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Curiosity and Connection: EL Authors Live!

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ISTE+ASCD Central Discovery Stage

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Session description

What's behind the ideas shaping education today? Find out during EL Authors Live! — a series of quick, candid 20-minute conversations where ISTE+ASCD Community Leaders sit down with authors from Educational Leadership magazine to dig into their work. In this session, author Isabelle Hau discusses with Michelle Eckler how fostering belonging can enhance and nurture student curiosity, based on her article in the April 2026 issue, “Igniting Curiosity in Schools.”

Presenters

Dr. Michelle Eckler

Director of Instructional Technology

Stratford Public Schools

Isabelle Hau

Executive Director

Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Session specifications

Topic:

Student Engagement and Agency

Transformational Learning Principles:

Spark Curiosity