Sticky Teaching

MOHAN, Joseph Bernard

     Aug 23, 2012
Teaching
  that
Sucks...
Teachers
 Goal?
Cast off teaching
    that SUCKS

Embrace teaching that
     STICKS...
Why?
            Sticky
 Sticky
           Learning
Teaching
BRINGS
CHANGES     STICKY
          LEARNING:
            What?       UNDERSTAND
                         & APPLY

             REMEMBER
How to be Sticky?
• Teachers "Mission" is NOT that easy!

• "When one bases his life on principles,
  99% of decisions are already made"
  ~~~Anonymous

• Use SUCCESS Principle by Chip & Dan
  Heath
Making Your
 Teaching
      •SIMPLE
      •UNEXPECTED
      •CONCRETE
      •CREDIBLE
      •EMOTIONAL
      •STORIES
SIMPLE
Finding the Core of the Topic?

• Find The Core

• So much to teach...temptation to overload

• Inverted pyramid model forces Teacher to
  prioritize
SIMPLE
Finding the Core of the Topic?
• Find The Core (Use Mind Map)




• Challenge? What's IN and What's OUT
SIMPLE
Finding the Core of the Topic?
• Share The Core

• Explain it as simply as you can...

• How?

• Anchor the CORE in concepts students
  already know (constructivism)
UNEXPECTED
    Getting Student Attention?
• How?: Surprise!

• Break the routine...

• Use Gap Theory

• Gap = What students know vs. What we
  want them know

• OPEN the gap (CURIOSITY) & then FILL it
  (KNOWLEDGE)
CONCRETE
 How to make our ideas clear?
• Clear ideas help Students Understand &
  Remember

• Transform Abstract into Concrete Ideas

• How?

• Ground concepts using analogies and
  illustrations

• Spend time thinking about these rather
  than the content!
CREDIBLE
   How to make them believe?



• "Try before you buy" philosophy

• Use evidence, statistics cleverly
EMOTIONAL
 How to get them care about our
             ideas?

• Help Students Care & Feel (to take action)

• Emotional element transforms analytical or
  abstract and hits the student in their gut
STORIES
   How to get them act on our
            ideas?
• Get Students To Listen

• Stories are attention grabbers

• Create a repository of stories



            Who is the greatest?
The Villain of Sticky Teaching

  The Curse of Knowledge
Teaching

                  CONCRETE
      SIMPLE


  SUCCESS
                       STORIES
EMOTIONAL
               UNEXPECTED
    CREDIBLE
Taking Initiative
     Presents
Unexpected Rewards
   MAKE YOUR
 TEACHING STICK
References

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive
  and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan
  Heath

• Teaching that Sticks by Chip Heath and
  Dan Heath

Sticky teaching

  • 1.
    Sticky Teaching MOHAN, JosephBernard Aug 23, 2012
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Cast off teaching that SUCKS Embrace teaching that STICKS...
  • 5.
    Why? Sticky Sticky Learning Teaching
  • 6.
    BRINGS CHANGES STICKY LEARNING: What? UNDERSTAND & APPLY REMEMBER
  • 7.
    How to beSticky? • Teachers "Mission" is NOT that easy! • "When one bases his life on principles, 99% of decisions are already made" ~~~Anonymous • Use SUCCESS Principle by Chip & Dan Heath
  • 8.
    Making Your Teaching •SIMPLE •UNEXPECTED •CONCRETE •CREDIBLE •EMOTIONAL •STORIES
  • 9.
    SIMPLE Finding the Coreof the Topic? • Find The Core • So much to teach...temptation to overload • Inverted pyramid model forces Teacher to prioritize
  • 10.
    SIMPLE Finding the Coreof the Topic? • Find The Core (Use Mind Map) • Challenge? What's IN and What's OUT
  • 11.
    SIMPLE Finding the Coreof the Topic? • Share The Core • Explain it as simply as you can... • How? • Anchor the CORE in concepts students already know (constructivism)
  • 12.
    UNEXPECTED Getting Student Attention? • How?: Surprise! • Break the routine... • Use Gap Theory • Gap = What students know vs. What we want them know • OPEN the gap (CURIOSITY) & then FILL it (KNOWLEDGE)
  • 13.
    CONCRETE How tomake our ideas clear? • Clear ideas help Students Understand & Remember • Transform Abstract into Concrete Ideas • How? • Ground concepts using analogies and illustrations • Spend time thinking about these rather than the content!
  • 14.
    CREDIBLE How to make them believe? • "Try before you buy" philosophy • Use evidence, statistics cleverly
  • 15.
    EMOTIONAL How toget them care about our ideas? • Help Students Care & Feel (to take action) • Emotional element transforms analytical or abstract and hits the student in their gut
  • 16.
    STORIES How to get them act on our ideas? • Get Students To Listen • Stories are attention grabbers • Create a repository of stories Who is the greatest?
  • 17.
    The Villain ofSticky Teaching The Curse of Knowledge
  • 18.
    Teaching CONCRETE SIMPLE SUCCESS STORIES EMOTIONAL UNEXPECTED CREDIBLE
  • 19.
    Taking Initiative Presents Unexpected Rewards MAKE YOUR TEACHING STICK
  • 20.
    References • Made toStick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath • Teaching that Sticks by Chip Heath and Dan Heath