Season 6 | Listen & Learn
Asking Questions
– Dr. Joe Renzuli
Episode Transcription
In this first episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Ask Questions” – one of ten actions they’ve identified during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.
During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit two tips shared by Dr. Joe Renzuli and Dr. Frank LaBanca and discuss how they represent the values they want to promote within the action of Ask Questions, which include asking open questions throughout the semester and joining students in a journey of discovery in response to unknown questions that arise during class discussions.
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