MEDDLERIN THE MIDDLE
BRIANHOUSAND.COM
UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON
WATSON COLLEGE of EDUCATION
AIG
uncw.edu/ed/aig
AUGUST TO OCTOBER OCTOBER TO DECEMBER JANUARY TO MARCH MARCH TO MAY
EDN 552
Introduction
to
Gifted
Education
EDN 553
Social and Emotional
Development and
Guidance of
Gifted Learners
EDN 554
Curriculum,
Methods, and
Materials for
Gifted Education
EDN 555
Program Design,
Implementation,
and Evaluation in
Gifted Education
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@brianhousand
When each of us
thinks about what
we can do in life,
chances are,
we can do it
because of a
teacher. Stephen Hawking
Think of a great
teacher from a film
or television series.
GREAT TEACHERS
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What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?
What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?
Sage
Sage
Consider A Great
Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Values
The contentSage
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Guide
Consider A Poor
Do whatever you think is best.
There are no wrong answers!
Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active
Values
The content
Engagement
Sage
Guide
Meddler in the Middle
meddle
Verb

1. to involve oneself in a matter
without right or invitation; interfere
officiously and unwontedly.
Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active
Meddler Active Active
Values
The content
Engagement
Thinking
Sage
Guide
Meddler
McWilliam, Erica L. (2009) Teaching for
creativity: From sage to guide to meddler.
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 29(3).
pp. 281-293.
The Meddler-in-the Middle does not
rush to save students from the struggle
that higher order thinking involves…
Erica McWilliam
They allow their students to
experience the risks and
confusion of authentic learning
by allowing their students to stay
in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam
Preparing Students To
Meddler
Meet Their
ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS
First of all, I
would like to
make one
thing clear:
I never explain
anything.
“If you end your training now —
if you choose
the quick and easy path
as Vader did —
you will become an agent of evil.”
SMART ≠ +
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BRAINWORKOUT
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things that the image could
represent in 60 seconds.
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Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?
Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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Fluency
Originality
Elaboration
Abstractness of Titles
Resistance to Premature Closure
TTCTTORRANCE TEST
OF CREATIVE
THINKING
RESISTANCE TO PREMATURE
CLOSURE
Assign
projects
that
flummox
perplex (someone) greatly;
bewilder
flummox
verb
Cheese Mountain
SLOW DOWN &
SAVOR THE CHEESE
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
WHAT DO YOU WONDER?
FACT
FINDING
FACT
FINDING
Disney Wienies
IDEA
GENERATING
IDEA
GENERATING
Metaphors have a
way of holding the
most truth in the
least space.
- Orson Scott Card
1.39 Billion
pounds
900,303
cubic yards
Yes,
AND…
1.39 Billion Pounds
325.7 Million People =4.27pounds per person
39Pounds
Per Person
Per Year
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CONSUMPTION OF CHEESE
CORRELATES WITH
TOTAL REVENUE GENERATED BY GOLF COURSES
PROBLEM
FINDING
PROBLEM
FINDING
WHAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM?
WHAT ARE MY CONCERNS?
IN WHAT WAYS MIGHT I…
HOW MIGHT I…
THINGS A
MEDDLER
MIGHT SAY
Wax On. Wax off.Wax On. Wax off.
In every job that must be done,
There is an element of fun.
You find the fun and SNAP!
The job’s a game.
I stand upon my desk to
remind myself that we
must constantly look at
things in a different way.
What do YOU think?
Who disagrees?
What if _______ happened?
When would this right answer be wrong?
How might someone else think about this?
Any ideas that you think no one else has thought of?
uncw.edu/ed/aig
AUGUST TO OCTOBER OCTOBER TO DECEMBER JANUARY TO MARCH MARCH TO MAY
EDN 552
Introduction
to
Gifted
Education
EDN 553
Social and Emotional
Development and
Guidance of
Gifted Learners
EDN 554
Curriculum,
Methods, and
Materials for
Gifted Education
EDN 555
Program Design,
Implementation,
and Evaluation in
Gifted Education
brianhousand.com
brianhousand@gmail.com
@brianhousand
brian.housand
brianhousand
Meddler uncw april 24 2020

Meddler uncw april 24 2020