Making learning Irresistible Tom Robson 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

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

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

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.

Knowledge Comes From Experience “Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is 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.”

education What does it mean to you

Definitions Derived from the Latin word educo which translates to –I lead forth, –I take out, – I raise up

Making learning Irresistible Tom Robson 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

What do inspirational teachers do?

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

Model what you want Talk about what you want

My teacher taught me maths but not to love maths

Who are you? What label do you display? What labels do you put on others?

Popular explanationsOccasional 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 Taken from the work of Barry Hymer 2009 How do your responses compare with these?

Learning challenge The Map

Where are we heading? Shallow 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)

Who are you? Values Attitudes habits

Do you ? Do you make others ?

The brain and learning Knowing how the brain works can help us make learning more likely

challenge and stress Playing and learning

Designed for learning – not really!!

There is a massive difference between challenge and stress, but, only a thin dividing line; The problem for the teacher is that each student will draw it in a different place

How do we learn Basic structure of the brain How can this knowledge help us learn?

Why is laughing good? Enhances the immune system; increases the number of defence cells Reduces stress Lowers blood pressure More able to deal with cognitive challenge Has positive effects on cancer and rheumatoid arthritis Reduces symptoms of depression Improves sleep Produces sense of well being