Blooming Curious
Blooming Curious explores strategies for early childhood and elementary classroom, and home educators to keep young children curious - integrating inquiry, nature, and play based learning in children’s everyday experiences to foster a lifelong love for learning. Get inspired to ignite children's sense of wonder and curiosity by integrating inquiry-based learning into your everyday lessons and simultaneously equip kids with the skills they need to navigate an ever changing world, while you reignite your passion, and even meet curriculum requirements. Tune in every week for insights and strategies to help kids stay curious and wondering with your host Early Childhood educator Edwina Cottino. Click subscribe and feed your curiosity.Check out podcast episodes at https://bloomingcurious.com/podcast/ Sign up to the weekly newsletter Get Curious, for inspiration to keep yourself and your learners curious, happy and loving learning at https://resources.bloomingcurious.com/getcuriousGo deep on the website www.bloomingcurious.com for blog posts and resources to keep you on top of your game.
Episodes
I break down all the important parts we need to consider when planning an integrated curriculum and give examples of how well planned and spontaneous learning experiences can add to childre...
But who is to blame? The curriculum or the teachers, or something else? Are our teaching strategies ineffective?
In this episode we look at what research based evidence says are the most effective teaching strategies for student learning. We dig into High Impact Teaching Strategies as develop...
In this episode we unpack how we educators plan our learning experiences using picture book...
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These experienced and passionate educators are on a mission to help bring inquiry to all lessons with their resources based on the 5E model.
Listen just how easy it is to flip from chalk and talk to inspiring students to think, won...
In this episode we explore the how and the where to go to help children find the answers to their questions, and in doing so, we're helping them create independent learners with inquiring minds.
For resources go to https://resources.bloomingcurious.com/
To sign up to the weekly newsletter Get Curi...
Because children learn through observation, we edu...
In this episode we unpack the strategies for curating indoor and outdoor spaces and learning experiences that spark curiosity and give children opportunities to explore...
The map that educators follow as students travel on this journey is usually either Kath Murdoch's Inquiry Cycle or the 3E model of inquiry, and in order to keep children on track, we provide scaffolds for them that help them in their planning and thinking.
Educators too, record their ow...
Questions are the gateway to knowledge, but not all questions are equal.
In this episode we explore the questions that get kids thinking and curious. The questio...
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In this episode Marcus shares his amazing journey from pro...
We unpack what nature pedagogy is, and how educators can include it in their settings and teaching practice. We discuss the benefits of risk, and the importance of curiosity and fascination when it comes to sparking a love for learning ...
To make your life easier, download the planning sheet at https://resources.bloomingcurious.com/integrating-inquiry-planning-sheet
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In today's episode I explore very subtly (can you guess what it is?) what the issue might be, and exactly what it is we're trying to achieve if we are not using a whole repertoire of strategies.
To listen to the episode on the we...
Curiosity naturally leads to inquiry. Edwina demonstrates how the inquiry process is closely aligned to the strategies for nurturing your own curiosity and t...
Both Veronica Green and April Zajko who are educational consultants and experienced early childhood educators, respond to this question with passion. Their commitment to children's learning is clear and unwavering.
Read the blog post and the transcript of this episode at h...
In this episode I explore some of the reasons for this decline in our curiosity ...
Victoria takes educators and parents on journey of discovery as she introduces us to the ...
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