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Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn’t Fit All. Beginning Teacher Support October 2008 Jennifer Clark Smith. Day 2. Knowing the Learner Multiple Intelligences Learning Styles. Let’s Get Energized!. It has been said that we learn: 10% of what we read
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Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn’t Fit All Beginning Teacher Support October 2008 Jennifer Clark Smith
Day 2 • Knowing the Learner • Multiple Intelligences • Learning Styles
Let’s Get Energized! It has been said that we learn: • 10% of what we read • 20% of what we hear • 30% of what we see • 50% of what we see and hear • 70% of what is discussed with others • 80% of what we experience personally, and • 95% of what we teach to someone else (Ekwall & Shanker, 1988)
Knowing the Learner Beach Ball? Clipboard? Microscope? Puppy?
Multiple Intelligences “We are all so different largely because we all have different combinations of intelligences. If we recognize this, I think we will have at least a better chance of dealing appropriately with the many problems that we face in the world.” Howard Gardner, 1983
“Orchestrating Multiple Intelligences”Educational Leadership, September 2006www.ascd.org Myth: Teachers need to create nine different lesson plans in order to address the various intelligences of students in their classrooms.
Assignment • Laptops /Computer Lab • Assess your Learning Styles • Assess your Multiple Intelligences • Assess your Emotional Intelligence www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html http://www.ihhp.com/quiz.php
Reflections: Knowing the Learner • Why was it important for you to assess your own MIs and LSs? • How will you use the information on MIs and LSs with students? • What steps must be initiated in order for this to happen? • Who will be responsible for initiating and sustaining these steps? • What resources will you need to make these practices happen? • What is a realistic timeline for implementation of these practices? • What will you use to assess/evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies?
Ticket Out the Door Dear Jennifer, What I am taking away today,… What I still hope to get,….