Wendy L. Ostroff

Wendy L. Ostroff, Ph.D.

Wendy L. Ostroff, Ph.D., is an applied developmental and cognitive psychologist, and Professor in the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma State University, a pioneering interdisciplinary and seminar-based program that prepares prospective teacher-learners to be critical readers, writers and thinkers who bridge cognitive science with innovative pedagogies. The author of numerous articles and the books, 'Understanding How Young Children Learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom' (2012), 'Cultivating Curiosity in K–12 Classrooms: How to Promote and Sustain Deep Learning' (2016), and 'Empowering Young Children: How to Nourish Deep, Transformative Learning for Social Justice' (2022), Dr. Ostroff is an award-winning educator with more than 20 years of experience in state-of-the-art teacher training. She leads workshops and professional development events worldwide on curiosity, cognition and disrupting oppression in education.

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