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Finish Strong: Teaching Perseverance

Presented by Jacob Clifford on December 6, 2017

E-mail: [email protected] @acdcleadership

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ACDC Leadership 2017

Introduction to Jacob Clifford

• Born and raised in southern

California

• Teacher and Consultant

• Host/writer of Crash Course

Economics

• Speaker and workshop leader

• Creator of Skill-Building Boot

Camp: Experiential Learning

Activities That Prepare and

Motivate Students

• Proud parent of 5 beautiful kids

The Clifford Family

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“Best workshop in a long time! It was worth my time.”

“This was the best seminar/professional development

experience I have had.”

“Outstanding enthusiasm”

“Hands down, the best training offered in my 6 years here.”

“Interesting and fun. Well organized to keep everyone

involved.”

“Fantastic and inspirational.”

Setting the Standard

Big Question:

How do we help students develop perseverance?

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Tweet Your Answer:

What causes students to

give up at school? (Be sure to add @NAESP)

Twitter:

Jacob Clifford

@acdcleadership

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Think of your favorite class ever.

What made that class so special?

1.Community The students had respect and a positive

attitude towards you and their peers. That

class was comfortable and fun.

2. Buy-In The students were willing to learn the content

and try their best academically. They saw the

benefit of learning your content.

High test scores? A class void of challenges?

Community

(Fun)

No Community

(No Fun)

Buy-In (Learning)

No Buy-In (No Learning)

Culture Trumps

Strategy

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You are in sales!

Sales Pitch #1- Ok, let’s get to work. We have to

cover this chapter.

Sales Pitch #2- This is going to be awesome! You are really going to love this chapter.

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Sell it!

Idea:

What do most teachers do the first day of school?

Teach your best lesson the first

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“For every sale you miss

because you’re too enthusiastic,

you will miss a hundred because

you’re not enthusiastic enough.”

— Zig Ziglar

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Did you participate?

Why or why not? Copyright


Activity #1

When do students give up in school?

1. When they are facing other issues

2. When they are afraid of making

mistakes

3. When they don’t see the benefits of

school or a specific subject

4. When they think that the teacher is

being unfair

5. When they are not motivated

6. When they are not connected

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Reason #1:

When they are facing other issues

Strategy #1: The first commandment for teachers…

“Know Thy Students” (Ideas: Learn names ASAP, do get-to-know-you-

activities, one-on-on with everyone, 2x10)

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Reason #2:

When they are afraid of making mistakes

Strategy #2: Reduce the Fear (Ideas: Fear fosters failure, The Rule of Three)

The Point: Mastering skills requires practice.

Don’t give up when it gets hard

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Reason #3:

When they don’t see the benefits of school

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Math?

Social Science?

English?

Science?

PE?

Foreign Language?

Art?

If very few of our students will use the

content we teach every day, what do you

REALLY want your students to walk away

with?

Develop your sales pitch? Copyright


What you say: Translation:

I hate math! I hate finding solutions and

learning from my mistakes

I hate English! I hate reading and effectively communicating

with others

I hate science! I hate thinking objectively and figuring out

how things work

I hate history I hate knowing who I am and how I got here

I hate foreign

language

I hate other cultures and developing a skill

that can get me a better job

I hate PE I hate being healthy

I hate school!

I hate staying focused, working hard, multi-

tasking, and applying skills that will decrease

the likelihood that my life will suck

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I hate math! I hate finding solutions and

learning from my mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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I hate math! I hate problem solving and learning from my

mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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mistakes


with others


how things work


I hate foreign

language




I hate school!




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Strategy #3:

Connect EVERY Lesson To

What Really Matters (Answer W.I.I.F.M.)

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Poll Question: What percent of your teachers go out

of their way to “sell” every lesson

and unit?

Reason #4: When thy think the teacher is

being unfair

Strategy #4: Be Fair Ideas: Give clear expectations/rubrics, collaborate

with other teachers, limit bonus points

Reason #5:

When they are apathetic

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“Flow” is when

someone is focused,

fully involved, and

enjoying the process

Motivation, Happiness, and Flow

Csikszentmihalyi's flow model (1997)

To Achieve Flow

1. The task has clear goals,

direction, and structure.

2. The task has immediate

feedback.

3. One must have a good

balance between the

perceived challenges and

their own perceived skills.

“You can enhance or destroy

students’ desire to succeed in

school more quickly and

permanently through your use of

assessment than with any other tool

you have at your disposal.”

-Rick Stiggins

Strategy #5: Get Students to

Experience Flow

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Effective Instruction by encouraging students to solve problems

Goal: Move the three rings from the far left peg to

the far right peg Rules:

1.You can only move one ring at a time

2.You cannot place a larger ring on top of a smaller ring

What is the least number of steps to achieve the goal?

My son was

given this

worksheet in

2nd grade

Conclusion Students must have immediate feedback to

stay motivated and achieve flow

I’m sorry, that

was incorrect…

Let’s move on.

What would Jeopardy be like if Alex Trebek

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Idea: Have students complete exam correction sheets

Filling out this paper helps students identify their areas of

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Reason #6:

When they are not connected

Strategy #6: Build Classroom

Community (Be friendly, play games, play music,

make traditions)

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Play Games Idea: Develop a game bank: • Link Tag

• Ultimate 4 Square

• Ultimate Wall Ball

• Classroom Volleyball

• Heads Up Seven Up

• Mexican Standoff

• Steal the Bacon

• Crazy Chairs

• Scatterball

• Lifeboat

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What is the practical application

in the classroom? How does this

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Boot Camp Packet • Over 30 Experiential Learning

Activities

• Access to over 4 hours of videos

explaining every activity

• Instructions, strategies and tips

for running your own Boot

Camp

• Download link to digital

resources like sample schedules,

brochures, assignments, etc.

• Bonus- 10 fun games you can

play with your students

Teacher Workshops • Teaching Academic

Perseverance

• 10 Ways to Get Your

Students to Buy-In

• Inspire, Motivate, and

Engage- Creating Classroom

Community

• Boot Camp Teacher

Training

• Strategies for Strengthening

Your AP Program

How do we keep our students

engaged? 1. Know thy students

2. Reduced the fear

3. Connect every lesson to what really

matters (Answer: W.I.I.F.M)

4. Be fair

5. Get students to experience flow

(Immediate feedback with focus on

progress)

6. Build classroom community Copyright


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