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Sticky Teaching

Sticky Teaching. Adam Berman Nydia MacGregor. Today’s goals and agenda. Teaching that Sticks The First Day Advice for the rest of the term. TEACHING THAT STICKS. Teaching that Sticks. The curse of expertise. Follow SUCCES Simple Unexpected Concrete. Credible Emotion Stories.

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Sticky Teaching

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  1. Sticky Teaching Adam Berman Nydia MacGregor

  2. Today’s goals and agenda • Teaching that Sticks • The First Day • Advice for the rest of the term

  3. TEACHING THAT STICKS

  4. Teaching that Sticks • The curse of expertise • Follow SUCCES • Simple • Unexpected • Concrete • Credible • Emotion • Stories From Teaching that Sticks by Dan and Chip Heath 2010 www.heathbrothers.com

  5. Teaching that Sticks • Supported by best practices • From the best Haas instructors • From the larger world of education • Easy to remember • Can systematically apply to each class session to improve teaching overall

  6. Simple • What is the core message of the class or what are the BIG questions to answer? • Communicate as simply as possible • Small units • Use analogies or familiar concepts

  7. Unexpected • Present a puzzle to solve…a mystery • Show what the students are missing in their understanding • Piques interest • Gives students a Huh? Moment before the Aha!

  8. Concrete • Appeal to the senses – sight, sound, taste smell, touch - to explain material • Use demonstrations or hands-on experiences

  9. Credible • How do we make something believable? • Test it • Experience it • Statistics to show the relationships: e.g. The cost of water..

  10. Emotion • Appeal to something other than their heads:

  11. Story • Not surprising that everyone likes stories • Did you know… • Any story works, just try it • The mental stimulation of visualization is the next best thing to practice for improving performance

  12. SUCCES: Try it out • Think of one concept from you class • Take 5-7 minutes to apply as many of the six elements as you can - Simple, Unexpected, Credible, Concrete, Emotion, Story • Share what you came up with

  13. THE FIRST DAY

  14. First Day • What do you think an instructor needs to do on the first day of class? • Why is the first day so important?

  15. Building rapport • Send a welcome email prior to the first session • Provide some background about yourself • Begin learning their names • Review photos Adam Berman B.S. Cal MBA Harvard Loves tennis and Bikram yoga Hopes someday to become one of America’s Iron Chefs.

  16. First Day: General strategies • Introduce yourself and course (number) • Review the structure of the course, objectives, grading scheme, workload • Explain procedures for enrollment, sections and policies on attendance • Discuss what will be learned from course

  17. First Day: General strategies • It will be awkward…you (and they) may be apprehensive – try to appear confident and enthusiastic • “Sell” the course – discuss the BIG, meaningful questions that can be answered by this course

  18. First Day: Set expectations • Look the part – distinguish yourself from your students • Discuss how class time will be spent • Review the learning goals • Cover meaningful content e.g. work through a problem or mini case

  19. First Day: Set expectations • Give students advice for how to succeed in your class • Discuss expectations around conduct and communication: • Respect, preparation, communication protocol, computers (or not), promptness

  20. First Day: Create a positive environment • Consider using an ice-breaker • Ask small groups to discuss a topic and then share with the class • Ask students to write their reaction to the first day – report to students next session and correct misconceptions • Give an (ungraded) assignment for 2nd session

  21. THE REST OF THE TERM

  22. Ongoing: Each session • Organize the topics and corresponding learning activities • Use the SUCCES principles to explain the content • Review the timing for each part of the class – include time for questions at the end • Know how you will finish – take-aways, what homework to assign, a preview of next time

  23. Ongoing: feedback Get early and ongoing feedback • Solicit • Share • Incorporate Give regular feedback to students

  24. Last Class • Review key take-aways: How did you answer the BIG questions? • Give references for future learning of subject matter • Motivate students to leave the course with excitement and passion for the material • Parting advice

  25. Questions

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