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1. Thinking & Learning - The Creative Approach.
With Tim Benton, Independent Thinking Limited
3. “If you love your work, you’ll never work again.”- Churchill
4. Personalised learning VARK
5. 4 ‘B’S
6. 90% of what we SEE, HEAR, SAY & DO.
7. Four Keys to Learning:
8. Structure
9. Imagery
10. Fun
11. Review
12. Barriers to learning Home
Poor health - sent to school when ill.
Home anxieties, inconsistencies, separation.
Tiredness.
What is eaten at home/before school.
Weather - inappropriate clothing/footwear.
Playing with older children out of school.
School
Dehydration.
Peer pressure.
Lesson time - little time to consolidate.
Change of teacher/ routine.
Impact of lunchtimes.
Lack of time to talk through problems 1:1.
Overlapping Issues
Hunger - basic needs not met.
Attitude to learning/motivation.
Low self-esteem.
Poor listening skills/concentration span.
Sweets/wrong foods.
Moods.
Emotional baggage.
Lack of parental support.
Lack of opportunities for social interaction.
Lack of/poor respect for adults.
Poor attendance.
14. Model of Underachievement: Model of Achievement: I don’t learn (where)
I mess around in school (what)
No-one taught me to learn (how)
I don’t think I’m clever (why)
I am unhappy (who)
I learn (environment)
I explore my learning through a variety of means (behaviour)
I have an awareness of my strengths (skills)
I believe I have ability (beliefs)
I am content (vision)
15. Vision + Beliefs = Values
16. R.S.V.P
Respect Support Value Praise
17. Multiple Intelligence Intelligence Good with…
Body/physical Actions
Verbal /linguistic Words
Logical/mathematical Numbers
Visual/spatial Pictures
Musical Music
Interpersonal People
Intrapersonal Feelings
Naturalistic Animals
20. Accelerated Learning Cycle
21. In order for us to learn, learning must:
Be fun and have humour
Be bold and exciting
Be full of action
Involve the senses
Be repeated
Involve images
Build on previous learning
Challenge individuals