This document discusses how to foster curiosity and creativity in gifted students. It argues that curiosity, passion, and intense interests are key to developing creativity in children. It encourages teachers to spark students' curiosity through exploration, challenging questions, and reframing ideas, rather than just direct instruction. Fostering curiosity will lead students to be more innovative and learn more effectively.

2. FROM CURIOUS
TO CREATIVETECHNOLOGY AND TODAY’S GIFTED STUDENTS
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6. 2005

14. Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.

15. IQ = Curiosity + Effort
(von Stumm, Hell, and Camorro-Premuzic, 2011)

16. “I have no
special
talent.
I am only
passionately
curious.”

19. Thinking
Like a child

23. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

27. GO

28. GO

30. EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN

32. INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!
INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!
INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!

34. INTEREST PASSION

35. I am interested in _______________.EVERYTHING

36. http://platformer.cdn.appadvice.com/wp-content/appadvice-v2-media/2016/03/Bracket_83bf350dc77194765fbee1d02505b2b8.jpg
bit.ly/sem-tech-interest-bracket

37. I am interested in _______________.NOTHING

38. thekidshouldseethis.com

39. wonderopolis.org/wonders

40. It’s not just for kids,
It’s for TEACHERS too!

41. curiosity.com

42. curious.com

43. The real voyage of
consists not in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust
consists not in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes.

44. #carpetdiem

45. atlasobscura.com

46. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7Eq9PEuDQk/maxresdefault.jpg

47. puzzlements.co

48. I didn’t know I was
interested in that.

49. Know it All

50. People who don’t ask questions
remain clueless throughout their lives.

51. Know it AllLEARN

52. SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE

53. Encourage exploration,
challenge, and revision.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/NASA_child_bubble_exploration.jpg

54. Meddler in the Middle

55. FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!

56. What if…?

57. khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

58. Identify the three films
that you would take to a
deserted island….

59. Part B: Why do you think you connected
with these stories? Come up with at
least one reason for each.
Part C: What, if anything, do these three
films have in common? How are they
different?

61. NEXT:
Return to your 3 favorite films and try
reframing each of them in terms of a
"what if" statement.
Share these with someone (you have not
talked with today) and see if they can
guess what movie it is from!

62. Your Brain Likes Curiosity

63. Confusion
is a
part of
Innovation

64. HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING

65. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?

66. SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK

67. 3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor

69. menti.com
87 77 84

70. http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW

71. DEPTH &
COMPLEXITY

72. YOUR
COMFORT
ZONE

76. Story

77. 1977

78. http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150325213755/disney/images/e/eb/SpaceMountainVintagePoster.jpg

81. disneyyouth.com

83. Magical and
Meaningful

84. It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.

86. Photo by
@JonathanPlucker

87. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/81/2a/37/812a37b72010cf72cf208519a6e13e24.jpg

88. FROM CURIOUS TO CREATIVE
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