Something to keep in mind

Follow Your CuriosityI 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.”

The Imagination is Powerful

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Imagination is more important than

knowledge.”

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” Are you

exercising your “imagination muscles” daily, don’t let something as powerful as your

imagination lie dormant lie dormant.

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.

Create Value

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Labour to be valuable and success will chase you down”

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

With this definition in mind….

Should our planning not cover the

curriculum but uncover it?

What do we want?

• If we want pupils to be successful, responsible and confident learners they need to come across inspirational teachers

• Our expectations need to be high enough to allow the learners to take more responsibility for their own learning

• We need to believe that deep learning is better than coverage

Our pupils need to

• Be challenged and get it wrong…….and then get over it!

• Work collaboratively so they can influence each other

• Recognise when they have a problems and take responsibility for dealing with it

When were you last motivated ?

When did you last motivate someone ?

When were you last

inspired?

When did you last inspire someone?

What do inspirational teachers do?

• Breath life into our children• The teachers we remember are the ones that

leaves some of their breath inside us

Model what

you want

Talk about what

you want

What do the following words mean

• Values• Attitudes• habits

Taps:When are we tap like teachers?What are our characteristics?What are the characteristics of tap like children

Drains:What are the characteristics of drain like children

Can we be drains sometimes?

Copes with challenge

Bounces back from mistakes

More effort more success

Learns from criticism

Inspired by other peoples success

Aviod challenge

Give up easily

Its the outcome that counts

Moans about or ignores critisism

Threatened by other peoples success

Growth mind setIntelligence can grow

Fixed mind setIntelligence is set

Leads to a desire to learn Leads to a desire to look smart

Which best describes your classroom?The focus is on learning The focus is on teaching

I teach in the way pupils learn pupils are expected to learn in the way I teach

I strive to create an atmosphere conducive to learning

I strive to create an atmosphere conducive to teaching

We talk about learning We talk about work

Pupils are actively encouraged to talk about their learning

pupils are often required to work in silence

Pupils learn collaboratively Pupils usually learn alone

pupils ask questions pupils answer questions

I seek commitment I seek compliance

• What does it look like?• What does it sound like?• What does it feel like?

What characterisesa school with

The Buzz?

Convergent thinking

What can we do to help

our school developeven more of a buzz?

Divergent thinking

Be creative……To make the buzz happenwe must …..

Could be a recipeCould be a bean stalkCould be a journeyCould be a treasure hunt

Share your presentation once completed

• How do you feel about learning?

• How do you make me feel about learning?

Get into their headsbut leave footprints in

their hearts

A challenge!

Matthew Syed is a sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years. He was three times the Men's Singles Champion at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and also competed for Great Britain in two Olympic Games.

What might you expect this book to be about?

One minute sweep around your table...

Your group has been given a selection of readings from the first section of the book. Some are longer

then others – please select one each.

(If there are more readings than group members you may choose to leave readings out or perhaps would

be happy to read more than 1!)

On your own:

Read your extract(s), annotating and highlighting the text where you feel appropriate to respond to the question:

What are the key idea(s) from the extract that you have read?

With your group

Share the key ideas from each extract

How might the ideas from your shared reading have impacted upon you when you were at school yourselves?

How might the ideas impact upon your learning and teaching now?

What are the implications for promoting increased motivation and perseverance in our learners?

Now decide how you will present these implications and your ideas and thinking to the whole group in a memorable way.

You have 20 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to present

With your group