passion
   purpose
    perspective
       pirate  and a
        attitude
@betchaboy
www.chrisbetcher.com
http://meetingwords.com/itlmc
           #itlmc
What does it take to be a champion sportsperson?
What does it take to be a champion educator?
Don’t smile till Easter




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Passion




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Purpose




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Perspective




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A Pirate Attitude




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“Professor John Hattie has
                                                                                  spent his life studying the
                                                                                   studies to find out what
                                                                                     works in education.
                                                                                   His advice to teachers?”


                                                                                                      Just shut up.


                                         Professor John Hattie




http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/just-shut-up-and-listen-expert-tells-teachers-20110609-1fv9y.html
“When teachers stop talking deep learning takes place”
 “We need to see learning through the eyes of kids”
What are the qualities and
            attitudes that facilitate learning?


                                                       Realness or genuineness
                                                       Prizing, Acceptance, Trust
                                                       Empathic Understanding


                    Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 - 1987)




http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
“We cannot teach another person directly;
                        we can only facilitate their learning.”

                    “The structure and organization of the self
                   appears to become more rigid under threat”




http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
The educational situation which
                                most effectively promotes significant
                                     learning is one in which:

                                1) threat to the self of the learner is
                                        reduced a minimum

                                   2) differentiated perception of the
                                    field of experience is facilitated.

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
in other words
Students don’t care how much you know
  until they know how much you care
“If you want to teach
                                  young people, first you
                                 must love them; you must
                                   love them all equally.


Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Founder of the Marist Brothers
Professor Stephen Heppell
          www.heppell.net
“A word of advice, Durk: It’s the Mesolithic,We’ve domesticated
the dog, we’re using stone tools, and no one’s naked anymore.”
1998   2011
In early 1998 could you
       have predicted how
       much the world would
       change in 13 years?




Image: 'ashamed'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24471966@N04/3114343040
2011
Kindergarten   ?   2024
                   Year 12
How do we
               prepare for a
              future that we
             can’t possibly even
                 imagine?


Image: 'fle'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23474554@N00/2619625163
We need to produce
people who know
how to act when
 they’re faced with
situations for which
   they were not
    specifically
     prepared.
           Seymour Papert
CC BY-SA www.flickr.com/photos/spursfan_ace
WTF?
24/7 access
        p2p learning
      online learning
      mobile learning
      home schooling
     cloud computing
   open learning spaces
 open learning resources
co-constructed knowledge
  abundant information
   game based learning
    digital convergence
We have entered an era where self-motivated
 students with a personal device and broadband
access can learn more than they could in school.
What do you need to know to teach a dog tricks?
More than the dog
CC BY www.flickr.com/photos/lomoholga




     “Don’t worry that your children don’t listen to you.
      Worry that they are watching everything you do.”
Do you know how to...
create a network for learning?
manage information overload?
work collaboratively?
build content?
make information work for you?
use information legally and ethically?
How are YOU with these things?
Your students have many strengths
quick learners
 enjoy challenges
seek engagement
      no fear
   willing to try
   willing to fail
BUT
Students   Teachers
     quick learner
  enjoys a challenge
  seeks engagement
        no fear
     willing to try
     willing to fail
    enjoys learning
      worldliness
       wisdom
knows what’s possible
Students   Teachers
     quick learner
  enjoys a challenge
  seeks engagement
        no fear
     willing to try
     willing to fail
    enjoys learning
      worldliness
       wisdom
knows what’s possible
Students   Teachers
     quick learner
  enjoys a challenge
  seeks engagement
        no fear
     willing to try
     willing to fail
    enjoys learning
      worldliness
       wisdom
knows what’s possible
Students   Teachers
     quick learner
  enjoys a challenge
  seeks engagement
        no fear
     willing to try
     willing to fail
    enjoys learning
      worldliness
       wisdom
knows what’s possible
Students   Teachers
     quick learner
  enjoys a challenge
  seeks engagement
        no fear
     willing to try
     willing to fail
    enjoys learning
      worldliness
       wisdom
knows what’s possible
What do you think sets an excellent teacher
          apart from an average one?

What do great teachers do that makes them great?
What do you think sets an excellent teacher
          apart from an average one?

What do great teachers do that makes them great?
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CC BY-SA-NC www.flickr.com/photos/courosa
In your teaching career, have you ever done
something with your students that...

   was out of the ordinary?
   you feel exceptionally proud of?
   you think was exemplary education?
   you know made a difference?
Did you have to bend a few rules to do it?
Great people who did not wait for permission
Great people who did wait for permission
Make it look like you’re following instructions




             while saying “screw it”
"It's fun"

  "I learned most of it from the teacher, but then... I
             started doing stuff for myself"

"I found my way and worked it out by myself, and tried
             to solve my own problems"

 “It makes you think a lot about the problem solving"

   "It helps you create your inner awesomeness!"
Perhaps we could endeavour to teach our future the following:

•   How to focus intently on a problem until it's solved.
•   The benefit of postponing short-term satisfaction in exchange for long-term success.
•   How to read critically.
•   The power of being able to lead groups of peers without receiving clear delegated authority.
•   An understanding of the extraordinary power of the scientific method, in just about any
    situation or endeavour.
•   How to persuasively present ideas in multiple forms, especially in writing and before a group.
•   Project management. Self-management and the management of ideas, projects and people.
•   Personal finance. Understanding the truth about money and debt and leverage.
•   An insatiable desire (and the ability) to learn more. Forever.
•   Most of all, the self-reliance that comes from understanding that relentless hard work can be
    applied to solve problems worth solving.


