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Do Students Learn The Way We Teach? New Faculty Training. Phillips Community College/UA August 19, 2004 . Meaning Behind True Colors. Gold - - Symbolizes security, responsibility, work, service, stability, sensibility and loyalty.
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Do Students Learn The Way We Teach?New Faculty Training Phillips Community College/UA August 19, 2004
Meaning Behind True Colors • Gold-- Symbolizes security, responsibility, work, service, stability, sensibility and loyalty. • Blue – reflects complete calm, peace, harmony, contentment, deep feeling, empathy and belonging.
Meaning Behind True Colors • Orange– Epitomizes vibrancy, energy, action, commands attention right now, danger, openness and movement. • Green–Embodies nature, growing, complexity, abundance, power, creativity and designing ideas.
Colors Blue Gold Green Orange Which color are You?
Autograph Signing Exercise
Preferred Hand Easy Quick Natural Effortless Comfortable (natural preference) Autograph Signing Exercise • Non-Preferred Hand • Hard • Difficult • Stiff • Awkward • Takes concentration
Classifying Ordering Outline Projects Maps Charts and graphs Experiments Worksheets Quizzes Completion tests Strategies for Learning Gold
Discovery Comparison Research Lecture Debate Analysis Charts and graphs Essay tests Education films on how and why Challenging teacher questions Mentally stimulating challenges Strategies for Learning Green
Independent study Brainstorming Contests Competitions Games Debate Creating Concrete vs. abstract “Every student responds” activities Strategies for Learning Orange
Group work Opportunities for team work Cooperative learning Hands-on interactive activities Variety of activities Relevant and meaningful Strategies for Learning Blue
A Question to Ponder…… • Does the American Education System favor one learning style? • Is it positive or negative?
If students do not learn the way we teach…… then let us teach the way they learn.-Kenneth Dunn
Which color are you? Blue Green Gold Orange
Introducing Personality Styles Effectiveness Using the True Colors® Model Fred Leafgren Ph.D & Joseph R. Sullivan, M.S. Richardson, Texas: RAICommunications The Corporate Communications Guide: An Effective Performance Tool for the Business Workplace Fred Leafgren, Joseph Sullivan and James Quakenbush Follow Your True Colors to the Work You Love Carolyn Kalil True Success Carolyn Kalil Showing Our True Colors Mary Miscisin Resources
Debbie Hardy, M.Ed.Director of Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness Certified Level II Personality Style Effectiveness Trainer Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas P.O. Box 785 Helena, AR 72342 870-338-6474, ext. 1242 870-338-7542 (fax) dhardy@pccua.edu www.pccua.edu www.pccua.edu/assessment