This document discusses inspirational teaching and inspired learning. It provides resources for teachers, including slides that can be downloaded from www.challenginglearning.com and inquiry resources from www.p4c.com. The document also discusses the importance of using challenging learning and critical thinking skills to help students progress and develop their understanding.

1. Inspirational teaching – inspired learning
James Nottingham @JamesNottinghm
www.challenginglearning.com

2. Download slides from …
www.challenginglearning.com
Resources for inquiry from:
www.p4c.com
www.facebook.com/C
hallengingLearning
@JamesNottinghm

4. Scandinavians talk about ‘curling parents’

5. Number of words heard by children
A child in a welfare-dependent family hears on average
616 words an hour 500
A child in a working-class home hears on average 1,251
words an hour 700
A child in a professional home hears on average 2,153
words an hour 1100
Number of words spoken by the time children are 3
Hart &Risley, 1995

6. By the time they start school in the UK …
Some children
start school
knowing 6,000
words.
Others, just
500 words.
Rowntree Foundation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ma
gazine/8013859.stm

8. Self-fulfilling prophecies

9. Rank order should not matter … Progress is the key to learning
92 90 90
85 86 85
73 78 84
64 70 78
43 41 40
32 35 34

10. Using graphs to show progress
90
50
65
30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

12. Independent and Intuitive and Sharp and quick-
intellectual
Aquarius sympathetic
Pisces witted
Aries
Like to be different Vague & careless Procrastinator
Strongly Very versatile and Shrewd and
determined
Taurus adaptable
Gemini cautious
Cancer
Self indulgent Inconsistent Indecisive & moody
Broad-minded and Practical and Easygoing and
expansive
Leo diligent
Virgo sociable
Libra
Bossy & intolerant Overcritical & harsh Prone to daydream
Powerful and Intellectual and Very disciplined and
passionate
Scorpio philosophical
Sagittarius focused
Capricorn
Obsessive Tactless & restless Fatalistic

14. The Learning Challenge
Clarity
1. Concept
2. Conflict
1
2
Confusion

15. A selection of thinking skills
ANALYSE DESCRIBE GROUP RESPOND
ANTICIPATE DETERMINE HYPOTHESI SEQUENCE
APPLY DISCUSS SE SIMPLIFY
CAUSAL- ELABORATE IDENTIFY SHOW HOW
LINK ESTIMATE INFER SOLVE
CHOOSE EVALUATE INTERPRET SORT
CLASSIFY EXEMPLIFY ORGANISE SUMMARISE
COMPARE EXPLORE PARAPHRA SUPPORT
CONNECT SE
GENERALISE TEST
CONTRAST PREDICT
GIVE VERIFY
DECIDE EXAMPLES QUESTION
VISUALISE
DEFINE GIVE RANK
REASONS REPRESEN
T

17. Eureka moments come from challenge
Clarity
1. Concept
2. Conflict
1
3. Construct
Confusion
3
2

18. Kriticos = able to make judgements
Critical Thinking
Comes from the
Greek, Kriticos
Meaning: able to make
judgements
Source:
www.etymonline.com

19. P4C and thinking skills
“No programme I am aware of
is more likely to teach durable
and transferable thinking skills
than Philosophy for Children”
Robert Sternberg
President of the American Psychological Association

21. Download slides from …
www.challenginglearning.com
Resources for inquiry from:
www.p4c.com
www.facebook.com/C
hallengingLearning
@JamesNottinghm