7. 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
9. SIMPLE
Finding the Core of the Topic?
• Find The Core
• So much to teach...temptation to overload
• Inverted pyramid model forces Teacher to
prioritize
10. SIMPLE
Finding the Core of the Topic?
• Find The Core (Use Mind Map)
• Challenge? What's IN and What's OUT
11. 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)
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 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!
14. CREDIBLE
How to make them believe?
• "Try before you buy" philosophy
• Use evidence, statistics cleverly
15. 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
16. STORIES
How to get them act on our
ideas?
• Get Students To Listen
• Stories are attention grabbers
• Create a repository of stories
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