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Unleashing Curiosity by Helping Students Commit to Mastery

We want all our students asking, "What's next?" 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. Our newest 8-page guide offers tips and ideas teachers can use to encourage curiosity and propel students to want to master their learning. 

Learn ways to motivate students and gently nudge them toward a path where learning satisfies their curiosity, bringing them closer to their learning goals.  This guide also has a rubric you and your colleagues can use to reflect on your progress . 
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Unleashing Curiosity Quick Guide Series
Our  Unleashing Curiosity guides are part of McREL's Curiosity Works™ resources. These 8-page resources give teachers and school leaders tips and ideas to encourage professional dialogue with other teachers and increase student curiosity. Drawing on 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 .
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Unleashing Curiosity with Feedback That Motivates

We may love it, we may fear it, but one thing's for sure, all learners need feedback to improve. This 8-page guide offers tips and ideas teachers can use to give students effective feedback that builds competence, confidence, and curiosity. Learn how to strike the right chord with feedback, both with students and with peers, to encourage a growth mindset among students and staff.


Unleashing Curiosity with Challenging Learning Tasks

What would happen if you unleashed curiosity in your classroom? This 8-page guide introduces four key elements that are integral to creating challenging learning tasks for students. Learn effective ways to work with your colleagues to support professional reflection and dialogue that helps  everyone develop instructional expertise without prescribing a lock-step, one-size-fits-all program.

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