James Nottingham's Notes, ICOT 2nd July 2015

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The Learning Challenge James Nottingham, ICOT, Bilbao 2015

The Learning Challenge

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Why?What?

How?

When?

Whats tested by National Tests

EverythingElse Creativity Thinking dispositions Citizenship Mindset Imagination Empathy Ethics Confidence



HOW to think (as well as what to think)

Ins'nct Impulse Intui'on

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I wrote happy.

They told me I didnt understand the assignment.

I told them they didnt understand life.

Professor Angie Hobbs (UK)

Happy

Flourish Prosperar



Ditch the auto-pilot

1. KnowledgeConocimiento

2. FactsHechos

3. HappyFeliz

4. Make it easierHazlo ms fcil

5. Prepare for examsPrepararse para los exmene

6. What to thinkQu pensar

7. Fixed MindsetMentalidad fija

1. UnderstandingComprensin

2. ConceptsConceptos

3. FlourishProsperar

4. Increase challengeAumentar el reto

5. Prepare for lifePrepararse para la vida

6. How to thinkComo pensar

7. Growth MindsetMentalidad de crecimiento



Dr John Edwards

The original Pit

The Learning Challenge



1. Preparing for the Pit

Tourism

Example topics include:

Turismo

Odd numbers Nmeros impares

Bullying Bullying

Industrial revolution Revolucin industrial

Water cycle El ciclo del aguaCubism Cubismo

Pets Mascotas

Free press Prensa libre

Tourism in Bilbao

FACTS might include:

1. Visitor numbers2. Main tourist sites3. Facilities for tourists4. Advertising5. How Bilbao compares

with other cities

What is a tourist?



Is David a tourist this

week?

Es David una turista

esta semana?

How many of these thinking skills did you use?

ANALYSE ANTICIPATE APPLY CAUSAL-LINK CHOOSE CLASSIFY COMPARE CONNECT CONTRAST DECIDE DEFINE

DESCRIBE DETERMINE DISCUSS ELABORATE ESTIMATE EVALUATE EXEMPLIFY EXPLORE GENERALISE GIVE EXAMPLES GIVE REASONS

GROUP HYPOTHESISE IDENTIFY INFER INTERPRET ORGANISE PARAPHRASE PREDICT QUESTION RANK REPRESENT

RESPOND SEQUENCE SIMPLIFY SHOW HOW SOLVE SORT SUMMARISE SUPPORT TEST VERIFY VISUALISE

How many of these thinking skills did you use?

From Challenging Learning (2010), page 136



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The Learning Challenge Stage 1 & 2

1. Concept 2. Conflict

Challenging Learning,

2010, p107

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What is an odd number? Que es un nmero impar?



Groundrules for dialogue? Reglas bsicas para el dilogo?

RespectListen to each otherEncourage othersTake in turns

What if Lynx & Lamb were in your group?

Lynx and Lamb are twins.

They were brought up as right wing, white supremacists.

In 2003, they were featured in a Louis Theroux BBC documentary, entitled Louis and the Nazis.



The Learning Challenge is all about Cognitive Conflict

Not all of our questions answered

but all of our answers questioned



Im keen to PROVE

I want to STAY in my comfort zone

I CANT do this

I HIDE my mistakes

Struggling means I CANT do it

Im keen to IMPROVE

I want to GET OUT of my comfort zone

I cant do this YET

I EXAMINE my mistakes

Struggling means Im LEARNING

Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset

Constructing answers together



Constructing an understanding through

Venn Diagrams


Ranking (putting in order of importance)




Categorizing


Comparing & contrasting




Opinion Lines



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The Learning Challenge Stage 3

1. Concept 2. Conflict 3. Construct

Challenging Learning,

2010, p 113

3 Eureka!

Teachers set the culture of their

classroom!

Los profesores establecen la

cultura en sus aulas!

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