Macmillan Online Conference 2013

1. Stop, think, learn Dave Tucker (International House Santa Clara, Portugal) Macmillan Online Conference 2013

2. How many hours per week with primary-age classes? 1-3 hours / week 4-6 hours / week 7+ hours / week

5. Portugal is friendlier than the UK!

6. Portugal is friendlier than the UK!

7. What will you learn in the next minute…?

13. Learn • Language housed in new, interesting contexts

14. Learn • Language housed in new, interesting contexts • Encourages background learning

15. Learn • Language housed in new, interesting contexts • Encourages background learning • Fosters sense of achievement

16. Your take-away bag

17. “Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.” Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers: The Story of Success (2008)

18. Alison Gopnik: What do babies think? (www.ted.com)

19. Encouraging persistence The stimulus of learning something new

20. Encouraging persistence • The stimulus of learning something new • The approval and recognition of the T

21. Encouraging persistence • The stimulus of learning something new • The approval and recognition of the T • Fun, movement, competition

22. Think • Hypothesise

23. Think • Hypothesise • Assess

24. Think • Hypothesise • Assess • Persist

26. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/gaza-education-law-gender-segregation.html# - photo by Reuters/Mohammed Salem What has just happened in this classroom? What do you think will happen next?

30. Stop • Time for thinking

31. Stop • Time for thinking • Extended tasks

32. Stop • Time for thinking • Extended tasks • No immediate feedback

33. Stop • Time for thinking • Extended tasks • No immediate feedback • More independence

35. Whizz! Bang! Pow!

36. Stop,

37. Stop, think,

38. Stop, think, learn.

39. Thank you!