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Jul 28 2024

7 Ways to Integrate Curiosity into the Classroom

By John Spencer Creativity, Empowering Students, Podcast 9 Comments

We often use the word AI to describe the newest generation of chatbots. However, computers can’t think. They process information. Humans think. Human cognition is affective and emotional. It's unpredictable and messy. It’s inherently social and relational. We use the term “intelligence” to describe A.I.…

Jan 19 2021

Using a Wonder Day Project to Spark Student Inquiry

By John Spencer Creativity, Project-Based Learning 13 Comments

My friend George Couros once said, "If students leave school less curious than when they have started, we have failed them." I tend to agree. I've never heard of a cosmologist who says, "I'm done with the universe. No more questions here." I've also never…

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