This episode focuses on one of the most relevant and critical aspects of play as it pertains to pedagogy: curiosity. Through three different frameworks for curiosity, this episode explores specific classroom applications—from naïve task activities to redesign opportunities—that can be used to promote and encourage our students to be curious in and out of the classroom.  

Sources referenced in and consulted for this episode:

“How One Teaching Expert Activates Students’ Curiosity.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. June 7, 2018.

Kidd, Celeste and Benjamin Y. Hayden. “The Psychology and Neuroscience of Curiosity.” Neuron, vol. 88, no. 3, 2015, pp. 449-60.

Loewenstein, George. “The Psychology of Curiosity: A Review and Reinterpretation. Psychological Bulletin, vol. 116, no. 1, 1994, pp. 75-98.

Perry, Bruce D., et al. “Curiosity, Pleasure and Play: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective. Advocate, August 2000, pp. 9-12.

Yuhas, Daisy. “Piqued: The Case for Curiosity.” The Hechinger Report. June 27, 2018.