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Curiosity and Deep Thinking

Curiositybegins as a feeling of surprise in response to something unexpected. Curiosity occurs when that feeling is converted into action. 
(based on the book “The Hungry Mind”, Susan Engels, 2018).

Creativityis a process that involves students generating and applying new ideas in specific contexts, seeing existing situations in a new way, identifying alternative explanations, and seeing or making new links that generate a positive outcome (based on “Creative and Critical Thinking General Capability”, ACARA

Curiosity:  Here are some excerpts from "The Hungry Mind" by Susan Engel. Click here to download
Curiosity: There are lots of practical strategies in the book, "The Curious Classroom", Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, 2017. Click here for a summary of the book created by The Main Idea 
Creativity: Fabulous poster developed by the Burwood PS team. Click here to download
Classroom Interactions (Including questioning). Excerpts from chapter 6 "Cultures of Thinking" Click here to download
THE CURIOSITY SHOW
VIDEOS FOR CURIOSITY: MYSTERY DOUG
Types of Thinking: The Cultures of Thinking "Observation Guide" and "Looking at Opportunities" sheets are useful for teacher reflection, or to guide peer observations. Click here to download Observation Guide  Click here to download Opportunities
How? Here's a short extract from "Looking for Effective Questioning" a chapter from a Susan Brookhart book. Click here to download
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