Simplifying Learning: Strategies for Effective Education
Workshop 1
Simplify, Change
and
Arrange
Delivered by Mabs and
Mandeep
Learning is the consequence of
thinking… therefore our job is to get
them to think
Language is central to thinking…
therefore our job is to get them to
talk
Learning is an active process…
therefore our job is to get them
doing
In order to make sense of the information that
comes their way, children have to do something
with it.
We want them to get it, get why they got it and
above all – Enjoy it!
•
Connect
•
Contrast
•
Arrange
•
Challenge
•
Replace
•
Reduce
•
Change
•
Develop
•
Deconstruct
•
Prioritise
The 3 magic words
Simplify
- To make less
complicated
(Breaking it down,
Reducing)
Change
- To make something
different
(Recreating, Converting)
Arrange
- To plan and to put into
order
(Positioning, Creating a
big picture
)
Simplify
Why do we need to
simplify?
•
Because the students would not
be able to access complex subject
content and concepts and it
would result in them being
clueless…
Simplify in Maths
•
(Maths) to reduce (an equation,
fraction, etc) to a simpler form by
cancellation of common factors,
regrouping of terms in the same
variable, etc
•
Collect like terms in an algebraic
expression or
cancelling
a
fractions or ratio
‘Simplify’ in Science
We;
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Use models as representations of the
real world.
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Clarify understanding by asking
simple,
basic questions to ascertain the
fundamental facts
- extract key points from articles or
text.
- complete storyboards
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Flow charts
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Tables, Tally charts, Graphs.
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Create Hypotheses and test them
-
Plan and deliver practicals
Using Models- so pupils
can apply and link
understanding to real
world
Examples
Aim and
Objectives
S
implifying objectives to allow students
of different abilities to access learning
and make progress
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Most- List five factors that may cause
living things to become extinct (Grade
B)
Some - Explain the reasons for each
one (Grade A/A*)
Simplification in Science
Physics – Sankey
Diagrams to show
energy transfer
Chemistry - Balancing
chemical equations
ACTIVITY
Simplify the facts
into a table
Change
Changing the subject
In life we change the
subject when faced with a
topic of conversation that
we don’t feel comfortable
with
Change in
Maths
Bar chart: change to a different
form
Story into timeline
Change words to pictures and de-
code to partners (and vice versa)
clarify a piece of work. Paraphrase.
•
To transform or convert
•
To transfer from one
(conveyance) to another
Change in Science
•
Pupils will need to do to
something to the information they
receive in order to make sense of it
by changing things around…
•
Matching pairs activities
•
Card sort
•
Text into a story board, comic strip,
poem, results table into a graph,
bar chart
•
First event through to the final
event/stage.
•
In reverse order from the final
stage to the initial stage.
Change - Poems in
Science
•
Brainstorm ideas and create a spider
diagram on Light. Use as many words
that come to mind.
•
Now convert this mind map into a
Poem
Mind map on light:
Convert into a poem
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Cores
Grey
Burn
Dense
Bright
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A Poem on Light
•
When it’s dark
and cold
and there’s no light
look up and you’ll see
a big
star
so
bright.
•
A star’s full of
gas
that wants to get free.
But don’t go near.
It could
burn
you or me.
•
Their
cores
are
dense
.
Some only look
grey.
We can’t really see them
during the day.
Cell division
•
Mitosis
by Greg Crowther
•
Mitosis is a process (
mitosis is a process
)
by which a cell divides (
by which a cell divides
).
A sequence of four phases (
a sequence of four phases
)
by which it must abide (
by which it must abide
).
•
CHORUS:
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
(
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
)
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
(
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
).
•
Now prophase is the first phase (
now prophase is the first
phase
)
the chromosomes appear (
the chromosomes appear
).
In metaphase they line up (
in metaphase they line up
)
at the middle of the sphere (
at the middle of the sphere
).
•
CHORUS
•
The chromosomes are split up (
the chromosomes are split up
)
as anaphase goes by (
as anaphase goes by
).
And telophase then seals ’em (
and telophase then seals ’em
)
in brand-new nuclei (
in brand-new nuclei
).
•
CHORUS
Creating Flow Charts
Aim-To use flow charts to help
understand reflex pathways.
ACTIVITY
Answers
Arrange in Maths
•
To place in proper, desired, or
convenient order; adjust properly: to
arrange books on a shelf.
•
To come to an agreement or
understanding regarding: The two
sides arranged the sale of the
property.
•
Music. to adapt (a composition) for a
particular style of performance by
voices or instruments.
•
Venn diagram, different graph
layouts, human sentence, story
line, sort, pick out sentences',
for/against, timeline, classify
•
Descending order : largest to
smallest
•
Ascending order: smallest to
largest
•
Rearrange the formula to make X
the subject or y the subject
•
Rearrange the formula so we can
work out the value of unknown
Arrange
Arrange In Science
•
Change the order of steps, in
stages or events
•
From low to high, ascending to
descending data in graphs/bar
charts, demonstrating data in
different forms.
•
To plan and sort
•
Historic events – creating a
timeline when elements were
discovered in the periodic table,
discovery and development of
medicine
•
Chronological order
Arrange – results in a table
sorting and organising data
to make sense of it
CARD SORT ACTIVITY
The mechanism of natural
selection
Question?
