Six qualities for success in learning

Kris Baldwin, Technology & Innovation in Education

You want to invent new ideas, not new rules.

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Unexpected

Surprise—gets attention Interest—keeps attention

Avoid gimmickry; create a GAP Gaps between what we know and what we

want to know create curiosity. K-W-L Charts Open the gap by creating a mental itch.

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Concrete

Remember the capital of Kansas Remember the first line of “Hey Jude” Remember the Mona Lisa Remember the house where you spent most of

your childhood Remember the definition of “truth” Remember the definition of “watermelon”

Talk to a neighbor about how it felt to remember these different things.

Author’s Note: If the phrase “Hey Jude” drew a blank, please exchange this book for a Beatles album. You’ll be happier. Page 109

Concrete

Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.

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Concrete

Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.

Write down as many white things in your refrigerator as you can think of.

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Concrete

Write down as many things that are white in color as you can think of.

Write down as many white things in your refrigerator as you can think of.

Most people can list as many white things in their fridge, as they can list white things in general, despite the fact that our fridges do not normally encompass a large part of the universe.

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Remember…

Simple is hard. Unexpected takes effort and

creativity. Concrete is fairly easy, and

incredibly effective.

The villain for Concrete is easily overcome. It’s forgetfulness. We forget to be concrete and tend to slip back into abstract-speak.

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