A review!

From the video

1. Which animal appears?
2. How many players are there on each team?
3. What color are the balls they are playing with?
4. What is the color of the shirt of the player that leaves?
5. What color is the curtain at the start?
6. What color is the curtain at the end?

1. Your attention is THE most precious thing

2. Everyone’s working memory is limited

3. Thinking moves things to your long-term memory

…and forgetting is part of learning

From the video

1. Which animal appears?
2. How many players are there on each team?
3. What color are the balls they are playing with?
4. What is the color of the shirt of the player that leaves?
5. What color is the curtain at the start?
6. What color is the curtain at the end?

Watch the video

Why did we watch the video?

Your attention is THE most precious thing you have

What you need to know about attention

It’s evolution.

You are programmed to

• have a wide, less focussed view (so you don’t get eaten)
• have a narrow, focussed view (so you know what to eat)
• notice new things (that might help you survive/mate/get fed)

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Attention has three categories…

How alert are you?

You need to be alert to learn.

What affects how alert you are?

Ideas on a whiteboard!

What affects how alert you are?

• Sleep
• Food
• What else?

If you ARE alert… what are you focusing on?

You need to focus on the right thing

What can you be focussing on?

What can you be focussing on?

… and if you ARE focusing on the right thing… � is it making you think in the right way?

If you can do it already, that’s not learning – it SHOULD need some of your effort...

… but sometimes we all need to ask for help.

… and if you ARE focusing on the right thing… � is it making you think in the right way?

If you can do it already, that’s not learning – it SHOULD need some of your effort...

… but sometimes we all need to ask for help.

How can you maximize your efforts?

• You’re going to learn most if you are
• alert
• concentrating on the right thing
• engaging with it in the right way (applying effort)

(trying even if it is hard, asking for help if you need it)

• We will use the acronym ACE.

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Can you be…?

• Alert but not concentrating on the right thing?
• Concentrating on the right thing but not putting in effort

How about…

• Not alert but focused on the right thing?
• Not focused on the right thing but working at it

Any other combinations?

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