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Four Strategies that Spark Curiosity and Fuel Motivation

Four Strategies that Spark Curiosity and Fuel Motivation

by Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D. | May 15, 2018 | Curriculum & Instruction, Learning Mindset, Teaching, The Spectrum

Research shows that four strategies spark curiosity and fuel motivation: big ideas, meaningful student choice, increased cognitive demand, and scaffolding. Here’s how Foundations & Frameworks (a K-6 instructional reading program) naturally embeds all four...
Current Trends and Issues in Education – Q&A Part 2

Current Trends and Issues in Education – Q&A Part 2

by Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D. | Mar 22, 2016 | Learning Mindset, Professional Development, Teaching, The Spectrum

Here are a few more responses to questions on current trends and issues in education, including educators in faith-based learning environments cultivating growth mindset, the connection between personalization of learning and growth mindset, and the effects of social...
Current Trends and Issues in Education – Q&A Part 2

Current Trends and Issues in Education – Q&A Part 1

by Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D. | Feb 16, 2016 | Educational Leadership, Learning Mindset, The Spectrum

As part of her graduate class requirement, a teacher asked my perspective on current trends and issues in education. She asked some very thoughtful questions—here are the first three of nine: What practices do you think are important for teachers, administrators and...
15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Educational Consultant

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Educational Consultant

by Kevin D. Washburn, Ed.D. | May 22, 2014 | Professional Development, School Culture, The Spectrum

Ideas evolve daily. Some live briefly, some lay dormant, but others grow. They become a vision: This is what [my students, my school, my business, my world] would look like as a result of this idea. Soon, strategy becomes critical for moving ideology to practicality,...
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