21st Century Learning and Teaching

If you suspect that curious kids fare better in careers and life, you're right—for a variety of reasons. Research suggests that intellectual curiosity has as big of an effect on performance as hard work. (link is external) When put together, curiosity and hard work account for success just as much as intelligence.

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Another study found that people who were curious about a topic retained what they learned for longer periods of time (link is external). And even more impressive, research has linked curiosity to a wide range of important adaptive behaviors, (link is external) including tolerance of anxiety and uncertainty, positive emotions, humor, playfulness, out-of-box thinking, and a noncritical attitude—all attributes associated with healthy social outcomes.

Learn more:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=curiosity

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=PracTICE

- https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23JimmyTheBumbleBee

A new study from the University of California, Davis, suggests that when our curiosity is piqued, changes in the brain ready us to learn not only about the subject at hand, but incidental information, too.

Learn more:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Better+Learning