macmillan online conference 2013
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Macmillan Online Conference 2013
Stop, think, learnDave Tucker
(International House Santa Clara, Portugal)
A. 1-3 hours / week
B. 4-6 hours / week
C. 7+ hours / week
How many hours per week with primary-age classes?
Portugal is friendlier than
the UK!
Portugal is friendlier than
the UK!
What will you learn in the next
minute…?
Learn• Language housed in
new, interesting contexts
Learn• Language housed in
new, interesting contexts
• Encourages background learning
Learn• Language housed in
new, interesting contexts
• Encourages background learning
• Fosters sense of achievement
Your take-away bag
“Success is a function of
persistence
and doggedness and the willingness to
work hard for twenty-two minutes to make
sense of something that most people
would give up on after thirty seconds.”Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers: The Story of Success (2008)
• Alison Gopnik: What do babies think?(www.ted.com)
Encouraging persistence
• The stimulus of learning something new
Encouraging persistence
• The stimulus of learning something new
• The approval and recognition of the T
Encouraging persistence
• The stimulus of learning something new
• The approval and recognition of the T
• Fun, movement, competition
Think• Hypothesise
Think• Hypothesise
• Assess
Think• Hypothesise
• Assess
• Persist
What has just happened in this classroom?
What do you think will happen next?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/gaza-education-law-gender-segregation.html# - photo by Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Stop• Time for thinking
Stop• Time for thinking
• Extended tasks
Stop• Time for thinking
• Extended tasks
• No immediate feedback
Stop• Time for thinking
• Extended tasks
• No immediate feedback
• More independence
Whizz!Bang!Pow!
Stop,
Stop,think,
Stop,think,learn.
Thank you!
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