we love to learn doughy I don’t mean just those of you today who came to
just those of you today who came to
just those of you today who came to listen to some really interesting ideas
listen to some really interesting ideas
listen to some really interesting ideas I mean all of us humans it’s a really
I mean all of us humans it’s a really
I mean all of us humans it’s a really human thing to learn since the beginning
human thing to learn since the beginning
human thing to learn since the beginning of mankind we’ve been gaining knowledge
of mankind we’ve been gaining knowledge
of mankind we’ve been gaining knowledge we’ve been exploring our worlds
we’ve been exploring our worlds
we’ve been exploring our worlds inventing new and better ways to do
inventing new and better ways to do
inventing new and better ways to do things heck Ted is dedicated to millions
things heck Ted is dedicated to millions
things heck Ted is dedicated to millions of ideas for the sake of learning
of ideas for the sake of learning
of ideas for the sake of learning there’s millions of videos that we
there’s millions of videos that we
there’s millions of videos that we listened to every day for the sake of
listened to every day for the sake of
listened to every day for the sake of learning we’re very motivated to learn
learning we’re very motivated to learn
learning we’re very motivated to learn it’s a natural thing and it’s fun I’m a
it’s a natural thing and it’s fun I’m a
it’s a natural thing and it’s fun I’m a new dad and my daughter alena rose is
new dad and my daughter alena rose is
new dad and my daughter alena rose is quickly learning I see this in her every
quickly learning I see this in her every
quickly learning I see this in her every day she’s learning to hold a bottle
day she’s learning to hold a bottle
day she’s learning to hold a bottle already she’s exploring our dog so the
already she’s exploring our dog so the
already she’s exploring our dog so the first time I who loves to give her
first time I who loves to give her
first time I who loves to give her kisses and she’s wide open when she sees
kisses and she’s wide open when she sees
kisses and she’s wide open when she sees every new image and color as we read
every new image and color as we read
every new image and color as we read with her I swear she’s already starting
with her I swear she’s already starting
with her I swear she’s already starting to learn to talk to I’m pretty sure she
to learn to talk to I’m pretty sure she
to learn to talk to I’m pretty sure she said I love you already it was more like
said I love you already it was more like
said I love you already it was more like uh huh huh but Alicia is getting the
uh huh huh but Alicia is getting the
uh huh huh but Alicia is getting the syllables right and in her own timing
syllables right and in her own timing
syllables right and in her own timing she’s gonna figure it out right I love
she’s gonna figure it out right I love
she’s gonna figure it out right I love that Alina is exploring her world she’s
that Alina is exploring her world she’s
that Alina is exploring her world she’s soaking it all in and I want her to
soaking it all in and I want her to
soaking it all in and I want her to continue that curiosity the exploration
continue that curiosity the exploration
continue that curiosity the exploration in the rest of her life I never want her
in the rest of her life I never want her
in the rest of her life I never want her to lose that but unfortunately if she’s
to lose that but unfortunately if she’s
to lose that but unfortunately if she’s like many students today as she
like many students today as she
like many students today as she progresses through school she might lose
progresses through school she might lose
progresses through school she might lose that motivation and worse yet she might
that motivation and worse yet she might
that motivation and worse yet she might even learn to hate learning at least
even learn to hate learning at least
even learn to hate learning at least that’s the way it might seem we see this
that’s the way it might seem we see this
that’s the way it might seem we see this when students stop paying attention in
when students stop paying attention in
when students stop paying attention in class they don’t do their homework why
class they don’t do their homework why
class they don’t do their homework why you’re like these students they just
you’re like these students they just
you’re like these students they just have this general look of boredom on
have this general look of boredom on
have this general look of boredom on their faces all day or they might even
their faces all day or they might even
their faces all day or they might even sprint out of the building at the end of
sprint out of the building at the end of
sprint out of the building at the end of the day at that three o’clock bell as if
the day at that three o’clock bell as if
the day at that three o’clock bell as if they finally escaped right this is a
they finally escaped right this is a
they finally escaped right this is a tragedy and I really do not want that
tragedy and I really do not want that
tragedy and I really do not want that for Lena our education system was built
for Lena our education system was built
for Lena our education system was built in some good merits education for all
in some good merits education for all
in some good merits education for all and a basic set of knowledge and skills
and a basic set of knowledge and skills
and a basic set of knowledge and skills that opens up new opportunities to
that opens up new opportunities to
that opens up new opportunities to participate in society unfortunately
participate in society unfortunately
