1 / 20

What is in your students’ b ackpacks?

israel
Download Presentation

What is in your students’ b ackpacks?

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Delivering assessment-based instruction that is differentiatedto intentionally support the strengths, needs and interests of each student to improve student achievement and success in all subjects and programs YRDSB Plan for Continuous Improvement

  2. What is in your students’ backpacks? • Learning style • Interests • Self-confidence • . • . • . • . • . • .

  3. What is in yourstudents’ backpacks? • Learning style • Interests • Self-confidence • Gender • Family structure • Socio-economic status • Social development • Attitudes and values • Intellectual ability • Developmental stage • Sexual orientation • Emotions • Family Support • Life Experiences • Natural talents • Cultural background • Personality • Goals • Fears

  4. Getting Started….Knowing your learners www.bww.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

  5. Understanding the Learner “Students taught in their preferred learning styles demonstrated higher levels of achievement, showed more interest in the subject matter, approved of instructional methods, and wanted other subjects to be taught similarly.” Bell, L. (1986). Learning styles in the middle school classroom: Why and how. Middle School Journal, 18(1), 18 – 19.

  6. Learning Inventories • Multiple Intelligence • Learning Style (VAK) • Learning Type • Interest

  7. Multiple Intelligences Linguistic, Logical- Mathematical, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Visual-Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist • Complete survey • Place yellow stickie on class profile • How would you use this class profile? • How would this information impact your instructional planning?

  8. Learning Style (VAK) Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic • Complete Inventory • Pink stickie on class profile • Discuss what sort of activities you do to specifically engage your visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners?

  9. Learning Type • Choice  Experimentation, Doing things your own way • Practicality  Facts and details, Straightforward • Research  Theories and working with ideas • Feelings  Imagination and a variety of perspectives

  10. Learning Type • Complete questionnaire • Green stickie note on class profile • What’s new in your thinking about learning type? • Are there any surprises when you reflect on yourself as a learner?

  11. Interests • Personal Interests • Hobbies • Extracurricular Activities

  12. Personal Mandala • When might similar learning characteristics be beneficial in grouping students? • When might groupings where there are minimal similarities in learning styles be beneficial?

  13. School Group Discussion What implications does this information have on instruction and assessment?

  14. Developing class profiles and student profiles can help teachers plan daily instruction that enables every student to learn and achieve success -- instruction that is “necessary for some and good for all”. Learning for All K-12; Draft June, 2009 p. 31

  15. Helpful Resources Student Interests/Strengths www.careercruising.ca (Matchmaker & My Skills) Learning Preference Inventories www.businessballs.com York Region District School Board Portal bww.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

More Related