dynamic discussions at ssb, nov 2012

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

Scandinavian School of Brussels

Parents evening – Nov 8

How to support

your child’s learning?

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

Tonight’s agenda

19.30 – 20.05 How to support

your child’s learning

20.05 – 20.15 Break

20.15 – 21.00 National grading systems

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How can we support our

children in their learning?

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

Assumptions

• No easy answers, all kids are different• Teachers/school staff do not have all the

answers• Parents know their kids best

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

Idea for tonight . . .

• Share observations• Provoke discussion• Share tips between parents

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

Information vs knowledge

• Knowing facts is not enough• Make connections• Be able to apply information to solve

problems

"to give form to the mind"

complex cognitive processes: perception,

communication, association and

reasoning

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Inform-ation

knowledge

support

The Learning Gap

barriers to learning

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what are some of the barriers to

your child’s learning?

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

motivation

• Internal and external• Help students find value in assignments• Find what motivates your student• Challenge is most important• Establish high expectations• Attitude does matter

• Resources: http://www.netc.org/focus/challenges/student.php

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

connections

• Help students see the connections• Information is isolated; Knowledge is not

• Tip: Current events

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time management

• What works for your child• Break down assignments• Manage «optimal» learning time• ”the shift”• Plan ahead

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reading

• As important as sports – invest your time

• 30 minutes a day makes a difference

• As important for young readers as older readers

• Vocabulary building; builds capacity

Read provoking article here>> (in Swedish)

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myths about reading

• Not good to read same book twice? • Not good with comic books or magazines?• Online reading is not real reading?• Shouldn’t have multiple books going at

same time?

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

writing

• Write, review, edit, rewrite• Everyone needs feedback• Important lifeskill; applicable in every job

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

mistakes mean students are trying…

• Let them fall• Let them fail• Let them learn• Maintain expectations, have a plan B

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We prepare students for success back home and abroad

• Help students take responsibility when they do something wrong

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

leader vs follower

• Students must learn to do both

• Build confidence• Build patience

• Process equally as important as product

life is not always fair

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tips and tricks …

• motivation• connections• time management• reading• writing• mistakes• leader and follower

what could you add to your bag

of tricks at home?

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take advantage of «down» time

• Critical conversations• Train facts• Discuss big ideas

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BIG ideas

The most important lessons SSB wants to teach students are

-how to think creatively

-how to analyze problems

-how to generate solutions

-how to work together respectfully

-how to communicate ideas

We prepare students for success back home and abroad

We prepare students for success back home and abroad