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Presentation Building Learning Communities Conference. Boston, MA. 19 July 2012.In a word or two you remember the whole story: glass slipper, sour grapes, cold porridge. You remember more than the facts (a step mother & two step sisters, an absent father, a godmother) you remember the relationships and deeper connections between the characters (nasty step mom & sisters, warm but lonely friendships with the animals in the house, a dream of a better life).The challenge for teachers and students is not to find problems but to find stories. Powerful narratives, in a word or two, bring to mind a wealth of ideas and relationships; more than just facts. How can we find the stories that make our teaching sticky? How do we help kids find, and more importantly tell, the stories that make their learning sticky?We’ll look at some strong examples and send you on your way with a toolkit of ideas and practices to make teaching & learning sticky in your class.TRANSCRIPT
storyfindingDarren Kuropatwa
about.me/dkuropatwaBuilding Learning Communities, Boston
July 2012
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we are the stories we tell
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the importance of narrative
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the importance of narrative
4' 33" by John Cage / Steve Rhodes / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
John Cage - 4'33" (BBC)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY7UK-6aaNA
the importance of narrative
How does the mundane become a story worth telling?
Once upon a time ...
There was a girl.
And there was this boy who loved her ...
… but it was complicated.
Troy [HD 1080p Blu-ray Official Trailer]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJYNuWBJ9g
There’s a war ...
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… for the best of reasons; love.
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in your subject.
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Eliot teaching by flickr user yewenyihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/381552561/
Why would I waste time having
students explain how they solve
problems? My explanations are
always the best ones. Ultimately I
always end up having to go back
and clarify or re-explain
solutions to the class anyway.
Eliot teaching by flickr user yewenyihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/381552561/
Why would I waste time having
students explain how they solve
problems? My explanations are
always the best ones. Ultimately I
always end up having to go back
and clarify or re-explain
solutions to the class anyway.
I don’t have
that kind of
time to waste.
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Know about the ways of learning: the best way to learn anything is
to discover it by yourself.
Try to read the
faces of your
students, try to
see their
expectations &
difficulties, put
yourself in their
place.
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cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Perecca: http://flickr.com/photos/irvaas/2492506956/5Give them not only information,
but "know-how," attitudes of mind, the habit of methodical work.
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by val.pearl: http://flickr.com/photos/valpearl/5103209989/9Do not give away
your whole secret at once - let the students guess
before you tell it - let them find out by themselves as
much as is feasible.
Remember there’s a war going on ...
for the best of reasons; love ...
a face launched 1000 ships
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Thank you for everything we had.
A tree
is made
of air
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most of a trees’ mass is from the carbon it breathes
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THAT'S FAITH
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to pray for ra
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of prayer a
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THAT'S FAITH
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When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs
because she knows you will catch her...
THAT'S TRUST
When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs
because she knows you will catch her...
THAT'S TRUST
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the greatest war needs the greatest heros
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you are
heroes
but only when you make
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“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.” Mary Catherine Bateson
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the story of little Gauss
the story of little Gauss
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
1 2 3 ... 98 99 100
100 99 98 ... 3 2 1
the story of little Gauss
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the story of little Gauss
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the story of little Gauss
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the story of little Gauss
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100 x 101 = the story of little Gauss
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100 x 101 = 10 100the story of little Gauss
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2I need half as much
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Remember the war?
What’s the secret to victory?
The Trojan Horse
Trojan Horse clip from "Troy"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbiR6IMf5KQ
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Storyt
elling
is a Tro
jan Horse
For Lear
ning
finding your stories
On this day
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On this dayin math
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On this dayin history
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On this dayin science
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On this dayin literature
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On this dayin music
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On this dayin art
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On this day beyond the news
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Let me tell you another story.
A true story.
About David ...
finding your students’ stories
What did you learn?
The Story of Eddie
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Storyt
elling
is a Tro
jan Horse
For Lear
ning
Tech Buddies Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=212lvShWvus
go find your stories
make sure you share them
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