participate in society unfortunately many students today have learned that
many students today have learned that
many students today have learned that the school may not be the best place for
the school may not be the best place for
the school may not be the best place for learning and in fact they might even
learning and in fact they might even
learning and in fact they might even learn that school is sometimes the most
learn that school is sometimes the most
learn that school is sometimes the most boring or pointless part of their day
boring or pointless part of their day
boring or pointless part of their day this is a tragedy right i do not want
this is a tragedy right i do not want
this is a tragedy right i do not want that for alina so how do we fix this
that for alina so how do we fix this
that for alina so how do we fix this problem how do we motivate this
problem how do we motivate this
problem how do we motivate this unmotivated learner well we can talk
unmotivated learner well we can talk
unmotivated learner well we can talk about strategies that we’ve talked about
about strategies that we’ve talked about
about strategies that we’ve talked about for years like for example getting about
for years like for example getting about
for years like for example getting about accountability okay the No Child Left
accountability okay the No Child Left
accountability okay the No Child Left Behind no excuses or else you get
Behind no excuses or else you get
Behind no excuses or else you get detention okay or we can think of a
detention okay or we can think of a
detention okay or we can think of a positive strategy right we can pay
positive strategy right we can pay
positive strategy right we can pay teachers more to work harder at it right
teachers more to work harder at it right
teachers more to work harder at it right as if they’re not working hard enough or
as if they’re not working hard enough or
as if they’re not working hard enough or we can give a pizza party alright every
we can give a pizza party alright every
we can give a pizza party alright every student that earns an a you get a pizza
student that earns an a you get a pizza
student that earns an a you get a pizza party right choose your own toppings
party right choose your own toppings
party right choose your own toppings well have fun like that a motivator
well have fun like that a motivator
well have fun like that a motivator right we’d still have a motivation
right we’d still have a motivation
right we’d still have a motivation problem long-term so perhaps we step
problem long-term so perhaps we step
problem long-term so perhaps we step back and we ask a bigger question not
back and we ask a bigger question not
back and we ask a bigger question not how do we motivate this already
how do we motivate this already
how do we motivate this already unmotivated learner but how did we
unmotivated learner but how did we
unmotivated learner but how did we unmotivated already naturally inclined
unmotivated already naturally inclined
unmotivated already naturally inclined learner see it used to be that we’d go
learner see it used to be that we’d go
learner see it used to be that we’d go to this physical building to learn it
to this physical building to learn it
to this physical building to learn it was this novel idea no where else could
was this novel idea no where else could
was this novel idea no where else could we get this information so we’d go to
we get this information so we’d go to
we get this information so we’d go to this physical building there was a
this physical building there was a
this physical building there was a teacher and there were books and we
teacher and there were books and we
teacher and there were books and we learned because that was the only place
learned because that was the only place
learned because that was the only place that we could access it right it was
that we could access it right it was
that we could access it right it was novel and it was this portal of
novel and it was this portal of
novel and it was this portal of discovery and exploration it didn’t
discovery and exploration it didn’t
discovery and exploration it didn’t matter what we were learning because it
matter what we were learning because it
matter what we were learning because it was all new today’s world is very
was all new today’s world is very
was all new today’s world is very different all right with a touch of a
different all right with a touch of a
different all right with a touch of a button the simple Google search I can
button the simple Google search I can
button the simple Google search I can access pretty much any information I
access pretty much any information I
access pretty much any information I want and usually there’s a nice little
want and usually there’s a nice little
want and usually there’s a nice little video to go along with it the world has
video to go along with it the world has
video to go along with it the world has changed school is no longer a special
changed school is no longer a special
changed school is no longer a special place in fact if we think about it can
place in fact if we think about it can
place in fact if we think about it can be kind of a suppressive place right
be kind of a suppressive place right
be kind of a suppressive place right everyone’s the same age around you doing
everyone’s the same age around you doing
everyone’s the same age around you doing the same thing we’re told not to talk
the same thing we’re told not to talk
the same thing we’re told not to talk obey the rules we’re being told it’s
obey the rules we’re being told it’s
obey the rules we’re being told it’s something that
something that
something that we probably could have found already on
