Connecting Play and Education Academy 9: Building a Legacy u (of collaboration, creativity and play) t e Ollie Bray Director: Connecting Play & Education The LEGO Foundation to 20 th March 2019 – Aviemore, Scotland #Academy9
@olliebray #Academy9
In the past… National Senior Teacher, Learning & Policy PT & SLT Curriculum Adviser Adviser
Until recently… Non-Executive Education Headteacher Board Member Advisory (Kingussie High School) Council
At the moment… , and
I really like cycling…
How do we take something that works and make it better?
u t e to
u t e to
u t e LEGO Foundation aim: re-define play a re-imagine learning
u t e Scottish Education is in very good to shape…
u t e to
u t e Curriculum Assessment Pedagogy to
1. Progressive and joined up u (0-18+) t e to
2. Flexible exit points (with u qualification) t e to
3. The focus is on developing u people t e ( Through curriculum, wider achievement, nurture, challenge, family learning, etc …) to
u t e VS to Skills Knowledge
u t e What skills do children need to to face the future?
u t e to
Skills for the future: meta-skills Timeless, higher order skills that support the development of additional skills and promote success in whatever context the future brings [SDS (2018) Skills 4.0]
You develop holistic skills through engaging & immersive experiences.
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Vikings. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Rivers. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about 5G. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about BREXIT. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Coding. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Poetry. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Coal Mining. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Pythagoras. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Adjectives. to
u A rich experience is not just t e being told about Robotics. to
Academy 9: Building a Legacy u t e Five characteristics of playful experiences
u t e LE g GO dt meaning 'play well’. to
u t e
u t e Build a duck a You have 40 seconds
What just happened?
self-regulation symbolic representations executive functioning spatial abilities
self-efficacy emotional regulation visual search self-regulation symbolic representations long-term memory kinesthetic awareness attention spatial visualization mental imagery sensory-motor skills systems thinking mental rotation executive functioning working memory visual perception spatial abilities imitation fine motor skills adaptive social functioning short-term memory perspective-taking cognitive flexibility self-assessment
Actively Engaging Teaching and Learning u t • Active learning; e • Collaborative learning; • Cooperative learning; • Experiential learning; • Guided discovery learning; Playful • Inquiry-based learning; to • Problem-based learning; and Learning in • Project-based learning. Schools
Projects. u Passion. t e Peers. Give P’s a to Play. Chance! How do children [ Source: MIT, Lifelong Kindergarten] learn best?
Academy 9: Building a Legacy u t e Five skills for holistic development
Academy 9: Building a Legacy u t e Five skills for holistic development
Children are more creative than adults?
Sir Ken Robinson
source: Land, G (1960s)? 98% 100% 50% 30% Percentage of 12% Creative Genius 2% 0% Adult 15 years 5 years 10 years AGE
u t Creativity is not the same as e imagination to
Originality Appropriateness Divergent Thinking Convergent Thinking
Originality Appropriateness Explanation Evaluation Originality Logic Idea Generation Inhibitory Control Risk Taking Persistence Flexibility Focus Divergent Thinking Convergent Thinking
Children learn more flexibly than adults
Children learn more flexibly than adults
The Creative Learning Spiral u t e to [ Source: MIT, Lifelong Kindergarten]
Children and adults working together in co-creative teams
Children are not creative genius’s but we have a lot to learn from them.
We must be careful not to communicate the highest form of learning is expertise.
We must be careful not to communicate Adults are not the highest creative form of failures. learning is expertise.
We should be We must be careful not to careful not to shame one communicate another for the the highest knowledge and form of experience learning is needed to expertise. bring ideas into reality.
Working and Playing together will enhance our collective expertise.
u t e to Partnership
1. Understand the need. u 2. Understand the skill. t e 3. Understand how to develop the skill to suit to the need.
Academy 9: Building a Legacy LOOKING INWARDS: Knowing ourselves inside u out through effective self- evaluation t LOOKING OUTWARDS: e Learning from what Education happens elsewhere to challenge our own thinking Improvement to LOOKING FORWARDS: Exploring what the future might hold for today’s learners and planning on how to get there
Thank You & Questions Ollie Bray ollie.bray@LEGO.com @olliebray @LEGOfoundation www.LEGOfoundation.com facebook.com/LEGOfoundation
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