Module II: How do my students learn?

1. Module II: How do my students learn? Learning Cycle and Learning Styles

2. Welcome • Create a Name Plate • Fold a sheet of paper and write your name in the center • Using words and/or images, surround it with at least 4 characteristics that describe you as a learner Variety Enjoys group work AMANDA Easily bored Creative

3. Module II: How do my students learn? Learning Cycle and Learning Styles

4. Expectations • Dr. Shelton-We would like to use the slide from group 4 (their slide #3).

5. Today’s Agenda

6. Desired Outcomes • By the end of Module 2, wewill learn about • Your learning styles and strengths • Learning Cycle • How to create lessons that incorporate higher order thinking while reaching a variety of learning styles and intelligences.

8. The Learning Cycle MEANING ADAPTATIONS SKILLS CONCEPTS

9. The Learning Cycle and Hunter

10. WHY? “Tell me and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” Confucius

11. Introvert Extrovert OR

12. Always Prompt Always late OR

13. Go camping Go to the Movies OR

14. The ability to fly The power of invisibility OR

15. Music Talk Radio OR

16. Just get in the car and drive Plan trip according to Mapquest directions OR

17. Remember Faces Remember Names OR

18. Most popular Smartest OR

19. Read the book Watch the movie OR

20. Sudoku Crossword puzzle OR

21. Run with the pack Lone wolf OR

22. Procrastinate Do your work right away OR

23. Puzzles=Fun! Puzzles=Painful! OR

24. Good dancer Two left feet OR

25. Sequential Random OR

26. Beachside Resort Camping in the woods OR

27. How Do We Learn?

28. Organized • Factual • Loyal • Empathetic • Reflective • Imaginative Which group of words best describes you? • Spontaneous • Adventurous • Dramatic • Conceptual • Pragmatic • Experimental

29. GOLD • BLUE Which group of words best describes you? ORANGE • GREEN

30. Sensing Feeling Watching Watching and Thinking through concepts HOW DO YOU PREFER TO LEARN? Doing it yourself and sensing/feeling Thinking through concepts and doing it yourself

31. IMAGINATIVE LEARNER ANALYTIC LEARNER HOW DO YOU PREFER TO LEARN? COMMON SENSE LEARNER DYNAMIC LEARNER

32. Multiple Intelligence

33. The Learning Cycle and Learning Styles DYNAMIC IMAGINATIVE COMMON SENSE ANALYTIC

34. WHAT? “It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought -- that is to be educated.” Edith Hamilton

35. QuickWrite • On a sheet of paper, write an answer to this question… What is INTELLIGENCE??

36. “I am 100% convinced that if I were to come back to Earth in 50 years, people would laugh at the idea of uniform education.” Howard Gardner

37. Howard Gardner’s Definition • “The human ability to solve problems or to create products, that are valued within one or more cultural settings.” • ALL human beings have multiple intelligences • Can be strengthened or weakened over time • Everyone has aspects of all 8 intelligences.

39. Criteria for Identifying an Intelligence • Evidence that areas of the brain are specialized for certain activities • Prodigies, savants, and geniuses in the field • Set of core operations • Cultural history • Developmental history with expert end performance • Supported psychological tasks • Psychometric tasks • Symbols

40. Verbal-Linguistic • “Word Smart” people • Typically good at reading, writing, telling stories, memorizing names and dates • Learns best from reading, taking notes, listening to lectures, discussions, and debates

41. You might be a… • Writer, teacher, politician, lawyer • Famous linguists include: Mark Twain William Shakespeare

42. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence • “Logic Smart” • Good at logic, numbers, math • Excel in mathematics, chess, computer programming, and other logical activities

43. You might be a… • Mathematician, scientist, engineer • Famous logical-mathematicians include: Stephen Hawking Sir Isaac Newton

44. Musical Intelligence • “Sound Smart” • Remembers tones, patterns, and rhythms • Good pitch • Excels at singing or playing instruments • May use songs or rhythms to memorize info • Needs music

45. You might be a… • Musician, Composer • Famous musical people include: Elvis Beethoven

46. Visual-Spatial Intelligence • “Picture Smart” • Good at visualizing/manipulating objects in head • Strong memory • Artistically inclined • Good sense of direction • Active imagination

47. You might be a(n)… • Artist, General, Inventor • Famous visual/spatial people include: Walt Disney Steven Spielberg Vincent van Gogh

48. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence • “Body Smart” • Good at physical activities such as sports and dance • Prefers doing things that involve movement • Good at acting, performing, building, and making things, learns best by doing.

49. You might be a(n)… • Actor, athlete, dancer, comedian • Famous bodily-kinesthetic people include: Robin Williams Tiger Woods

50. Interpersonal Intelligence • “People Smart” • Generally extroverted • Good at working together and reading other people’s emotions, motivations, etc. • Good communicators • Learns best by discussion or working in a group