Guy claxton guides us through this brief history of learning to learn, and lays out the exciting future that is in store using an approach called building learning power. Gordon wells and guy claxton eds, learning for life in the 21st century. Our current curriculum is both very challenging and knowledgebased. Building learning power by guy claxton cairns building learning power.
Building learning power cultivating creative learners in he. Carryon cats, working wolves, fixit fred and reflective rikki. Building learning power blp is about helping our children to become better learners. This approach was created by professor guy claxton. Professor guy claxton is interviewed on the subject of building learning power. Essential steps to rejuvenate your life and work, by guy claxton and bill lucas, bbc worldwide guy. Guy claxtons powerful resource will help teachers understand how every lesson, every day shapes the way students see themselves as learners. The essential blp books that every school leader should read, one copy of each. Introduces some small doable things that busy teachers can do to create a. Exploring the framework of building learning power. Create classroom cultures that cultivate the habits and attitudes of curious, confident and independent learners.
Learning power refers to the collection of psychological traits and skills that enable a person to engage effectively with a variety of learning challenges. Professor guy claxton has tested his ideas on building learning power with more than 30 leas from the isles of scilly to northumberland and from kent to cardiff, and in dozens of practical settings across all phases of education, from staff development at oxford university to early years in county tyrone. Building learning power blp is an approach to learning that we have begun to implement at great chart primary school. Educators can explicitly teach positive learning attitudes and habits of mind. Building learning power explains what this means and why it is a good idea, and introduces some of the small, doable things that busy teachers can do to create such a climate. The key to great coaching if you want to produce good, creative footballers, dont act like a knowitall. It shows that the brain will deliver mastery of complex environments without supervision by the conscious, rational mind. The irony here is that schools that adopt a version of the learning power approach often have higher test scores. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Power initiative based on guy claxtons work and how it is being. He is visiting professor of learning sciences at the university of bristols graduate school of education, and a fellow of the british psychological society. The process of building learning power is far too dynamic for that. Ideally, they will have read guy claxton s building learning power, key concepts of which are summarised very briefly on pages 4 to 7 of this handbook. At a glance cards available to buy and download from. Guy claxtons building learning power pdf midlothian council. Therefore blp allows us to give children the skills and. Building learning power in action by sarah gornall, 9781901219517, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Development of expansive education launch of the expansive education network. Ppt building learning power powerpoint presentation. What are the positives about claxton s learning dispositions when thinking about the classroom. Guy claxton centre for realworld learning university of winchester. Learning to live the learning life, by guy claxton, network press be creative. Building learning power blp is an approach to learning that we have begun to.
Building learning power empowering the teacher of tomorrow stenden university. Building learning power schools fit for the 21st century. This spotlight provides an introduction to claxton s work and the key principles. What are the positives about claxtons learning dispositions when thinking about the classroom. This book is about how teachers can help young people become better learners, both in school and out. All young people equipped with the learning habits and the qualifications to thrive in 21st century. What are some of the practical ideas that you have had when discussing this. Notice and comment on childens developing learning muscles 2. Rich with practical examples of what teachers and school leaders can do to support our pupils to develop the right mindset for success, the learning power approach is a mustread for all educators who care about ensuring our young. Summarise what you think claxton s aims are in asking teachers to develop learning power. The decisions which shape the culture of a school or a space like a classroom or workshop have started to happen before the teacher even enters. Building learning power guy claxton building learning power is about helping young people to become better learners, both in school and out guy claxton building learning power blp is based on three core beliefs and is nurtured by three root systems. Managing distractions, being reflective, asks curios questions, loves. Based on guy claxtons building learning powerblp, four learning styles promoted by cartoon characters.
It aims to help young people become better learners both in and out of school, creating a classroom climate that systematically cultivates habits and attitudes that enable young people to face difficulty and uncertainty calmly, confidently and creatively. Building learning power helping young people become better learners guy claxton tlo limited bristol. Plan activities that deliberately stretch various learning muscles 7. The concept emerged during the 1980s and 90s, for example in the writings of the cognitive scientist guy claxton, as a way of describing the form of intelligence possessed by someone who, to quote jean piagets phrase, knows.
