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The Magic Key:

How do we support each and every student to find the Magic Key that unlocks their inherent ability to develop?

Debi Roberts MA Ed, UK, TOCFE, Hertfordshire County Council 2013

26-27 October 2013, Moscow

www.tocpractice.com

8th International Conference of the

TOC Practitioners Alliance - TOCPA

Debi Roberts MA Ed.

Director of TOCFE UK

Head of Goldratt Social Applications

Educational author

Youth support officer in charge working with three local youth town councils.

Project Officer for Hertfordshire County Council

I have a Masters in Education specialising in emotional literacy in educational settings. I have worked with children and parents for nearly 20 years, predominantly looking at ways of supporting thinking skills and facilitating awareness of how emotions influence our thinking.

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1. Do your children bicker?

2. Does the prospect of a

long summer holiday

resolving their squabbles

fill you with dread?

3. Do you want your

children to learn how to

make responsible

choices, and resolved

conflicts peacefully?

THE STORY OF TWO DONKEYS

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copyright Debi Roberts MA Ed 2010

d=Wants

b = Needs

a = Common objective

To eat Little Red Riding Hood

Not to be eaten by

the Big Bad Wolf

To stay alive

To eat a good meal

Do they share something they can

agree on?

wolf

Little Red Riding Hood

c = Needsd =Wants

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They share a desire to

live happily in the woods

Jasmine, the Dried Mango and

the Big Bad Wolf

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Research conducted in the UK during

2009-2010 as part of the requirements

for an MA Ed asked....

Can an emotional literacy programme that includes

TOC thinking processes and story, enhance the emotional development of a

year five class group?copyright Debi Roberts 2010

Why ask this question?

How are TOC thinking processes

relevant to emotional literacy skills?


Research group 23 children aged 9-10 years (year 5 primary)


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12

1 1

Religion

no religionchristianjewishmuslim

1112

Gender

Female

Male

5

18

Free School Meals

YesNo

161111

1 11

EthnicityBritishIrishCaribbeanPolishSwedishNew ZealandGypsy RomanAsian

7

12

31

Family Position

First ChildSecond ChildThird ChildFourth Child

An emotionally literate pupil has.

Empathy

Self-Motivation

Good self-awareness

Ability to manage relationships with others.

Able to manage emotions (self and others)


The overlap between critical

thinking and emotional literacy...

Monitor

emotional states

Analyse that

state and its

cause

However

this requires

Self reflection

Self monitoring

Thoughtful analysis

of links between life

events and emotional

states

Which is built

from Cognitive effort and efficiency

LANGUAGE to

articulate thought to

oneself and to others

Which requires

emotional literacy


Symbiotic relationship between emotion

and cognition

Emotion

Language all effected by

Mirror neurons .

Cognition


Emotional Feedback

Language Skills

Human Development

Cognition (problem solving)



Alison Gopnik, The Philosophical Baby 2009

Young children have the innate ability to consider, what if ?

I WANTI NEED

Do they have something in common that they both can agree on ?

To eat Little Red

Riding Hood

Not to be eaten by the Big Bad Wolf

To stay alive

To eat a good meal

To live happily in the woods

wolf

Little Red Riding Hood

THEY WANTTHEY NEED

No words? No Problem!

eat a good meal

To live happily in the woods

the wolfneeds to To eat a

good meal the wolfmust

becauseWhat hadhe Assumed?.


(To live happily in

the woods together) (Eat a good meal)(eat LRRH)

Win-win solutions

Can you imagine how severe the world must

seem if you believe that for someone to win, someone

else must lose? copyright Debi Roberts MA Ed 2010

Win-win solutions

for me to win - you must lose


neither side has to lose. Both sides can in fact get what they need.


then this

If this

But also thisAnd this

Cause

Sufficiency reservation?

Entity reservation?

Predicted Effect?

Additional cause?

Categories of Legitimate Reservation

Stress

This research highlights that children aged 10 attending regular school can routinely suffer high levels of stress.

It is very stressful when you feel judged, or when you judge yourself not to be doing well



hippocampus

Using causality reservations to

critique each others work

Presenter Pick flowers take flowers to Reds house and say sorry

Objection from

students

No, Red and her mum wont open the door to the wolf

they will be too scared

Teacher Can you re phrase your objection so it becomes a

question?

Causality

Reservation

Do you think Red will be too scared to open the door to

the Wolf?


Assessments Used

1. NFER Nelson: Emotional Literacy assessment. Southampton Psychology Services.

2. Researcher designed bespoke TOC Assessments

3. Goodmans: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

4. Walter Mackenzie: Multiple Intelligence assessment.

5. Chislett & Chapman Multiple Intelligence Assessment.


Self Awareness

The quantitative data suggests this intervention had the greatest impact on self-awareness.

Self-awareness is recognised as the basis through which emotional literacy can flourish.


A = Overall Stress

B = Hyperactivity and Attention Difficulties.


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A B

TeacherAssesment

StudentAssesment

Average Improvement from Pre-Post


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15

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25

30

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A B

PupilTeacher

Perceived value of positive change after intervention by pupils and their teacher

Overall stress HyperactivityAnd Attention


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A B

PupilTeacher

Perceived value of positive change after intervention by pupils and their teacher

Overall stress HyperactivityAnd Attention

Qualitative Data from the staff.....

The content was stimulatingThe content was stimulatingThe content was stimulatingThe content was stimulating Our observations have been that

this intervention greatly supported

all of the children to manage their

behaviour and improve social skills

and interactions with others.

This programme is suited to whole class PSHE*

work especially with a challenging class.* Personal , social, health education



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