How will each of you embed
and use
Simplify, Arrange and
Change in your own
subjects?
Emphasizing the importance of simplification in education, this workshop explores techniques such as simplifying, changing, and arranging to enhance learning outcomes. It delves into the Magenta Principles, the significance of language in thinking, and the magic words of simplifying, changing, and arranging. The workshop also discusses the need for simplification in subjects like Maths and Science as a means to aid comprehension and retention.
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Workshop 1 Simplify, Change and Arrange Delivered by Mabs and Mandeep
Learning is the consequence of thinking therefore our job is to get them to think Language is central to thinking therefore our job is to get them to talk Learning is an active process therefore our job is to get them doing
Magenta Principles? In order to make sense of the information that comes their way, children have to do something with it. We want them to get it, get why they got it and above all Enjoy it!
Magenta Principles? Connect Contrast Arrange Challenge Replace Reduce Change Develop Deconstruct Prioritise
The 3 magic words Simplify - To make less complicated (Breaking it down, Reducing) Change - To make something different (Recreating, Converting) Arrange - To plan and to put into order (Positioning, Creating a big picture)
Why do we need to simplify? Because the students would not be able to access complex subject content and concepts and it would result in them being clueless
Simplify in Maths (Maths) to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc Collect like terms in an algebraic expression or cancelling a fractions or ratio
Simplify in Science We; - Use models as representations of the real world. - Clarify understanding by asking simple, basic questions to ascertain the fundamental facts - extract key points from articles or text. - complete storyboards - Flow charts - Tables, Tally charts, Graphs. - Create Hypotheses and test them - Plan and deliver practicals
Using Models- so pupils can apply and link understanding to real world
Examples Aim and Objectives Simplifying objectives to allow students of different abilities to access learning and make progress Topic How to become extinct All - To understand why living things become extinct (Grade C ) Most- List five factors that may cause living things to become extinct (Grade B) Some - Explain the reasons for each one (Grade A/A*)
Simplification in Science Physics Sankey Diagrams to show energy transfer Chemistry - Balancing chemical equations
Simplify the facts into a table Factors for extinctio n Explanation
Factors for extinctio n Explanation Changes to the climate or the Climate environment are the main cause of extinctions throughout history Change In the space of a few million years, Meteorite almost all of the dinosaur species became extinct. Most scientists think there was a big climate change, possibly caused by a giant meteorite hitting the Earth. If a new predator turns up in an Predator area, it can wipe out unsuspecting prey animals very quickly. That s because the prey do not have
Changing the subject In life we change the subject when faced with a topic of conversation that we don t feel comfortable with
Change in Maths Bar chart: change to a different form Story into timeline Change words to pictures and de- code to partners (and vice versa) clarify a piece of work. Paraphrase. To transform or convert To transfer from one (conveyance) to another
Change in Science Pupils will need to do to something to the information they receive in order to make sense of it by changing things around Matching pairs activities Card sort Text into a story board, comic strip, poem, results table into a graph, bar chart First event through to the final event/stage. In reverse order from the final stage to the initial stage.
Change - Poems in Science Brainstorm ideas and create a spider diagram on Light. Use as many words that come to mind. Now convert this mind map into a Poem Mind map on light: Convert into a poem
Bright Star Grey Gas Light Dense Burn Cores
A Poem on Light When it s dark and cold and there s no light look up and you ll see a big star so bright. A star s full of gas that wants to get free. But don t go near. It could burn you or me. Their cores are dense. Some only look grey. We can t really see them during the day.
Cell division Mitosis by Greg Crowther Mitosis is a process (mitosis is a process) by which a cell divides (by which a cell divides). A sequence of four phases (a sequence of four phases) by which it must abide (by which it must abide). CHORUS: Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase). Now prophase is the first phase (now prophase is the first phase) the chromosomes appear (the chromosomes appear). In metaphase they line up (in metaphase they line up) at the middle of the sphere (at the middle of the sphere). CHORUS The chromosomes are split up (the chromosomes are split up) as anaphase goes by (as anaphase goes by). And telophase then seals em (and telophase then seals em) in brand-new nuclei (in brand-new nuclei). CHORUS
Creating Flow Charts Aim-To use flow charts to help understand reflex pathways.
Arrange in Maths To place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf. To come to an agreement or understanding regarding: The two sides arranged the sale of the property. Music. to adapt (a composition) for a particular style of performance by voices or instruments.
Venn diagram, different graph layouts, human sentence, story line, sort, pick out sentences', for/against, timeline, classify Descending order : largest to smallest Ascending order: smallest to largest Rearrange the formula to make X the subject or y the subject Rearrange the formula so we can work out the value of unknown
Arrange In Science Change the order of steps, in stages or events From low to high, ascending to descending data in graphs/bar charts, demonstrating data in different forms. To plan and sort Historic events creating a timeline when elements were discovered in the periodic table, discovery and development of medicine Chronological order
Arrange results in a table sorting and organising data to make sense of it
The mechanism of natural selection forward_arrow_colour
Question? How will each of you embed and use Simplify, Arrange and Change in your own subjects?
