Blooming Curious
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Tune in to Blooming Curious for weekly inspiration and actionable strategies for early childhood classroom and home based educators who want to nurture curious, confident, lifelong learners.
Visit www.bloomingcurious.com for resources and strategies that put the love back into teaching and learning.
Sign up for your weekly dose of inspiration with Get Curious.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 84
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ep 44 Take aways from Trevor MacKenzie at The Inquiry Educators Summit
One of the speakers at the 2024 Inquiry Educators Summit 2024 was Trevor MacKenzie, teacher, Education Consultant, speaker and author.
Trevor focused on how we as educators plan for curiosity. How we …
Trevor focused on how we as educators plan for curiosity. How we …
00:12:32 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Ep 43 Inquiry based learning debunked
If you've ever had an opinion or just wondered about inquiry based learning then this is the episode for you.
In this episode, Edwina debunks the comments and misconceptions made by educators about in…
In this episode, Edwina debunks the comments and misconceptions made by educators about in…
00:19:13 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
Ep 42 Interview with Victoria Crossan of Learning by Inquiry
Victoria Crossan is a wealth of practical knowledge when it comes to using inquiry as a teaching strategy to nurture children's curiosity.
In this episode we upack how inquiry benefits children's lear…
In this episode we upack how inquiry benefits children's lear…
00:59:44 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Ep 41 Make Curiosity a Priority for Back to School
It's back to school time and teachers are preparing classrooms and lesson plans in anticipation for that first day and all the days that follow.
Of course, ensuring that the learning space is welcomin…
Of course, ensuring that the learning space is welcomin…
00:18:58 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Ep 40 Should teachers be decorating classrooms?
It's back to school time, and with that comes classroom set up. We teachers love decorating our classrooms, and of course we want our rooms to be attractive and welcoming for students.
In this episode…
In this episode…
00:14:31 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Ep 39 Ultimate Back to School Organisation for Teachers
If you're getting ready to go back to school then this episode is your ultimate back to school guide.
Today we unpack all the big picture stuff that teachers need to keep in mind when planning and or…
Today we unpack all the big picture stuff that teachers need to keep in mind when planning and or…
00:23:48 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
Ep 38 Why and How I Started with Inquiry Based Learning
Inquiry based learning, is a methodology, a pedagogy, a strategy, it's not a seperate subject. It's a methodology that is a part of the very fabric of an inquiry educator. Inquiry-based learning enco…
00:19:09 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Ep 37 How to Integrate Science into your Teaching
In this episode I unpack how to easily and effectively integrate science with English Language Arts and other subjects, thereby making learning not only authentic and relatable for students but a who…
00:23:56 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Ep 36 The Most Effective Teaching Strategies for Student Learning
Schools are in crisis. Researchers say that children are not performing as well as they should be, and are falling behind.
But who is to blame? The curriculum or the teachers, or something else? Are o…
But who is to blame? The curriculum or the teachers, or something else? Are o…
00:22:03 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Ep 35 Lesson Planning with Picture Books
When it comes to planning lessons in an early childhood classrooms, picture books are the one resource educators cannot do without. Picture books are not only provocations, they ignite curiosity, sti…
00:11:50 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Ep 34 What Teachers do in the Holidays.
Teaching is the job that's never done! There are always numerous invisible tasks that need to be done, and very often the only time to do them is over weekends or during the holidays. But teachers de…
00:12:28 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Ep 33 Interview with April Zajko, Nature-inspired Educator and Founder of April's Teacher Tree
April is an educator and founder of April's Teaching Tree, which helps parents and educators deepen their connection to nature. April divides her time between the classroom and providing in-person pr…
01:15:52 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Ep 32 Interview with the creators of Sqwish Resources
In this episode, we unpack the strategies, tips and advice to help educators integrate and teach with an inquiry mindset with the help of the creators behind Sqwish Resources, Allanah and Meg.
These e…
These e…
01:04:58 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Ep 31 How to help children find the answers to their questions
As inquiry educators we don't jump in with the answers to questions. Instead we facilitate the finding of the answers.
In this episode we explore the how and the where to go to help children find the …
In this episode we explore the how and the where to go to help children find the …
00:13:00 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Ep 30 The Effect of Modelling in Teaching
As educators we are constantly being watched and copied by our students. Modelling is a powerful strategy that educators use to teach everything from explicit instruction, to being curious and showin…
00:09:11 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
Ep 29 Curating Opportunities for Exploration and Learning
We are more than teachers. Not only are we facilitators of learning, but curators too. To make learning and the learning environment more exciting than an ipad, we need to curate real life experience…
00:11:06 |
Mon 27 May 2024
Ep 28 How to Record and Document Children's Learning
Learning really is a journey. And like a journey it requires planning, recording, sharing and assessing of how it all unfolded.
The map that educators follow as students travel on this journey is usu…
The map that educators follow as students travel on this journey is usu…
00:12:01 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Ep 27 The Questions that Lead to Curiosity and Knowledge
Kids ask a lot of questions! They ask questions because they have an innate desire for knowledge. But, sadly as children progress through school and eventually adulthood, the questions become fewer u…
00:11:27 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Ep 26 Jessica Vance on inquiry, curiosity and learning walls
Jessica Vance, inquiry educator, thought leader, consultant and author of Leading with a Lens of Inquiry, talks about the role of leadership in cultivating a culture of inquiry and the strategies and…
00:40:43 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Ep 25 Interview with Marcus Veerman of Nudel Kart
Marcus Veerman is a playground designer, founder and CEO of a charity called Playground Ideas and designer and founder of the Nudel Kart, Nudel Pod and Nudel Rover, innovative open ended toys based o…
01:12:27 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
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