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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is

success (Henry Ford)

Helping pupils

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HOPE

elping

ther

ossibilities

merge

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Making learning

Irresistible

Tom Robson

Watch your thoughts,They become words,Watch your words,

They become actions,Watch your actions,They become habits,Watch your habits,

They become character,Watch your character,

It becomes your destiny

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Something to keep in mind

Training days often give us the solutions to problems already solved, collaboration between schools often solves problems that have never been solved before

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Collaboration,

it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and

practice.” Douglas B. Reeves, Transforming Professional Development Into Student Results

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education

What does it mean to you

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Definitions• Derived from the Latin word educo

which translates to

–I lead forth,– I take out,– I raise up

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With this definition in mind….

Should our planning not cover the

curriculum but uncover it?

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Who are you?

What label do you display?

What labels do you put on others?

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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

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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

What about us?

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What do inspirational teachers do?

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

leaves some of their breath inside us

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Model what

you want

Talk about what

you want

When were you last motivated ?

When did you last motivate someone ?

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When were you last

inspired?

When did you last inspire

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Where do you get yours from?

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What do the following words mean

• Values• Attitudes• habits

The language of learning

A game of words

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Think of something that you have achieved.....

Now consider how you achieved it.....

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Popular explanations Occasional explanations

Rare explanations

Effort; support from others; perseverance; determination; risk-taking; having a go; enjoying the process; patience; coping with obstacles; practice; planning; persistence; encouragement; self-belief; trying a different approach; positive self-talk; advice; interest in it; thinking about times I have achieved difficult things before; imagining myself doing it; proving others wrong; constructive feedback; breaking it down into small steps; having a vision

Luck; chance; faith; realism

Natural ability; intelligence; aptitude; gift; talent

Taken from the work of Barry Hymer 2009

How do your responses compare

with these?

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…’overcoming difficulty’