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Transcript of I Love Teaching
Challenging Learning, Invercargill 2011
www.jamesnottingham.co.uk
If there is one new thing we need in
our school system right now, it is a well-developed
focus on learning
Watkins, 2010
What is the balance between nature & nurture?
The world’s tallest man meets the world’s smallest man
Who knows?
Marlys H. Witte, MD
The courage to change the things I can
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
And the wisdom to know the difference
Our praise affects achievement, talents & learning
Praise that can do more harm than good (Dweck)
Clever girl!
Gifted musician
Brilliant mathematician
Bright boy
Top of the class!
By far the best
Mueller and Dweck, 1998
In six studies, 7th grade students were given a series of nonverbal IQ tests.
The effects of different types of praise
Intelligence praise
“Wow, that’s a really good score. You must be smart at this.”
Process praise
“Wow, that’s a really good score. You must have tried really hard.”
Control-group praise
“Wow, that’s a really good score.”
Mueller and Dweck, 1998
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Effort Praise
Control Praise
Intelligence Praise
Number of problems solved on a 3rd test
Boys get 8 times more criticism than girls
The effects of praise
Swimming
“You do your best swimming when you concentrate and try your best to do what Chris is asking you to do”
Ballet
“What a brilliant ballerina you are!”
Labelling kids (and adults) is problematic
I wish teachers had never heard my theory of MI because they’re
all obsessed with categorizing kids!
Professor Howard GardnerMultiple Intelligences
We should focus on progress, not rank order
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We praise children when they get 10 out of 10
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Swedes talk about ‘curling parents & teachers’
The Learning Challenge: a possible antidote
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The Pit
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2. Conflict
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Recent Demo Lesson Concepts
What is a toy? (5 year olds)
Was the mouse telling lies? (7 year olds)
What happens when you die? (11 year olds)
What’s the difference between tragedy and romance? (14 year olds)
What is culture? (15 year olds)
Is zero the same as nothing? (17 year olds)
Challenge with young children
Eureka moments come from challenge
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2. Conflict
3. Construct
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Eureka!
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, UK
www.jamesnottingham.co.uk
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