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Go here - WashPo 2015: A Year in Graphics
Click on links, which ones do you find interesting... as an individual? as a teacher? for lesson planning?
Starters:
Choose one of these dataviz/infographics... how might this be used to start a class? Why might you use them? What topics could they be used to peak curiosity?
David McCandless - The Beauty of Data Visualization
Animals Plotted by Intelligence and Tastiness
A Handsome Atlas: Chinese in America
Book Titles Missing One Letter
Growth Rings: Maps Of U.S. Population Change, 2000-2010
Vax: A Game about Epidemic Prevention
State-level data of infectious diseases before and after vaccines were introduced
A World of Languages (http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/710-a-world-of-languages)
The Unengageables by Dan Meyer
Scaffolding Curiosity
Why is this difficult?
What gets in the way?
How do we work to mitigate the challenges?
For more on this... read one or both of the following:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/build-curiosity-questioning-strategies-kevin-washburn
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/igniting-student-curiousity-inquiry-method
Look at the unit/lesson you are teaching next, how can one or more of these suggestions be employed to address the issue of curiosity conundrum?
Flexibility
How does flexibility manifest itself in your day to day classroom function?
What is challenging about this premise?
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