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Failure is a hot topic. From Ted Talks to books about pedagogy and design there is an effort to redefine perceptions of failure and move it from something to be avoided to a necessary element of continuous improvement. By definition failure refers to a lack of success, falling short, omission, deterioration and as a way to define a person who is not successful. These are hardly positive attributes to be strived for or nurtured. In redefining failure as a natural part of learning, there is some work to be done concerning expectations and support.

Interestingly failure is a pretty simple concept to grasp when thought about outside of formal education. For anyone who has participated in a sport or hobby. When learning how to ski, shoot a basket or juggle there is the understanding that a large number of attempts will be needed before competency arrives, and a majority of these attempts will be failures. Each unsuccessful attempt is analyzed and used to make adjustments to try again, a process that seems completely natural. In school, the idea of failure and being unsuccessful is still in most cases negative.

The key to changing this perception has to do with shifting the focus of learning from product to process. We can not just assume that failure is bad or good, ultimately it is what we do with it. This week’s Big Idea is Failure, and the challenge is to learn from failure. Through participating in this Challenge, we can learn how to change perceptions and what scaffolding needs to be in place to help people “fail forward” and improve.

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Gran idea: Failure
Pregunta esencial:How can we help to change the definition of failure in our environments?
Desafío:Learn from Failure!

Ejemplos de preguntas orientadoras

Estas son sólo preguntas de ejemplo que le animamos a hacer tantas preguntas personales y contextuales como sea posible.

1. What is failure?
2. Why is failure negative?
3. When is failure necessary?
4. What happens when we fail?
5. What is the role of reflection in failure?
6. Why do we need to fail to succeed?
7. What does fail forward mean?
8. What is the difference of failure when discussion process and product?
9. What role does failure play in the sciences?
10. What is the role of failure in design?
11. What if failure is seen as a necessary part of learning? How does this change the process?
12. How do we help people be comfortable with failure?
13. What is needed to overcome failure?
14. What does overcoming failure feel like?
15. How do we model a productive failure?
16. How does the structure of schools need to change to embrace failure?
17. Etc.

* Una vez que usted Brainstorm todas las preguntas organizar y priorizar ellos.

Investigar

Actividades y recursos rectores
Estos son sólo un conjunto de actividades y recursos de ejemplo y los alumnos necesitarán evaluar la calidad del contenido. No son verificadas o necesariamente soportadas, solo ejemplos. Los que usted elija deben estar en relación directa con sus preguntas y contexto específicos de guía. Las actividades y los recursos para adultos, adolescentes y niños pequeños serán diferentes. El objetivo es desarrollar soluciones que signifique algo en su comunidad y sean sostenibles.

Actividades de ejemplo

1. Define failure, learning and experience.
2. Write about a time when failure left to success
3. Learn a new skill and document the experience with failure
4. Research how failures have led to success in science and technology
5. Challenge yourself to do a difficult task every day and reflect on the experience?
6. Create a failure journal to keep track of your experiences.
7. Interview people on their experiences with failure.
8. Etc.

Recursos de ejemplo

1. Resources on learning from Failure – Edutopia
2. Strategies for Learning from Failure – Harvard Business Review
3. 5 ways the best leaders learn from failure – World Economic Forum
4. 4 Steps To Overcoming Failure And Using It To Your Advantage – Fast Company
5. The Failure of Failure – Screwing up isn’t necessarily a productive experience for kids – Psychology Today
6. Ted Talk Playlists related to Failure
7. Etc.

Síntesis

El uso de los hallazgos de investigación de sus investigaciones desarrollan una síntesis que demuestra una clara comprensión del desafío. Para obtener ayuda con la creación de una síntesis explorar este recurso.

Prototipos de la solución – el uso de su síntesis de investigación crea múltiples ideas para soluciones y revisa cada una para asegurarse de que su investigación lo apoye. Comparta los prototipos con varias partes interesadas y obtenga retroalimentación.

Solución – con la retroalimentación de las partes interesadas desarrollar una solución que tiene el mayor potencial para el éxito.

ACTÚAN

Implementar – desarrollar un plan para implementar la solución con las partes interesadas y recopilar datos sobre el impacto.

Evaluar – el uso de medidas cuantitativas y cualitativas determina si la solución es válida y qué se puede mejorar.

REFLEJAR, DOCUMENTAR Y COMPARTIR

A lo largo de la experiencia Tómese el tiempo para documentar los eventos y reflexionar sobre lo que está sucediendo para construir sobre conocimientos previos e identificar preguntas futuras.

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