Kingston 2016 ENGAGING STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING FLOW Peter Liljedahl

Kingston 2016 ENGAGING STUDENTS: UNDERSTANDING FLOW - Peter Liljedahl

Kingston 2016

Kingston 2016

Kingston 2016

NOW TRY 6 CARDS, 7 CARDS , … Kingston 2016 • place the top card on the table. • place the next card at the back of your deck. • repeat …

Kingston 2016 • WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ACTIVITY? • WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT YOURSELF? AS A LEARNER? • HOW DID YOU FEEL?

Kingston 2016 MIHALY CSÍKSZENTMIHÁLYI

- Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right.

- Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE - internal Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right.

- Csíkszentmihályi (1990) FLOW EXPERIENCE - external Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills. 4. Attention is focused on one’s actions. 5. Distractions are excluded from consciousness. 6. There is no worry of failure. 7. Self-consciousness disappears. 8. The sense of time becomes distorted. 9. The activity becomes satisfying in its own right.

ANXIETY O L F W BOREDOM FLOW EXPERIENCE Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills.

ANXIETY O L F W = ENGAGEMENT BOREDOM FLOW EXPERIENCE Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills.

- CREATING FLOW - FLOW EXPERIENCE Kingston 2016 1. There are clear goals every step of the way. 2. There is immediate feedback on one’s actions. 3. There is a balance between challenges and skills.

O L F BOREDOM CREATING FLOW Kingston 2016 ANXIETY W

O L F BOREDOM MANAGING FLOW • Remove a member of the group • Pair with another group Kingston 2016 ANXIETY W • Give extension • Introduce doubt • Pair with another group

O L F BOREDOM MANAGING FLOW • Give an easier task • Answer some of the task • Give a hint Kingston 2016 ANXIETY W • Give hint • Join the group • Pair with a stronger group

O L F BOREDOM STUDENTS SELF-MANAGING FLOW Kingston 2016 ANXIETY W

• answering questions • oral instructions • defronting the room • assessment • flow • good tasks • vertical nonpermanent surfaces • visibly random groups BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS Kingston 2016 • levelling

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Kingston 2016 3 -4 weeks 6 -8 weeks flip STUDENTS ENVIRONMENT + TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION – THINKING CLASSROOM TEACHER

TEACHER Kingston 2016 1 -2 months 2 -3 months TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION – ASSESSMENT TEACHER

Kingston 2016 THANK YOU! liljedahl@sfu. ca www. peterliljedahl. com/presentations #VNPS