Students who are more confident of their own learning ability learn faster and learn better. They concentrate more, think harder and find learning more enjoyable. The new science of learning suggests that learning power can be enormously increased. Talk the language that captures the richness of learning. Building learning power developing the attitudes that underpin success guy claxton king s ollege london october 2015 results the right way the aims to improve achievement to build useful lifelong habits and attitudes towards learning habits matter achievement tests predict only a small fraction of the variance in later. Teaching learners to teach themselves corwin, 2017. You will not find a list of detailed tricks and tips. Professor guy claxton spoke at several of these workshops and we were introduced to his concept and framework of building learning power. Guy claxton professor guy claxton is interviewed on the subject of building learning power. Building learning power blp is based on three core beliefs and is nurtured by three root systems. Building learning power blp is an approach to helping young people to become better learners, both in school and out. Building learning power in action sarah gornall maryl r.
How to help young people become better reallife learners. The home of building learning power details lifelong learning capacities developed within authentic inquiry projects. This resource is based on guy claxtons learning power documents. Ai is a field of computer science that builds computers that mimic humans in areas like decisionmaking, reasoning, speech recognition. Foundation funded professor patricia broadfoot, professor guy claxton and dr ruth deakin crick to undertake scientific research. Hare brain tortoise mind how intelligence increases when. Guy claxton is emeritus professor of the learning sciences at the university of winchester. Teaching the attitudes that underpin success qualifications matter. It is based on the idea that we are all capable of becoming better learners. Building learning power programme, helping to bring guy claxtons ground breaking work to schools and teachers.
This spotlight provides an introduction to claxtons work and. Expanding the capacity to learn professor guy claxton. Teaching learners for the real world lucas, claxton and spencer 2 teachers and course designers take to orchestrate teaching and learning to achieve their desired outcomes. This spotlight provides an introduction to claxtons work and the key principles. Biography cognitive scientist by training a fellow of the british psychological society, the academy of. I have generated specific and relevant questions in simplified language for children to ask themselves to encourage independence in their learning. By guy claxton, maryl chambers, graham powell and bill lucas. Expansive education teaching learners for the real world. Building learning power how to grow a 21st century preschoolschool, keynote address at the ecd local partnerships 2014 leaders conference. An approach to help young people to become better learners both in school and out it s about creating a culture that cultivates habits and attitudes that enable young people to face difficulty and uncertainty calmly, confidently and creatively.
It had been thought that learning was a matter of intelligence or diligence, that differences in achievement were due to ability or effort. Building intelligent iot with the power of artificial intelligence 1 iot is a set of technologies which manage how physical devices transmit and receive information over the network with no humantohuman or humantocomputer involvement. The building learning power model provides an excellent starting point for any school. Guy claxton gets right to the heart of an issue that is one of the most important for shaping 21st century society. Building learning power guy claxton 4 rs the building blocks of learning. We must look after both our hare brain and tortoise. Good test scores are a natural byproduct of deeper and more effective learning. Building 101 ways to learning power kindle edition by. Get students talking and writing about the how of learning 4. His many publications include hare brain, tortoise mind.
Professor guy claxtons the founder of blp research has shown that. Building learning power guy claxton 4 rs circle of life. Guy claxton is emeritus professor of the learning sciences at the university of winchester, a post he took up in september 2008 together with the role of codirector of the centre for realworld learning crl. Building learning power, by guy claxton, tlo ltd, bristol wise up. These link directly to the posters and the questions are seperate. Guy claxton building learning power display teaching. An educational theory that he created and forms the basis for many of his books part 12. With forest school and blp the focus moves from the what of learning to the how, working to develop the childs abilities firstly to cope and then succeed, rather than measuring the facts they can.
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