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This is a page of links that I want to keep available for myself or others who might find them useful 

Links
Quotes
Ken Robinson
- ‘Excite the power of imagination and curiosity’
- ‘If you sit children down to do clerical work don’t be surprised if they start to fidget.’
- ‘We all create our own lives through this restless process of imagining the alternatives and possibilities - one of the roles of education is to awaken and develop these powers of creativity.’
Grit and Perseverance
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​Neuroscience and education Scott Bollad
- Personalised group projects based around what the kids actually care about  13:00
- Tsunami of change about to hit our shore, which i believe it will totally transform the way we look at education 14.25
- Every child needs someone to delight in them and find their natural joy and curiosity and help to get them explore at the own pace
Mark Treadwell
Learning is a creative exercise ​
Richard Gerver
- When we are young  everything is open and we let in as much light as possible but as we get older, like the eye with too much light, we close it down, we close down the aperture, there is less and less light going in, we lock down and control the things we do but when we are kids everything is open.’ 7- 8 mins
- If it is only educators sitting around the table then you will limit the possibilities could be - 12.30

How to think not what to think
- ‘Keeping the spark of curiosity alive that so often dies and the same time the the children start resenting the ‘only one right answer didactic nature school ways.’ 2.40 - ‘When you ignite that curiosity you no longer have to push that knowledge onto kids because they actually want to understand there is no need for carrots and sticks to force learning because they become self powered, nerdy little curiosity machines.’ 3.09
Practical strategies for agency ​
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Curriculum Wars
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The beautiful risk in education
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Spiral of Inquiry
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Adaptive Expertise
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Education the wicked problem
A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem that is difficult or impossible to solve for as many as four reasons: incomplete or contradictory knowledge, the number of people and opinions involved, the large economic burden, and the interconnected nature of these problems with other problems. ​
21st Century Education
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Empowerment             Empowerment John Spencer
'Our World wants go getters, it wants decision makers, it wants designers, creators and dreamers.' intro 
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'When students have high commitment it means they'll push through the ups and downs of learning something new and challenging.' xxxi

'As teachers, we have to embrace the notion that technology can open up a world of learning opportunities and then give our students the chance to own those opportunities.' pg 15 
Bill Ferriter
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Assessment - Education Position Paper
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Mark Tweadwell
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Emotional Poverty Ruby K Payne 
'It is difficult to change behaviour but you can change the motivation for the behaviour' - video 

'Environments create emotional poverty and emotional poverty motivates bad behaviour. We need to motivate good behaviour.'  pg 2

'It is not metal detectors, fences, guards that make kids feel same it is a culture of belonging, connection and appreciation.' pg 3
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The Dana Foundation 
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute
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