we probably could have found already on
we probably could have found already on her phone again with a nice video or
her phone again with a nice video or
her phone again with a nice video or explanation that we can start and stop
explanation that we can start and stop
explanation that we can start and stop and replay as much as we want how do we
and replay as much as we want how do we
and replay as much as we want how do we think about motivation for our students
think about motivation for our students
think about motivation for our students well I think we ask a bear design
well I think we ask a bear design
well I think we ask a bear design question what if we stop thinking about
question what if we stop thinking about
question what if we stop thinking about this default understanding of school
this default understanding of school
this default understanding of school throw out the desk the textbooks the
throw out the desk the textbooks the
throw out the desk the textbooks the teachers the classrooms and with a clean
teachers the classrooms and with a clean
teachers the classrooms and with a clean slate we ask the design question how
slate we ask the design question how
slate we ask the design question how might we motivate students by creating
might we motivate students by creating
might we motivate students by creating an environment in which is the best most
an environment in which is the best most
an environment in which is the best most conducive environment to learning that
conducive environment to learning that
conducive environment to learning that taps into our natural curiosity to learn
taps into our natural curiosity to learn
taps into our natural curiosity to learn what’s a good question a few years ago I
what’s a good question a few years ago I
what’s a good question a few years ago I was searching through TED Talks and they
was searching through TED Talks and they
was searching through TED Talks and they came across a talk by Dan pink the
came across a talk by Dan pink the
came across a talk by Dan pink the puzzle of motivation he also wrote a
puzzle of motivation he also wrote a
puzzle of motivation he also wrote a book drive many of you probably seen
book drive many of you probably seen
book drive many of you probably seen this I’m sure and in the book and in the
this I’m sure and in the book and in the
this I’m sure and in the book and in the talk he talks about three principles of
talk he talks about three principles of
talk he talks about three principles of motivation but first he challenges some
motivation but first he challenges some
motivation but first he challenges some of our traditional motivators like
of our traditional motivators like
of our traditional motivators like rewards and instead presents these three
rewards and instead presents these three
rewards and instead presents these three ideas of motivation autonomy mastery and
ideas of motivation autonomy mastery and
ideas of motivation autonomy mastery and purpose these three ideas that in
purpose these three ideas that in
purpose these three ideas that in environments that are more creative and
environments that are more creative and
environments that are more creative and ambiguous like learning perhaps are
ambiguous like learning perhaps are
ambiguous like learning perhaps are better motivators so what if we apply
better motivators so what if we apply
better motivators so what if we apply these to students what if we create an
these to students what if we create an
these to students what if we create an environment that took into consideration
environment that took into consideration
environment that took into consideration these three principles dan pink defines
these three principles dan pink defines
these three principles dan pink defines in this way autonomy it’s this drive to
in this way autonomy it’s this drive to
in this way autonomy it’s this drive to determine our own destiny a voice in our
determine our own destiny a voice in our
determine our own destiny a voice in our own learning mastery this drive to get
own learning mastery this drive to get
own learning mastery this drive to get better and better at things that matter
better and better at things that matter
better and better at things that matter to us and purpose this yearning to do
to us and purpose this yearning to do
to us and purpose this yearning to do what we do in the context of something
what we do in the context of something
what we do in the context of something bigger than ourselves so imagine school
bigger than ourselves so imagine school
bigger than ourselves so imagine school if we redesigned around these three
if we redesigned around these three
if we redesigned around these three ideas what would school look like if we
ideas what would school look like if we
ideas what would school look like if we allowed students to drive their own
allowed students to drive their own
allowed students to drive their own learning they had a voice in what they
learning they had a voice in what they
learning they had a voice in what they learned when we learn it and how they
learned when we learn it and how they
learned when we learn it and how they learn it rather than adults deciding
learn it rather than adults deciding
learn it rather than adults deciding those for them mastery what if we came
those for them mastery what if we came
those for them mastery what if we came alongside o student we nurtured and
alongside o student we nurtured and
alongside o student we nurtured and encouraged and supported them in their
encouraged and supported them in their
encouraged and supported them in their own gifts and interest along a path that
own gifts and interest along a path that
own gifts and interest along a path that was meaningful for them this perhaps
