1. Making learning Irresistible
Watch your thoughts,
They become words,
Watch your words,
They become actions,
Watch your actions,
They become habits,
Watch your habits,
They become character,
Watch your character,
It becomes your destiny
Making learning Irresistible
Tom Robson

2. Something to keep in mind
Follow Your Curiosity
I have no special talent.
I am only passionately curious.

3. Perseverance is Priceless
“It's not that I'm so smart;
it's just that I stay with problems longer.”

4. Make Mistakes
Discover the power of making mistakes. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, if you want to succeed, triple the amount of mistakes that you make.

5. Knowledge Comes From Experience
You can discuss a task, but discussion will only give you a philosophical understanding of it; you must experience the task first hand to “know it.”
“Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”

6. education
What does it mean to you

7. Definitions

8. Making learning Irresistible
Watch your thoughts,
They become words,
Watch your words,
They become actions,
Watch your actions,
They become habits,
Watch your habits,
They become character,
Watch your character,
It becomes your destiny
Making learning Irresistible
Tom Robson

9. What do inspirational teachers do?

10. Breath life into our learners
The teachers we remember are the ones that leaves some of their breath inside us

11. The blue print for learning
Content
Principles
Knowledge
Concepts
Ideas
skills
Predisposition to learning
Learning to love learning
A love of learning
Relationships
How we feel
Emotional and spiritual space

12. My teacher taught me maths
but not to love maths

13. Now imagine a learner that has the same feelings on most days.
Fragile learning
Remember when you last did something that was hard to grasp while others were doing well?
Now imagine a learner that has the same feelings on most days.

14. Think of something that you have achieved.....
Now consider how you achieved it.....

15. Occasional explanations How do your responses compare with these?
Popular explanations
Occasional explanations
Rare
explanations
Effort; support from others; perseverance; determination; risk-taking; having a go; enjoying the process; patience; coping with obstacles; practice; planning; persistence; encouragement; self-belief; trying a different approach; positive self-talk; advice; interest in it; thinking about times I have achieved difficult things before; imagining myself doing it; proving others wrong; constructive feedback; breaking it down into small steps; having a vision
Luck; chance; faith; realism
Natural ability; intelligence; aptitude; gift; talent
How do your responses compare with these?
Taken from the work of
Barry Hymer 2009

16. …something that has been done or gained by effort
…the act or process of completing something successfully after working hard

17. …’overcoming
difficulty’

18. Learning challenge
The Map

19. Where are we heading? Shallow Change Deep Change Profound Change
Policies/Documents/Resources
Deep Change
Skills/Knowledge
(thinking and learning; personal and emotional; social;
literacy; numeracy; ict capability)
Profound Change
Attitudes and behaviours
(self confidence; personal responsibility;
desire to learn; concern for others)

20. Who are you?
Values
Attitudes
habits

21. Time for bounce
Look at the extracts you have been given and in your team summarise what the main points are across all the readings
What does this mean for you?
What does it mean for your
learners?

22. An answer is what you have left on the road behind you
A question points to a new an exciting destination

23. Einstein's Mum used to say ….
What questions have you asked today?

24. Asking questions TEACHER “What is the flower called?” PUPIL
“I think it is called Betty”

25. Quick quiz compiled using research from Ted Wragg and Mike Hughes
What percentage of teacher’s time is taken up asking questions?
10%, 30%, 70%.
What percentage of questions asked are closed questions?
20%, 60%, 90%
What percentage of our questions do we answer ourselves?
18%, 38%, 88%
What is the average wait time between teacher’s question and pupil’s answer or when the teacher moves on?
0.7 seconds, 3.2 seconds, 5.1 seconds

26. How many questions do teachers ask in a typical day?
500, 300, 100
How many minutes into a ‘typical lesson’ does the first open question often appear?
5, 25, 45 minutes in

27. Problems with questions
Used as punishment
Pretend open questions
Ignoring leaqrners’ questions
Too many questions
Difficult questions too soon
Not enough time to think
Only one type of questions

28. Questions to ask Knowledge – find out Comprehension – understand
Application – make use of what you know Analysis – take apart what you know
Evaluation – judge the outcome

29. Be creative
Use all the information you have been given to produce a stand alone display that makes it clear why it is important to know:
What the right question is to ask
Why you are asking that question
When to ask the question
How to ask the question

30. Why are the leaves always green, Dad?
Why are there thorns on a rose?
Why do you want my neck clean, Dad?
Why do hairs grow from your nose?
Why can dogs hear what we can’t Dad?
Why has the engine just stalled?
Why are you rude about Aunt, Dad?
Why are you going all bald?
Why is Mum taller than you, Dad?
Why can’t the dog stand the cat?
Why’s Grandma got a moustache, Dad,
Why are you growing more fat?
Why don’t you answer my questions?
You used to: you don’t any more.
Why? Tell me why. Tell me why, Dad
Do you think I’m being a bore?