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Marcelo StaricoffMarcelo StaricoffHeadteacher, Hertford Infant and Nursery School, BrightonHeadteacher, Hertford Infant and Nursery School, BrightonAssociate Lecturer, University of BrightonAssociate Lecturer, University of Brighton
The Joy of Not Knowing (JONKThe Joy of Not Knowing (JONK™™))
creating confident young learners creating confident young learners
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Joy of Not KnowingAt Hertford
we love not knowing
School APS Attn Pref
2009 14.6 91.4 392010 15.6 92.4 432011 15.9 93.1 532012* 16.2 93.7 422013 16.6 94.1 60
* Ofsted Outstanding (Good 2008)
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What we teach and
what children learn
How we teach and how
children learn
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TO LEARN THEY MUST NOT KNOW IT FIRST!
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LEARNING TO LEARN WEEK
I’ve got all the tools and skills to climb out
of The Pit
LEARNING TO LOVE LEARNING CULTURE IN SCHOOL
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LEARNING TO LEARN WEEK DOMAINS
strategically awarerobotic
… this approach enables children to gradually move along the concept lines
creativerule bound
curiouspassive
meaning makingfragmented
effective partnerdependent
resilientfragile
REPORTSPROBLEMSOLVING
SEP JUL
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CreativeEnthusiastic
… this approach enables children to gradually move along the concept lines
ConnectingCaring
PerseveringAmbitious
PlannerThoughtful
CommunicatingRespectful
QuestioningFriendly
REPORTSPROBLEMSOLVING
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What could these be?
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READREALSEALSELL
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4 Fours’
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What makes you laugh?
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Starters
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Starters
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Starters
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Home Learning
Monday-Friday
Open-ended
Stimulating
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Maths Investigations The One Minute Round
Consecutive Numbers
Diagonals
Perfect World
Challenge Fridays
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Image and Poem of the Week
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Performances
It could be anything at all…
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PMI’s
I [interesting]
M [minus]
P [positive]
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Written WorkDate
Title
TLP:
TC:
TIL:
TS:
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All involved
2 3 4
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Concept Lines and Fortune Lines
good evil
story
Birbal
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Concept Lines and Fortune Lines
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Mind Maps
…enabling thinking skills to be incorporated into subject teaching
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Blogging
…bringing the world into our classrooms
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Philosophy for Children
Communities of Enquiry
Wonder Walls
Why Books
Philosophy at Home
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Is it ever right to do
something wrong?
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Improvisation Games
The Interpreter
Three as One
Thinking Hats
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The JONK model provides children with:
• a toolkit of strategies
• a means of structuring their thinking
• the facility to take ownership and responsibility of their own learning
• an enjoyable, non-threatening, creative approach to learning
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Monika’s quote
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