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Inspirational teaching – inspired learning
James Nottingham @JamesNottinghm
www.challenginglearning.com
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Resources for inquiry from:
www.p4c.com
@JamesNottinghm
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hallengingLearning
Scandinavians talk about ‘curling parents’
Number of words heard by children
A child in a welfare-dependent family hears on average 616 words an hour
A child in a working-class home hears on average 1,251 words an hour
A child in a professional home hears on average 2,153 words an hour
Number of words spoken by the time children are 3
500
700
1100
Hart &Risley, 1995
By the time they start school in the UK …
Some children
start school
knowing 6,000
words.
Others, just
500 words.
Rowntree Foundation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ma
gazine/8013859.stm
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Rank order should not matter … Progress is the key to learning
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35
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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90
Using graphs to show progress
Independent and
intellectual
Like to be different
Intuitive and
sympathetic
Vague & careless
Sharp and quick-
witted
Procrastinator
Strongly
determined
Self indulgent
Very versatile and
adaptable
Inconsistent
Shrewd and
cautious
Indecisive & moody
Broad-minded and
expansive
Bossy & intolerant
Practical and
diligent
Overcritical & harsh
Easygoing and
sociable
Prone to daydream
Powerful and
passionate
Obsessive
Intellectual and
philosophical
Tactless & restless
Very disciplined and
focused
Fatalistic
Aquarius Pisces Aries
Taurus Gemini Cancer
Leo Virgo Libra
Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn
The Learning ChallengeC
larity
Con
fusio
n
1. Concept
2. Conflict
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ANALYSE
ANTICIPATE
APPLY
CAUSAL-
LINK
CHOOSE
CLASSIFY
COMPARE
CONNECT
CONTRAST
DECIDE
DEFINE
DESCRIBE
DETERMINE
DISCUSS
ELABORATE
ESTIMATE
EVALUATE
EXEMPLIFY
EXPLORE
GENERALISE
GIVE
EXAMPLES
GIVE
REASONS
GROUP
HYPOTHESI
SE
IDENTIFY
INFER
INTERPRET
ORGANISE
PARAPHRA
SE
PREDICT
QUESTION
RANK
REPRESEN
T
RESPOND
SEQUENCE
SIMPLIFY
SHOW HOW
SOLVE
SORT
SUMMARISE
SUPPORT
TEST
VERIFY
VISUALISE
A selection of thinking skills
Eureka moments come from challengeC
larity
Con
fusio
n
1. Concept
2. Conflict
3. Construct
2
1
3
Kriticos = able to make judgements
Critical Thinking
Comes from the
Greek, Kriticos
Meaning: able to make
judgements
Source:
www.etymonline.com
P4C and thinking skills
“No programme I am aware of
is more likely to teach durable
and transferable thinking skills
than Philosophy for Children”
Robert Sternberg
President of the American Psychological Association
Download slides from …
www.challenginglearning.com
Resources for inquiry from:
www.p4c.com
@JamesNottinghm
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hallengingLearning