Exploring the changing expectations of our students.

1. I teach, therefore you learn...
or do you?
The changing expectations of our pupils

2. We no longer live the way we used to

3. •We teach the way we used to
•We teach the way we were
taught

4. Our
philosophy
may be
outdated

5. We may be
stuck in our
old ways

6. The old may
feel safe and
reliable

7. Perhaps the new offers
a better alternative

8. Consider this:

9. Charles Dickens
wrote like this

10. But our pupils read
Charles dickens
like this

11. Yet we expect our
pupils to produce
work like this

12. But not like this

13. It may be
time to
reconsider the
way we teach

14. But why?

15. Our pupils are not
that different
from us

16. But they experience
the world differently

17. Think about it...

18. Our generation watched TV:
•Limited
information
•Structured
schedules

19. Their generation use computers:
•Limitless
information
•24/7 access

20. Our pupils share the same
interests we had:
•Friendship
•Socialising

21. But they use different tools

22. The means of communication
have changed

23. This is how they communicate:

24. Communication may hold the key

25. We need to start listening

26. We need to
teach using
the right
tools

27. We need to
teach life
skills

28. We need to stop resisting change

29. We risk
being left
behind

30. If we are to
meet our
students
expectations

31. If we are to
engage our
pupils

32. If we are to
remain
relevant

33. If we want them to learn from us

34. We may need to learn from them

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Special thanks to A. Simner & W. Orchard

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