was meaningful for them this perhaps
was meaningful for them this perhaps would change the role of the adults and
would change the role of the adults and
would change the role of the adults and the students in the room instead of the
the students in the room instead of the
the students in the room instead of the adults determining what they learn when
adults determining what they learn when
adults determining what they learn when they learn how they learn it perhaps as
they learn how they learn it perhaps as
they learn how they learn it perhaps as we come alongside students as adults we
we come alongside students as adults we
we come alongside students as adults we nurture and encourage and support
nurture and encourage and support
nurture and encourage and support building the gifts and interests and
building the gifts and interests and
building the gifts and interests and talents of our students along this
talents of our students along this
talents of our students along this meaningful path that allows them to film
meaningful path that allows them to film
meaningful path that allows them to film their own purpose and encourage them
their own purpose and encourage them
their own purpose and encourage them along the way for Lina I want this I
along the way for Lina I want this I
along the way for Lina I want this I never want her to leave her curiosity
never want her to leave her curiosity
never want her to leave her curiosity behind I don’t want her to be in an
behind I don’t want her to be in an
behind I don’t want her to be in an environment where she doesn’t get to
environment where she doesn’t get to
environment where she doesn’t get to explore her inches and discover world so
explore her inches and discover world so
explore her inches and discover world so perhaps we ask these three design
perhaps we ask these three design
perhaps we ask these three design questions as we think about the future
questions as we think about the future
questions as we think about the future of school how might we design
of school how might we design
of school how might we design environments that allow students to
environments that allow students to
environments that allow students to drive their own learning process of
drive their own learning process of
drive their own learning process of voice in what they learn how might we
voice in what they learn how might we
voice in what they learn how might we come alongside students to help them
come alongside students to help them
come alongside students to help them grow in mastering along this path is
grow in mastering along this path is
grow in mastering along this path is meaningful for them that takes advantage
meaningful for them that takes advantage
meaningful for them that takes advantage of their own gifts and interests and how
of their own gifts and interests and how
of their own gifts and interests and how might we help students fulfill their
might we help students fulfill their
might we help students fulfill their yearning to drive their own destiny and
yearning to drive their own destiny and
yearning to drive their own destiny and to be a part of something that’s much
to be a part of something that’s much
to be a part of something that’s much bigger than themselves I believe Maria
bigger than themselves I believe Maria
bigger than themselves I believe Maria Montessori said it well when she said to
Montessori said it well when she said to
Montessori said it well when she said to assist a child we must enable them to
assist a child we must enable them to
assist a child we must enable them to develop freely by creating an
develop freely by creating an
develop freely by creating an environment and
environment and
environment and which this is possible for Lina I want
which this is possible for Lina I want
which this is possible for Lina I want this as we think about the future
this as we think about the future
this as we think about the future designs of our schools keep in mind
designs of our schools keep in mind
designs of our schools keep in mind these three principles autonomy mastery
these three principles autonomy mastery
these three principles autonomy mastery and purpose and we can answer these
and purpose and we can answer these
and purpose and we can answer these design questions but how do we create
design questions but how do we create
design questions but how do we create environments that allow students to
environments that allow students to
environments that allow students to drive their own learning get better and
drive their own learning get better and
drive their own learning get better and better at the things that matter to them
better at the things that matter to them
better at the things that matter to them and fulfill their yearning to be a part
and fulfill their yearning to be a part
and fulfill their yearning to be a part of something bigger than themselves I
of something bigger than themselves I
of something bigger than themselves I believe and students just like alina
believe and students just like alina
believe and students just like alina will continue their love for learning
will continue their love for learning
will continue their love for learning well get a deeper and greater
well get a deeper and greater
well get a deeper and greater understanding of their own gifts and
understanding of their own gifts and
understanding of their own gifts and interest and be able to apply those in
interest and be able to apply those in
interest and be able to apply those in ways to fill if a foot Authority life
ways to fill if a foot Authority life
ways to fill if a foot Authority life full of purpose thank you
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