tapping student effort: increasing student achievement saturday, november 21, 2009

TAPPING STUDENT EFFORT: Increasing Student Achievement

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stephen G. BarkleyExecutive Vice PresidentPerformance Learning Systems6227 Lower Mountain RoadNew Hope, PA 18938888.424.9700sbarkley@plsweb.comwww.blogs.plsweb.comwww.plsweb.comstevebarkley@twitter.com

#1 WHAT ARE THE CHANGES IN STUDENT BEHAVIOR,

PERFORMANCE, CHOICE, EFFORT, ETC. THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE PRECURSORS TO THE IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING THAT YOU SEEK?

STUDENT CHANGES

What do you see in students that you place at each spot on this continuum?

Fear Attention Comfort Bored

Perception/Induction

What is your view of ABILITY? Fixed or Growth

The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way--- in their initial talents and aptitudes, interest or temperaments--- everyone can change and grow through application and experience.

Mindset………The New Psychology of Success Carol Dweck 2006

A TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL

• ABILITY• EFFORT• DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY• LUCK

Providing Pictures of Success

• Future Plans• Updraft/Downdraft• Goal Setting

Teaching Effort

TimePersistence---PracticePatienceRepetition of Success

Getting Started

Payoff

Cost

Differentiation to Create Motivation

Students differ in their reasons to work hard….. put in effort

• Survival• Belonging• Power• Freedom• Fun

Differentiation to Create Manageable Tasks

Students need to trust teacher …… effort will pay off

Totally SafeSafety NetPush Off Cliff

Differentiate for Learning Styles

Quick-Pick Interpretation ofQuick-Pick Interpretation ofThe Kaleidoscope ProfileThe Kaleidoscope Profile®®

ResultsResults

SENSORY STYLES

Kinesthetic:

Works bestwhen able tomove and dothings withlarge muscles.

Tactual:

Works bestwhen able tofeel throughsmall musclesand personalrelationships.

Visual:

Works bestwhen able tosee, watch,read, andview.

Auditory:

Works bestwhen able tohear, speak,discuss, andthink outloud.

AS

AGCG

CS

Organizational

Continuum

Perceptual Continuum

ConcreteSequential

part by part proceduresstep by step directions

real world things

AbstractSequentialdiscuss, readcompute numbers sequentiallyand analyze verballydo things in their head

ConcreteGlobaltrial/error

real world in randomdiscovery method of learning

AbstractGlobaldiscuss ideas, concepts,pattern, associationsplay with wordscreate metaphors

Quick-Pick Interpretation ofQuick-Pick Interpretation ofThe Kaleidoscope ProfileThe Kaleidoscope Profile®®

ResultsResults

TEMPERAMENT STYLES

IntuitiveFeeler:

Valuesintegrity,relationshipsand personaland emotionalissues.

IntuitiveThinker:

Valuescompetence,rationalreasoning,andintellectualcomplexities.

SensingJudger:

Valuesauthority,organization,predictability,andusefulness.

SensingPerceiver:

Values action,excitement,style,competition,andimmediateresponses.

Differentiate for the At Risk Learner

• Kinesthetic• Concrete Global• Sensing Perceiver

Live Event Learning

Differentiate Through Choice

• What ways can you build choice into student assignments that empower students and connect their effort to a payoff? How can you combine responsibility with choice?