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Cultivating a Culture of
Creativity and Curiosity by
Developing an Elementary
Framework for Thinking
By Jeanne Muzi, Principal, Slackwood Elementary School, Lawrence
Township Public Schools
As administrators, teach- vating — or repetitive and Many high schools and middle schools
ers, parents and citizens limiting — and everything have begun transforming the learning
experiences their students are involved
who interact on a daily in between. As our world evolves in and routinely offer real world intern-
basis with students, we at a dizzying pace and revolutionary ships, opportunities to take college
courses, deep dives into research and
recognize that our current ideas, such as driverless vehicles, AI entrepreneurial projects. These ongo-
in our homes and robotic assistants
educational environments in the workplace become common- ing experiences empower students to
drive their own learning and prepare
can be exciting and inno- place, authentically changing practices them for future roles. As middle and
of teaching and learning can seem
overwhelming, but also critically urgent. secondary students are presented with
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