storyfinding v2
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Keynote presentation for the TCEA Area 7 Conference. White Oak, Texas. 8 June 2012.In a word or two you remember the whole story: glass slipper, sour grapes, cold porridge. You remember more than the facts (a step mother & two step sisters, an absent father, a godmother) you remember the relationships and deeper connections between the characters (nasty step mom & sisters, warm but lonely friendships with the animals in the house, a dream of a better life).The challenge for teachers and students is not to find problems but to find stories. Powerful narratives, in a word or two, bring to mind a wealth of ideas and relationships; more than just facts. How can we find the stories that make our teaching sticky? How do we help kids find, and more importantly tell, the stories that make their learning sticky?We’ll look at some strong examples and send you on your way with a toolkit of ideas and practices to make teaching & learning sticky in your class.TRANSCRIPT
storyfindingDarren Kuropatwa
TCEA - Area 7 ConferenceWhite Oak, Texas
June 2012
j.mp/storyfinding
Once upon a time ...
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we are the stories we tell
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How does the mundane become a story worth telling?
the importance of narrative
Hermann Göring
Vermeer’s Christ and the Adulteress
Hermann Göring
Han Van Meegeren Christ and the Adulteress
Han Van Meegeren Christ and the Adulteress
Hermann Göring
the importance of narrative
4' 33" by John Cage / Steve Rhodes / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
John Cage - 4'33" (BBC)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY7UK-6aaNA
the importance of narrative
Once upon a time ...
There was a girl.
And there was this boy who loved her ...
… but it was complicated.
Troy [HD 1080p Blu-ray Official Trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJYNuWBJ9g
There’s a war ...
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… for the best of reasons; love.
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in your subject.
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Why would I waste time having
students explain how they solve
problems? My explanations are
always the best ones. Ultimately I
always end up having to go back
and clarify or re-explain
solutions to the class anyway.
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Know about the ways of learning: the best way to learn anything is
to discover it by yourself.
Try to read the
faces of your
students, try to
see their
expectations &
difficulties, put
yourself in their
place.
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Give them not only information, but "know-how," attitudes of mind,
the habit of methodical work.
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your whole secret at once - let the students guess
before you tell it - let them find out by themselves as
much as is feasible.
“The best teachers have teeth marks on their tongues.”
Alfie Kohn
Mike...biting off his tongue / Sandra Leong / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Remember there’s a war going on ...
for the best of reasons; love ...
and ...
a face launched 1000 ships
tagexedo.com
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one picture
Thank you for everything we had.
A tree
is made
of air
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most of a trees’ mass is from the carbon it breathes
Once, all villagers decided to pray
for rain, on the day of prayer all
the People gathered but only one
boy came with an umbrella...
Once, all villagers decided to pray
for rain, on the day of prayer all
the People gathered but only one
boy came with an umbrella...
THAT'S FAITH
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When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs
because she knows you will catch her...
When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs
because she knows you will catch her...
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THAT'S TRUST
the greatest war needs the greatest heros
that’s where you come in
you are the greatest heros of this war
but only when you make
your students greater heros
“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.” Mary Catherine Bateson
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the story of little Gauss
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
100 x 101 = 10 100the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
100 x 101 = 10 100
2the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
100 x 101 = 10 100
2I need half as much
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1101 101 101 ... 101 101 101
100 x 101 = 10 100
2I need half as much
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the story of little Gauss
Remember the war?
What’s the secret to victory?
The Trojan Horse
Trojan Horse clip from "Troy"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbiR6IMf5KQ
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Storyt
elling
is a Tro
jan Horse
For Lear
ning
finding your stories
On this day
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On this dayin math
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On this dayin history
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On this dayin science
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On this dayin literature
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On this dayin music
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On this dayin art
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On this day beyond the news
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Let me tell you another story.
A true story.
About David ...
finding your students’ stories
What did you learn?
The Story of Eddie
50
telling stories
50ways.wikispaces.com
assignments.ds106.us
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Storyt
elling
is a Tro
jan Horse
For Lear
ning
Tech Buddies Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212lvShWvus
go find your stories
make sure you share them
thanks
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