http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHViFc0ekw The founder of the Tinkering School, Gever Tulley likes to build things with kids Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster! (Before watching) A Match the words with their definitions: insight a disaster interlude b a person who works together with others for a special purpose collaborator c the group of subjects studied in a school, college, etc setback d calamity e to doodle f frustrated g to go awry h to tinker i 10 curriculum j 11 mundane k B (After watching) to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want to go wrong a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation a period of time between two events or situations, during which something different happens very ordinary and therefore not interesting a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better Complete the answers to the following questions: How is Tinkering School different from ordinary schools? ‘Tinkering School doesn't follow a set ………………………………… And there are no ………………………………… ’ How long does a course in Tinkering School last? ‘It's a ………………………………… immersive experience for the kids.’ What is the goal of Tinkering School? ‘Our goal is to ………………………………… that they leave with a better sense of ……………………………………………………………………………………… than when they arrived.’ Does everything turn out as planned? ‘………………………………… ever turns out as planned.’ What they start from? ‘We start from ………………………………… and ………………………………… ’ What is the central part of the course? ‘………………………………… is at the heart of the experience.’ What is the role of the ‘teachers’? ‘Robin and I act as ………………………………… ’ How are failures dealt with? ‘Failures are ………………………………… and ………………………………… ’ What they when they get stuck with a project? ‘When faced with particularly difficult ………………………………… or complexities, a really interesting behavior emerges: ………………………………… ’ 10 How does this help? ‘From these ………………………………… come deep ………………………………… and amazing new approaches to solving the problems that had them ………………………………… just moments before.’ http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHViFc0ekw The founder of the Tinkering School, Gever Tulley likes to build things with kids Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster! A (Before watching) Match the words with their definitions: insight a disaster interlude b a person who works together with others for a special purpose collaborator c the group of subjects studied in a school, college, etc setback d calamity e to doodle f frustrated g to go awry h to tinker i 10 curriculum j 11 mundane k B (After watching) to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want to go wrong a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation a period of time between two events or situations, during which something different happens very ordinary and therefore not interesting a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better Complete the answers to the following questions: How is Tinkering School different from ordinary schools? ‘Tinkering School doesn't follow a set ………………………………… And there are no ………………………………… ’ How long does a course in Tinkering School last? ‘It's a ………………………………… immersive experience for the kids.’ What is the goal of Tinkering School? ‘Our goal is to ………………………………… that they leave with a better sense of ……………………………………………………………………………………… than when they arrived.’ Does everything turn out as planned? ‘………………………………… ever turns out as planned.’ What they start from? ‘ We start from ………………………………… and ………………………………… ’ What is the central part of the course? ‘………………………………… is at the heart of the experience.’ What is the role of the ‘teachers’? ‘Robin and I act as ………………………………… ’ How are failures dealt with? ‘Failures are ………………………………… and ………………………………… ’ What they when they get stuck with a project? ‘When faced with particularly difficult ………………………………… or complexities, a really interesting behavior emerges: ………………………………… ’ 10 How does this help? ‘From these ………………………………… come deep ………………………………… and amazing new approaches to solving ANSWER the problems that had them ………………………………… just moments before.’ KEY http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHViFc0ekw The founder of the Tinkering School, Gever Tulley likes to build things with kids Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster! A (Before watching) Match the words with their definitions: insight g a disaster interlude h b a person who works together with others for a special purpose collaborator b c the group of subjects studied in a school, college, etc setback j d calamity a e to doodle d f frustrated e g to go awry f h to tinker k i 10 curriculum c j 11 mundane i k B (After watching) to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want to go wrong a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation a period of time between two events or situations, during which something different happens very ordinary and therefore not interesting a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better Complete the answers to the following questions: How is Tinkering School different from ordinary schools? ‘Tinkering School doesn't follow a set curriculum And there are no tests.’ How long does a course in Tinkering School last? ‘It's a six-week immersive experience for the kids.’ What is the goal of Tinkering School? ‘Our goal is to ensure that they leave with a better sense of how to make things than when they arrived.’ Does everything turn out as planned? ‘Nothing ever turns out as planned.’ What they start from? ‘We start from doodles and sketches.’ What is the central part of the course? ‘Building is at the heart of the experience.’ What is the role of the ‘teachers’? ‘Robin and I act as collaborators.’ How are failures dealt with? ‘Failures are celebrated and analysed.’ What they when they get stuck with a project? ‘When faced with particularly difficult setbacks or complexities, a really interesting behavior emerges: decoration.’ 10 How does this help? ‘From these interludes come deep insights and amazing new approaches to solving the problems that had them frustrated just moments before.’