Monday, 3 June 2019

Flatbush 7, 4th June, 2019

Chris Clay
chris@education-unleashed.com

Education Unleashed
Transform and Transcend

What's next in the future of education?
Future- exists in our imagination

Role of futurists
They prophesies what will happen in future
Turn backwards so you can see forwards

Robots are taking over
Moore's Law - Technology is more powerful
Machine is doing lots of jobs better
Rethinking knowledge
Network knowledge

This is an awesome time to be knowledge seeker
Algorithm: what are you likely to want to hear - left leaning Democratic pro-environment filter bubble
In 2030 how do our education system look lime
Grow   Collapse    Discipline        Transform

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela

Building collective understanding
Open exploration
Claims and critiques

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. Our abundance has brought us neither peace of mind nor serenity of spirit - King Martin Luther

The importance of positive cultural narratives
What do we do for the Maori learners
We must learn to face the new way
Take care of our children 
take care of what they hear. Take care of what they see

When we suppress the language, we suppress the culture because they are intertwined

A Discussion around ESOL in your school community
Maddy Udale
The importance of supporting the learners with letters, sounds and words
How to involve the parents in our environment?
How to support the parents with the language?
Modelling language with the learners
Language lesson for the parents to support their children

Connections
Chris Clay
Volatile
Uncertain
Complex
Ambiguous

What we know limits what we can imagine - Cynthia Barton-Rabe

Neuromyths: Debunking False Ideas about the Brains in Your Classroom
Heath McNeil

Learning about teaching
Debunking false ideas about the brain

How does this information impact teaching?
We know a little of what goes on in the brain when we learn
Do teachers know enough about the brain?
Do they want to know more about the brain?
Should they know more about the brain?

Better knowledge and Tech

We are working on making a educational sciences from psychology and Neuro science
The origins of bias in the brain


6 Principles - Brain
Uniqueness - Nature via Nature- we have a free will
Different potentials:
Prior Experience:  Efficiency thru existing
Constant changes:
Plasticity - Lifespan-developmental differences by age-every learners brain get better
M + A Learning:  No new learning without some form of memory & attention

Persistence of myths
We want simplicity
True for animals but not humans
Brain learns through some style of teaching e.g. visual learner
Most people use about 10 % of the brain
Left and right brain works differently in learning

Wellbeing
Flourishing: a state of well being where we feel good and function well most of the time
Two dimensions of wellbeing
1. Emotional wellbeing
2. Functional wellbeing
Depression is the leading cause for disability worldwide
People who have sense of love and belonging believe that they are worthy of love and belonging
Wellbeing is whole hearted living
Modern living is overwhelming
Mindfulness is competency to be developed
Attention Regulation with kindness and curiosity- Maintain it


Teacher Burn out!
Adam Tamariki


What is causing teacher burn out?
How do you know you have become a Victim of teacher burn out?

Exertion
No support
Work load

The top 10
We need to look after our well being

1. Take some time each day to do something for yourself
2. Limit what work you bring home with you
3. Ask for help!
4. Remember the reason you became a teacher!
5. Connect with your colleagues! 
6. Don't be afraid to take a day off...
7. Network with teachers online!
8. Find something new to be involved in...
9. Stay away from negativity!
10. Learn how to switch off and unwind..


Narrative Assessment and Digital Badging
Building teacher /learner agency

Assessment to be personalised within a transdisciplinary  curriculum


What next? 
It was a great learning opportunity for me to wonder about teaching and learning. I will be using the learning in my planning and practise in my teaching and learning process. I also understand that I should look after myself and balance the work life in this teaching profession.














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