School improvement is all about beliefs

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Systems & Structures

Vision

Patterns of Behaviour

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Mental Models

Levels of Influence (Daniel Kim)

Your vision is the star by which you navigate

A vision is shared by the people who created it

A vision is a vivid description of where you want to be next

PÅVERKNAD

System & strukturar

Visjon

Åtferdsmønster

Hendingar

Mentale bilete

Modell for påverknad (Daniel Kim)

Some differences in mental models are very well known

Other mental models are obvious as soon as we meet them

Outdoor Learning at Torvmyrane vs. Steve McLaren (the Wally with the Brolly)

Some mental models take a lot more research to find

Education in Finland

1.Every child shall reach an agreed level

2.There are no excuses

3.Teacher assessment is the most important

Which mental models are getting in our way?

1.Finland comes out top in Pisa; therefore we should do what they do

2.We all have gifts and weaknesses, and that’s just how it is

3.Students need to hear a lot of praise to help them learn

Some dearly held mental models create problems

Clever girl!

Gifted musician

Brilliant mathematician

Bright boy

Top of the class!

By far the best

Mueller and Dweck, 1998

In six studies, 7th grade students were given a series of nonverbal IQ tests.

The effects of different types of praise

Rose intelligensen

“Wow, det er ein veldig god poengsum. Dette er du flink til.”

Rose prosessen

“Wow, det er ein veldig god poengsum. Du må ha prøvd hardt.”

Ros i kontrollgruppa

“Wow, det er ein veldig god poengsum.”

Mueller og Dweck, 1998

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Control Praise

Intelligence Praise

Number of problems solved on a 3rd test

Gutar blir kritiserte 8 gonger meir enn jenter

The effects of praise

Swimming

“You do your best swimming when you concentrate and try your best to do what Chris is asking you to do”

Ballet

“You’re the best ballerina in the world!”

1.Good girl; 2.How extraordinary; 3.Great effort; 4.Outstanding

performance; 5.What a scientist you are; 6.Unbelievable work;

7.You’re a genius; 8.You're getting better; 9.Clever boy 10.You

should be proud; 11.You've got it; 12.You're special; 13. Very

talented; 14. You've outdone yourself; 15. What a great listener;

16. You came through; 17.You’re very artistic; 18.Keep up the

good work; 19.It's everything I hoped for; 20.Perfect; 21.A+ Work;

22.You're a shining star; 23.Inspired; 24.You're #1; 25.You're very

responsible; 26.You're very talented; 27.Spectacular work;

28.Great discovery; 29.You're amazing; 30.What a great idea;

31.Well worked through; 32.Very thoughtful; 33.You figured it out;

34.Top of the class; 35. You make me smile

PÅVERKNAD

System & strukturar

Visjon

Åtferdsmønster

Hendingar

Mentale bilete

Modell for påverknad (Daniel Kim)

Which mental models do teachers wish to encourage?

1.We want our students to think of themselves as independent learners

2.We want everyone (staff and students) to be outstanding learners

3.We really want learning to last

Designing structures to change mental models

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The Pit

1. Concept

2. Conflict

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What is …. ?

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

HYPOTHESISE

IDENTIFY

INFER

INTERPRET

ORGANISE

PARAPHRASE

PREDICT

QUESTION

RANK

REPRESENT

RESPOND

SEQUENCE

SIMPLIFY

SHOW HOW

SOLVE

SORT

SUMMARISE

SUPPORT

TEST

VERIFY

VISUALISE

A selection of thinking skills

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Recent Demo Lesson Concepts

What is a toy? (5 year olds)

Was the mouse telling lies? (7 year olds)

What happens when you die? (11 year olds)

What’s the difference between tragedy and romance? (14 year olds)

What is culture? (15 year olds)

Is zero the same as nothing? (17 year olds)

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Being in the pit represents cognitive conflict

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Stealing is wrong

Robin Hood was right

Eureka moments come from challenge

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2. Conflict

3. Construct

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Eureka!

Kriticos = able to make judgments

Critical Thinking

Comes from the Greek, Kriticos

Meaning: able to make judgments

Source: www.etymonline.com

Self-fulfilling prophecies

Too much innovation

“One of the most critical problems our schools face is not resistance to innovation but the fragmentation, overload and incoherence resulting from the uncritical and uncoordinated acceptance of too many different innovations”

Fullan & Stiegelbauer, 1991

95% of all things we do have a positive achievement on education

When teachers claim they are having a positive effect on achievement or when a policy improves achievement, this is almost a trivial claim: virtually everything works

Almost Everything Works

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Effects on Achievement (Hattie, 2009)

Shared Vision

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Action Research

Task Analysis

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Long-Term Plan

Stewardship Conferences

Implementation Plan

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Decision-making process

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