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CURIOSITYCat Killer or Breeder of Invention?
BRIAN HOUSAND
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
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giftednessknowsnoboundaries.org
Maryland State
Conference on Gifted and Talented Education
October 20, 2017
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TODAY MAKE
brianhousand.com
brianhousand@gmail.com
@brianhousand
brian.housand
bc1000
2005
Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.
IQ = Curiosity + Effort
(von Stumm, Hell, and Camorro-Premuzic, 2011)
“I have no
special
talent.
I am only
passionately
curious.”
Thinking
Like a child
Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?
GO
GO
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
EXPLORE
THE GARDEN
INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!
INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!
INTENSE AND
INTERESTING
INTERESTS!!!
INTEREST PASSION
I am interested in _______________.EVERYTHING
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bit.ly/sem-tech-interest-bracket
I am interested in _______________.NOTHING
thekidshouldseethis.com
wonderopolis.org/wonders
It’s not just for kids,
It’s for TEACHERS too!
curiosity.com
curious.com
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.
#carpetdiem
atlasobscura.com
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7Eq9PEuDQk/maxresdefault.jpg
puzzlements.co
I didn’t know I was
interested in that.
Know it All
People who don’t ask questions
remain clueless throughout their lives.
Know it AllLEARN
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE
SAGE ON THE STAGE
GUIDE ON THE SIDE
Encourage exploration,
challenge, and revision.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/NASA_child_bubble_exploration.jpg
Meddler in the Middle
Confusion
is a
part of
Innovation
HEIGHTEN ANTICIPATION
STIMULATE INTEREST
DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING
WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
STUCK?
SOMETIMES
YOU ARE
JUST STUCK
3
2
1
Words
Questions
Metaphor
menti.com
95 21 02
http://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/i-think-we-just-moved-an-inch-oh-no-just-imagined-it-fml#.bcJ7zxNKW
unstuck.com
YOUR
COMFORT
ZONE
Story
1977
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150325213755/disney/images/e/eb/SpaceMountainVintagePoster.jpg
disneyyouth.com
Magical and
Meaningful
It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.
Photo by
@JonathanPlucker
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CURIOSITYCat Killer or Breeder of Invention?
brianhousand.com/megs17
brianhousand@gmail.com
@brianhousand
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