school happens. do you what motivates us to learn?
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School School HappensHappens
DO YOU
What What motivatesmotivates us us
to learn?to learn?
Interesting Interesting lessonslessons
motivate usmotivate us
Good, Good, kind kind
teachers!teachers!
motivate usmotivate us
Learning from Learning from each othereach other
motivates usmotivates us
The way we The way we learn needs learn needs
thinking thinking about in about in new and new and
better waysbetter ways
We learn We learn best when best when our work our work is variedis varied
We all learn best We all learn best when we are when we are
challenged and challenged and set interesting set interesting
taskstasks
We learn best We learn best when we are when we are
asked to work asked to work togethertogether
We learn best We learn best when we are when we are asked to come asked to come up with ideas, up with ideas, answers and answers and suggestionssuggestions
More chances More chances to suggest to suggest what & how what & how we are to we are to
learn learn
motivate usmotivate us
More More choice of choice of
where and where and when we when we
learnlearnmotivates usmotivates us
DO YOU
We think
Good Good teachers teachers are open, are open, firm and firm and friendlyfriendly
Good teachers Good teachers ask interesting ask interesting
questionsquestions
Good teachers Good teachers help us learn by help us learn by giving the right giving the right amount of workamount of work
Good teachers plan Good teachers plan for variation in our for variation in our work and the way work and the way
we learnwe learn
Good Good teachers are teachers are
funfun
Good Good teachers ask teachers ask
usus…..…..
Good teachers make us think !
Good Teachers Good Teachers remember remember
incentives help incentives help “make us “make us
bothered” – bothered” – punishments punishments
don’t!don’t!
DO YOU
More choice More choice means more means more involvement involvement
in our learningin our learning
Ongoing projects & Ongoing projects & challenges allow us challenges allow us more time to learn more time to learn
things wellthings well
Mixtures of length Mixtures of length of periods for of periods for
classes would help classes would help us learn betterus learn better
Longer periods for practical Longer periods for practical classes are more efficient - classes are more efficient - save time on coursework, save time on coursework,
more in depth - less rushedmore in depth - less rushed
Rethink what is Rethink what is meant by core meant by core subjects – have subjects – have
more “extra more “extra curricular lessons” curricular lessons”
in the timetablein the timetable
Give us more Give us more opportunities to opportunities to
work across work across subjects subjects
More personalised More personalised online learning and online learning and
access to ICT access to ICT
More work-More work-place & work place & work
related related learning learning
opportunities opportunities for allfor all
including teachers!including teachers!
More choices each week More choices each week where we can choose to where we can choose to
do some in- depth do some in- depth learning……orlearning……or
…….where we can go for .where we can go for extra help when strugglingextra help when struggling
Link year groups so Link year groups so we can work up or we can work up or
down as we need todown as we need to
We need more We need more non-non-sportsport related extra related extra curricular activitiescurricular activities
Give longer for Highers!Give longer for Highers!
- S4 exams not needed - S4 exams not needed any moreany more
Right now we are taught Right now we are taught how to pass exams and how to pass exams and
not for learningnot for learning
If we have to If we have to have exams, have exams, agree on agree on one marking one marking scheme scheme – less confusing– less confusing
Accept more folio workAccept more folio work- so we can contribute our own - so we can contribute our own
ideas not more of yours!ideas not more of yours!
Have more Have more on-line on-line examsexams
We all
School School mattersmatters
Most of us Most of us work hardwork hard
Most of us Most of us behavebehave
Most of us want Most of us want to do wellto do well
So what do we mean?
School Happens