here https://resources.edslessons.com/how-to-encourage-natural-curiosity-in-childrenGet started with Inquiry 101, which takes you through the step-by-step process of getting started with inquiry and how to integrate it into your existing lessons here https://resources.edslessons.com/inquiry-101Get on the mailing list for all the insider information around inquiry, curiosity, teaching and learning by signing up here https://resources.edslessons.com/getcuriousBuy Kath Murdoch's book Getting Personal with Inquiry here Contact Edwina at contact@edslessons.com

Jessica Vance, inquiry educator, thought leader, consultant and author of Leading with a Lens of Inquiry, talks about the role of leadership in cultivating a culture of inquiry and the strategies and practices that promote curiosity and an inquiry mindset in students, teachers and leaders. Find all the show notes at www.edslessons.com/bloomingcuriousTo subscribe to Get Curious, my weekly newsletter sign up here.You can find and connect with Jessica at https://leadingwithinquiry.com/Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jess_vanceedu/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QVTyUpJq5aZ62ZyoOwpCgPublications mentioned : Leading with a Lens of Inquiry By Jessica VanceRon Ritchhart Project ZeroAdam Grant Hidden Potential

Marcus Veerman is a playground designer, founder and CEO of a charity called Playground Ideas and designer and founder of the Nudel Kart, Nudel Pod and Nudel Rover, innovative open ended toys based on loose parts. These multilayered innovations allow children's creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and language skills not only to develop, but flourish. In this episode Marcus shares his amazing journey from providing children from impoverished backgrounds incredible opportunities for play and exploration to his latest development the Nudel Kart, which allows multifaceted skill development all neatly packaged in a highly sustainable loose part package making play, creativity, problem solving and language development easily accessible to children everywhere, and simultaneously meeting curriculum outcomes.Purchase Nudel products at https://nudel.shop/Find out all about the Nudel Kart at https://www.nudelkart.com/For more posts and articles about curiosity, learning and inquiry visit Ed's LessonsDid you enjoy this episode? Follow and subscribe to Blooming Curious and leave a review by going to the show page.Have a question? Send me an email at contact@edslessons.com

Today we welcome Dr Claire Warden, Nature Pedagogist, author, education consultant, entrepreneurial leader and founder of Auchlone, a multi award winning nature kindergarten in Scotland.We unpack what nature pedagogy is, and how educators can include it in their settings and teaching practice. We discuss the benefits of risk, and the importance of curiosity and fascination when it comes to sparking a love for learning in children.In addition Claire discusses the importance of observation and documentation when working with children and gives ideas on how to implement floor books for planning, guiding the line of inquiry, and documenting children's learning.To read how you can implement nature pedagogy in an urban environment go to https://edslessons.com/the-meaning-of-n…gogy-in-practice/Website: www.edslessons.comIf you would like to get in touch email me at contact@edslessons

So you're inspired to integrate inquiry-based learning into your existing lessons, but you 're struggling to know how to go about it. This episode will walk you through the process and give you some ideas of how you can integrate inquiry into your planning and everyday lessons.To make your life easier, download the planning sheet at https://resources.edslessons.com/integrating-inquiry-planning-sheetGet a detailed breakdown of how to start integrating inquiry into your existing lessons here Follow Jessica Vance at https://www.instagram.com/jess_vanceedu/website: www.edslessons.comSubscribe to Get Blooming Curious at https://resources.edslessons.com/getbloomingcurious

According to the latest Australian news reports, Australian children are performing terribly and the real culprit is the fact that teachers are not teaching using an explicit instruction model.In today's episode I explore very subtly (can you guess what it is?) what the issue might be, and exactly what it is we're trying to achieve if we are not using a whole repertoire of strategies. To listen to the episode on the website go to edslessons.com/bloomingcuriousLinks mentioned in the episode:https://explicitinstruction.org/download/sample-chapter.pdf an excerpt by Anita L Archer and Charles A Hughes from the publication Explicit Instruction and Efficient Teachinghttps://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1188027.pdf Teachers Taking up Explicit Instruction: The Impact of a Professional Development and Directive Instructional Coaching ModelTo get the free resource: go to https://resources.edslessons.com/how-to-encourage-natural-curiosity-in-childrenTo sign up to Get Blooming Curious, my weekly newsletter for curious educators, sign up at https://resources.edslessons.com/getbloomingcurious or at www.edslessons.comThanks for listening! If you like this episode, or indeed the whole show, please show your appreciation by following, sharing and leaving a review! 😎