Cultivating Curiosity: Teaching and Learning Reimagined is the evidence-based guide teachers have been looking for to help them break away from tired, formulaic teaching strategies. Written by the distinguished educator and author Doreen Gehry Nelson, the book teaches readers how to apply the author's effective and versatile Doreen Nelson Method of Design-Based Learning. Using the powerful, personal perspectives found within the book, you'll learn ways to apply this cross-curricular teaching methodology to transform your K-12 practice. You'll find discussions about how to launch creative and critical thinking in your students, as well as explanations of the methodology's 6 1/2 Steps of Backwards ThinkingTM to reinvigorate your teaching experience and dramatically improve student outcomes. The author's powerful methodology is based on decades of real-life experience and grounded in quantitative and qualitative data. It is a tried-and-tested process that has proven itself, time and again, in the demanding environment of the 21st century classroom. It's been embraced by renowned individuals, including Jonas Salk and Gloria Steinem, and is your key to escaping staid, paint-by-numbers teaching. Divided into three sections, the book begins with a thorough introduction to The Doreen Nelson Method of Design-Based Learning. It then explores strategies and tips for saying goodbye to outdated and formulaic teaching methods. Finally, the author discusses how to develop your own design-based learning classroom. Cultivating Curiosity is told from the perspectives of real K-12 teachers who used The Doreen Nelson Method of Design-Based Learning in their own classrooms and found it immensely rewarding. It's perfect for K-12 educators seeking a method that engages students in applying what they learn. It's also a great resource for teachers-in-training, administrators, and post-secondary educators.