HOW DO YOU THINK? Prpared by Sarah Wichterman , intern 2010

1. HOW DO YOU THINK?Prpared by Sarah Wichterman, intern 2010 If you are in Mrs. Harrell’s class, then you are clearly both brilliant and talented, but HOW do you think? What unique qualities do YOU posses that help, but sometimes hinder, the way you process information?

2. We are going to take five personal assessment quizzes that will help us to determine: Right/Left Brain Dominance Modality Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Temperaments Gregoric

3. Right Brain/Left Brain The human brain is divided into two hemispheres. The RIGHT BRAIN controls creativity. The LEFT BRAIN controls logical thinking. Are you left brain or right brain dominant? Let’s find out!

4. Right Brained People are: Creative Spontaneous More Abstract Emotional Risk takers Intuitive Spatially Oriented

5. LEFT BRAINED PEOPLE ARE: Logical Intellectual Rational Analytical Time oriented Planners Sequential

6. The way in which you receive information directly affects the way in which you process it. Some students learn best when they are able to HEAR information. These students are called AUDITORY LEARNERS. Other students need to SEE the information. They are called VISUAL LEARNERS. Still others need to TRY THINGS OUT. They are called hands on or KINESTHETIC LEARNERS.

7. Auditory Learners Do Best When They: Speak or listen to speakers Have discussions Make up rhymes and poems Read aloud Use oral directions Listen to music, CDs and MP3s Repeat things orally.

8. Visual Learners Do Best When They: Form mental pictures Take notes Use color codes Watch movies and filmstrips Use charts, graphs and maps Draw Demonstrate

9. Kinesthetic Learners Do Best When They: Physically try things out Practice by repeated motion Role play Exercise Dance Associate feelings with concepts Stretch and move around.

10. “Athletes aren’t very smart.” FALSE! Athletes possess a certain type of intelligence called Kinesthetic Intelligence or Body Smarts. This is just one of the eight intelligences researched and identified by Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard.

11. Other types of intelligence include: Linguistic (Word Smart) Spatial (Art Smart) Musical (Music Smart) Logical (Math Smart) Intrapersonal (Self Smart) Interpersonal (People Smart) Naturalistic (Nature Smart)

12. TEMPERAMENT Temperament theory has its roots in the ancient four humors theory. It may have origins in ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia,but it was the Greek Physician, Hippocrates (460-370 BC), who systemized and developed it into a medical theory. He believed certain human moods, emotions and behaviors were caused by body fluids (called "humors"): blood, yellow bile,black bile, and phlegm.

13. SANGUINE The Sanguine temperament personality is fairly extroverted. People of a sanguine temperament tend to enjoy social gatherings and making new friends. They tend to be creative and often day dream. However, some alone time is crucial for those of this temperament. Sanguine can also mean very sensitive, compassionate and thoughtful. Sanguine personalities generally struggle with following tasks all the way through, are chronically late, and tend to be forgetful. Often, when pursuing a new hobby, interest is lost quickly--when it ceases to be engaging or fun.

14. CHOLERIC A person who is choleric is a doer. They have a lot of ambition, energy, and passion, and try to instill it in others. They can dominate people of other temperaments, especially phlegmatic types. Many great charismatic military and political figures were cholerics.

15. MELANCHOLIC A person who is a thoughtful ponderer has a melancholic disposition. Often very kind and considerate, melancholics can be highly creative – as in poetry and art - and can become occupied with the tragedy and cruelty in the world. A melancholic is also often a perfectionist. They are often self-reliant and independent.

16. PHLEGMATIC Phlegmatics tend to be self-content and kind. They can be very accepting and affectionate. They may be very receptive and shy and often prefer stability to uncertainty and change. They are very consistent, relaxed, rational, curious, and observant, making them good administrators and diplomats. Unlike the Sanguine personality, they may be more dependable.

17. Anthony Gregoric based his learning styles on brain hemisphere research. The style represents two types of preferences: Perceptual preference* abstract (reason and intuition)* concrete (the senses) Ordering preference* sequential * random

18. Concrete Sequential Learner These learners prefer direct, hands-on activities, step-by-step instructions, and real life examples.

19. CONCRETE RANDOM LEARNER These learners prefer a trial-and-error approach, with breakthroughs through intuitive insight. They like a stimulus rich environment. They thrive on competition, especially if they can use their wits. They are implementers of change and tend to be impulsive. They don't like to read directions and dislike structure.

20. ABSTRACT SEQUENTIAL LEARNER These learners prefer a highly verbal, logical and analytical approach based on intellect. Their motto is "knowledge is power." They like solitude, prefer well-organized material, and are highly skeptical. They have trouble picking up subtle nonverbal cues and dislike distractions. They like written, verbal, and visual instruction.

21. ABSTRACT RANDOM LEARNER These learners like to focus on relationships and their emotions. They respond to visual methods of instruction, group discussion, and time for reflection. They enjoy evaluating personal experiences.

22. Putting it all together for your Antholio! • We will be putting together a project that showcases all of the different ways that YOU think and learn based on the results of the quizzes we have just taken. • This can be an illustrated piece of writing • a PowerPoint Presentation • a movie • a collage with text • a facebook or webpage type set-up • or anything else you can dream up. • The project must include references to all of the different factors that contribute to your learning (Right/Left Brain, Modality, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Temperaments and Gregoric) as well as descriptive words from the results to showcase your unique qualities to the class and later become part of Wanna Piece of Me and the Antholio. • You will present this project to the class ___________.