Module 1 Discussion Question
Synchronous Discussion: The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Curious
Create and post a Kaltura video that summarizes your responses and offers examples related to the following:
- Photos or illustrations that bring to mind your own childhood curiosity, your curiosity now, and/or the experience of being curious
- At least three insights about curiosity that are new to you
- What you learned about yourself from the “Discover Your Curiosity Type” quiz and whether and why you agree or disagree with what you learned
- Your thoughts about whether, why, and how curiosity relates to learning and lifelong well-being
- Ways you hope to inspire curiosity in children and foster it in yourself
Weekly Resources:
Curiosity
- Boudreau, E. (2020, November 4). A curious mind.Links to an external site. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Campbell, E. (2015, September 24). Six surprising benefits of curiosity.Links to an external site. Greater GoodMagazine.
- ZERO TO THREE. (2010, February 20). Tips on nurturing your child’s curiosity.Links to an external site.
- Stenger, M. (2014, December 17). Why curiosity enhances learning.Links to an external site. Edutopia.
- Stephens, K. (n.d.). Curiosity and wonder: Cue into children’s inborn motivation to learn. Download Curiosity and wonder: Cue into children’s inborn motivation to learn.Childsteps.
Provocations
- My Teaching Cupboard. (n.d.). 3 steps to setting up a learning provocationLinks to an external site..
- Haughey, S. (2016, September 26). What is a provocation?Links to an external site. Fairy Dust Teaching. to an external site.
THE DOG PROJECT
Note: You will be familiar with these resources about The Project Approach from MSEC 6108. Use them as needed to help support your work completing the Analyzing quality Learning Experience template.
- Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2015, August 13). What the heck is project-based learningLinks to an external site.? Edutopia.
- Alfonso, S., (2017, March). Implementing the project approach in an inclusive classroom: A teacher’s first attempt with project-based learningLinks to an external site.. YC: Young Children, 72(1), 57–65.
- Illinois Early Learning Project Approach. (n.d.). Project approachLinks to an external site.. time to explore the many aspects of this website for a multitude of resources that will help you understand the project approach and design a project approach experience for your Assignment. In the Week 6 Discussion, you will be focusing on one of the projects featured on this website: Recipes for Learning: A Baking Project.
- The Project Approach. (n.d.). About this websiteLinks to an external site.. this website to learn essential information about doing the project approach with young children.
- The Project Approach. (n.d.). Sample projectsLinks to an external site..
- Brookes Publishing. (2018, September 11). 9 reasons to use the project approach in your inclusive early childhood classroomLinks to an external site.. Brookes Blog.
- Queensland Government. (n.d.). Age-appropriate pedagogies. Project approachLinks to an external site..
Module 1: Discussion 2
SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT Discussion 2: Provocations: Inspiring Fascination and Learning
Provocations involve open-ended, thought-provoking changes in children’s environments that inspire curiosity, exploration, and discovery. They challenge and extend children’s current knowledge and perhaps their capabilities. For this Discussion, you have the opportunity to prepare and discuss a provocation experience with a small group of preschool-age children. What might inspire children’s curiosity related to the topic of the unit you are designing? How might you learn more about children’s interests as you listen, observe, and engage?
Post your response to the following:
- Your unit topic and/or essential question or questions
- A description of your provocation
- Ways in which children engaged in your provocation, i.e., how your provocation may have inspired children’s curiosity and engaged them in exploration and discovery, and/or how this provocation challenge may have extended children’s current knowledge and perspectives
- How you might adjust the provocation you offered children based on your observations
Module 3 Discussion Question
By Wednesday of Week 6, post your ViDEO, REVIEW AT LEAST 3 OF YOUR COLLEAGUE’S VIDEOS, AND THEN POST YOUR response to the following questions:
- What was the title and author of the book you chose to read, and how did it connect to your unit and learning experience?
- Based on your understanding of the criteria for quality children’s literature, how did this book represent quality?
- What strategies did you use to ensure you were creating a special experience and promoting children’s engagement.
- What have you learned about why reading aloud with young children valuable and important?
