2. What do you ask pupils to do to/with information in order to make it more likely that they will understand it?

3. The Magenta Principles
Mike Hughes ‘
Challenge
Depth
Engagement

4. The Magenta Principles represent a pedagogy underpinned by an unshakeable belief that…
learning is the consequence of thinking… therefore our job is to get them to think
language is central to thinking…
therefore our job is to get them to
talk
learning is an active process…
therefore our job is to get them
doing

5. Work hard but are spoon fed by us!
Get them active!
Flexible thinkers
But lack motivation
Ideal
Not keen & motivated
Spoon fed thinkers
Work hard but are spoon fed by us!
Active
ATTITUDE TO
THINKING
Passive
ATTITUDE TO THINKING = If ask for their own ideas; thoughts; how flexible their ideas are.
ATTITUDE TO LEARNING= motivation /diligence/effort into cw & hw
Active
Passive
ATTITUDE
TO LEARNING

6. We talk about The Magenta Principles– in reality there is just one principle; in order to make sense of the information that comes their way, children have to do something to / with it. Receiving it, retaining it and eventually regurgitating it is insufficient – in short they have to think about it! The receive, retain and regurgitate approach may get a child through an examination hoop but it will not develop a deep understanding and while all teachers want to help children pass exams some of us want much more – we want them to get it, get why they got it and, as much as anything, enjoy it.
The question therefore becomes, what are children required to do to / with the information they encounter in the classroom? It is central to the approach and the answer gives us The Magenta Principles – children could be asked to reduce it, change it, assemble it, add to it, arrange it, sequence it, classify it… the list goes on and on.
~ Extract from The Magenta Principles by Mike Hughes

7. It may look the same but there is a fundamental difference between:
A) Read page 7
and
B) Have a look at page 7 and tell me which you think is the most important sentence
Pupils are simply receiving information in scenario A but in scenario B they have to do something to it.

8. The Magenta Principles: Mike Hughes
Reduce it
Change it
Assemble it
Search for it
Connect it
Arrange it
Enlarge it
Simplify it
Classify it
Compare and contrast it
Deconstruct it
Apply it
Prioritise it
Act it out
Link to having a stretch and challenge wall in classroom use prezi here

9. http://prezi. com/jpudt6wczlks/

10. Magenta Challenges

11. Have a magenta principles challenge wall…
Challenge wall and extension activities which are not more of doing the same

12. 5-3-1 today’s lesson into your book (see sheet) OR
REDUCE
5-3-1 today’s lesson into your book (see sheet) OR
Sum up the findings of your last piece of work in 3 key bullet points.
PRIORITISE
What are the three most important things to know about our current topic? OR
Out of today’s lesson, what was the most important point that was raised and why?
CHANGE
Change your last piece of written work into a picture/diagram/poster OR
Change your last poster/diagram into a poem, letter or description.
ASSEMBLE
Create a mind map about the topic we are currently studying OR
Write an opinion piece drawing together what you know about this topic so far
CONNECT
Choose 6 key words, write them down and then explain how they are all connected. OR
Create a flowchart or a ‘tube-map’ showing the links between a topic.
ARRANGE
Design a contents page putting your work so far into categories or themes. OR
Create a set of questions about a topic, and arrange them from easy to hard.

13. Give examples that prove or disprove your learning. IMPROVE
CONTRAST
Compare a person/place/or thing from today’s lesson with another person/place or thing of your choice. OR
Give examples that prove or disprove your learning.
IMPROVE
Go back over a piece of work and correct or improve it. OR
Start a piece of work again and make improvements as you go through it.

14. Want to know more?

15. How do you or could you incorporate The Magenta Principles into your classroom practice?