How to Teach Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess

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Get ready to sail the seven seas with this week’s guest, Mr. Dave Burgess. Using magic, humor, and a trademark level of enthusiasm to augment his already stellar content, Dave is a sought after speaker, well-known author, and high-quality publisher followed by educators around the world. In this episode we discuss how good teaching relates with good coaching, some of Dave's favorite hooks, and why a costume can't cover up for boring learning!

Connect with Dave Burgess
Twitter: @burgessdave | Website: daveburgess.com | Book: Teach Like a Pirate

Links & Show Notes
Out of our heads and into the classroom: “Hook” hacks with Ben & Becky (1:34)
Snowball Fight (1:34)
Dance Party (2:26)
Cue YouTube videos to certain spot
3 Act Math (3:56)
Dan Meyer - Secondary 3 Act Math (Explanation / Background)
Graham Fletcher - Elementary 3 Act Math
(Not familiar with Dan Meyer? Watch his video, ‘Math Class Needs a Makeover’)
Alphabet aerobics (5:21)
Dave Burgess Introduction (6:31)
Dave Burgess Publishing & Consulting
Other pirates mentioned: George Couros, Alice Keeler, John Spencer, AJ Juiliani, Jimmy Casas
How Dave got into teaching (7:30)
Teaching / Coaching overlap (8:45) / John Wooden
PIRATE acronym and how it applies to teaching (10:00)
Passion / Immersion / Rapport / Ask & Analyze / Transformation / Enthusiasm
Digging deeper into passion (12:30)
3 circles of teaching (14:20)
Content / Techniques & Methods / Presentation
Getting better at Presentation (16:40)
Questions are the key to creativity (17:41)
Dave’s recommendations for authors to learn from (18:45)
Seth Godin (Linchpin)
Anthony Robbins (Awaken the Giant Within / Unlimited Power)
“Questions are the laser of human consciousness.”
Ed Tech integration (22:20)
R. Buckminster Fuller - “Don’t fight forces. Use them.”
Student-centered classroom & TLAP complementary texts (24:56)
Learn Like a Pirate, Paul Solarz
Explore Like a Pirate (Gamification), Michael Matera
Play Like a Pirate, Quinn Rollins
“You teach what you know; you teach who you are.” (27:35)
Maya Angelou & storytelling (28:50)
It’s about the power of your presence.
The most important thing in the world is courage.
Teaser hook (30:47)
Always preheat the grill; creating anticipation / curiosity / buzz before the lesson
Ted Talk - Teach Like a Pirate (33:10)
Dave on Failure (33:33)
Progress happens outside of your comfort zone; if you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not growing
Failure as feedback (36:54)
Pirates turn their sails to the wind (41:08)
Enthusiasm (42:03)
Control your state - 1) what you focus on; 2) your physiology
If they didn’t have to be there, would you be teaching to an empty room? (45:00)
@burgessdave / #tlap / daveburgess.com /daveburgessconsulting.com
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Ben & Becky Take-Aways (47:21)
Joe Biden quote
Medici Effect