                                                                                     Seth Godin

Passion, Purpose, Perspective and a Pirate Attitude

  • 1.
    passion purpose perspective pirate and a attitude @betchaboy www.chrisbetcher.com
  • 2.
  • 3.
    What does ittake to be a champion sportsperson?
  • 4.
    What does ittake to be a champion educator?
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    Don’t smile tillEaster CC BY-SA-NC www.flickr.com/photos/vixl
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    A Pirate Attitude CCBY-NC www.flickr.com/photos/cayusa
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    “Professor John Hattiehas spent his life studying the studies to find out what works in education. His advice to teachers?” Just shut up. Professor John Hattie http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/just-shut-up-and-listen-expert-tells-teachers-20110609-1fv9y.html
  • 13.
    “When teachers stoptalking deep learning takes place” “We need to see learning through the eyes of kids”
  • 14.
    What are thequalities and attitudes that facilitate learning? Realness or genuineness Prizing, Acceptance, Trust Empathic Understanding Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 - 1987) http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
  • 15.
    “We cannot teachanother person directly; we can only facilitate their learning.” “The structure and organization of the self appears to become more rigid under threat” http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
  • 16.
    The educational situationwhich most effectively promotes significant learning is one in which: 1) threat to the self of the learner is reduced a minimum 2) differentiated perception of the field of experience is facilitated. http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-rogers.htm
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Students don’t carehow much you know until they know how much you care
  • 19.
    “If you wantto teach young people, first you must love them; you must love them all equally. Saint Marcellin Champagnat Founder of the Marist Brothers
  • 20.
  • 22.
    “A word ofadvice, Durk: It’s the Mesolithic,We’ve domesticated the dog, we’re using stone tools, and no one’s naked anymore.”
  • 25.
    1998 2011
  • 26.
    In early 1998could you have predicted how much the world would change in 13 years? Image: 'ashamed' http://www.flickr.com/photos/24471966@N04/3114343040
  • 27.
    2011 Kindergarten ? 2024 Year 12
  • 28.
    How do we prepare for a future that we can’t possibly even imagine? Image: 'fle' http://www.flickr.com/photos/23474554@N00/2619625163
  • 29.
    We need toproduce people who know how to act when they’re faced with situations for which they were not specifically prepared. Seymour Papert
  • 30.
  • 31.
  • 32.
    24/7 access p2p learning online learning mobile learning home schooling cloud computing open learning spaces open learning resources co-constructed knowledge abundant information game based learning digital convergence
  • 33.
    We have enteredan era where self-motivated students with a personal device and broadband access can learn more than they could in school.
  • 35.
    What do youneed to know to teach a dog tricks?
  • 36.
  • 39.
    CC BY www.flickr.com/photos/lomoholga “Don’t worry that your children don’t listen to you. Worry that they are watching everything you do.”
  • 40.
    Do you knowhow to...
  • 41.
    create a networkfor learning?
  • 42.
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  • 44.
  • 45.
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    How are YOUwith these things?
  • 48.
    Your students havemany strengths
  • 49.
    quick learners enjoychallenges seek engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail
  • 50.
  • 52.
    Students Teachers quick learner enjoys a challenge seeks engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail enjoys learning worldliness wisdom knows what’s possible
  • 53.
    Students Teachers quick learner enjoys a challenge seeks engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail enjoys learning worldliness wisdom knows what’s possible
  • 54.
    Students Teachers quick learner enjoys a challenge seeks engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail enjoys learning worldliness wisdom knows what’s possible
  • 55.
    Students Teachers quick learner enjoys a challenge seeks engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail enjoys learning worldliness wisdom knows what’s possible
  • 56.
    Students Teachers quick learner enjoys a challenge seeks engagement no fear willing to try willing to fail enjoys learning worldliness wisdom knows what’s possible
  • 57.
    What do youthink sets an excellent teacher apart from an average one? What do great teachers do that makes them great?
  • 59.
    What do youthink sets an excellent teacher apart from an average one? What do great teachers do that makes them great?
  • 62.
  • 63.
  • 64.
    In your teachingcareer, have you ever done something with your students that... was out of the ordinary? you feel exceptionally proud of? you think was exemplary education? you know made a difference?
  • 65.
    Did you haveto bend a few rules to do it?
  • 66.
    Great people whodid not wait for permission
  • 67.
    Great people whodid wait for permission
  • 69.
    Make it looklike you’re following instructions while saying “screw it”
  • 72.
    "It's fun" "I learned most of it from the teacher, but then... I started doing stuff for myself" "I found my way and worked it out by myself, and tried to solve my own problems" “It makes you think a lot about the problem solving" "It helps you create your inner awesomeness!"
  • 74.
    Perhaps we couldendeavour to teach our future the following: • How to focus intently on a problem until it's solved. • The benefit of postponing short-term satisfaction in exchange for long-term success. • How to read critically. • The power of being able to lead groups of peers without receiving clear delegated authority. • An understanding of the extraordinary power of the scientific method, in just about any situation or endeavour. • How to persuasively present ideas in multiple forms, especially in writing and before a group. • Project management. Self-management and the management of ideas, projects and people. • Personal finance. Understanding the truth about money and debt and leverage. • An insatiable desire (and the ability) to learn more. Forever. • Most of all, the self-reliance that comes from understanding that relentless hard work can be applied to solve problems worth solving. Seth Godin