C&I 204: Learning Styles

September 7, 2011

Today’s Class

• You be the teacher: Share ideas on How Children Learn

• Discuss Learning Styles• Investigate ways to incorporate

activities in the classroom that meet the needs of different learners

How Children Learn

You be the teacher:• Find the people who have the same number strip as you• With your group, discuss the principle on your strip. Use

the following to guide your discussion– Which professional teaching standard does it relate to?– What does the teacher need to do in the classroom?– What might it look like?

• How did the teacher in Monday’s video do this? • How has Dana done it? • How have you seen it incorporated in other classes (or not

incorporated?)

Learning Modalities

•Visual

•Aural / Auditory

•Read/write

•Kinesthetic

Being Multimodal

Learning Styles

An individual ‘s preferences for the conditions of the learning process. Includes, where when, how learning takes place and with what materials (Burden and Byrd, 2010)

Shout Out: Who are the different types of learners in our classrooms?

Sensing•Employs 5 senses for input•No emotional connection

Sensors•Like concrete facts, organization, structure•Live and work in here and now•Motivated by practicality and usefulness•Realistic outlook•Operate according to procedures

Intuition•Help to determine big concepts•Give reality meaning•Predict potential changes

Intuitives•Want to know theory before facts•Like flexibility freedom to explore possibilities•Follow their inspiration and vision•Feel constrained by procedures

•Objective•Order and organization•Employ logic, reason, and evidence•No need for social approval•Uncomfortable in emotional situations•Everything can be rationalized

Thinkers

•Subjective•Spontaneous and social•Bounce ideas•Approval from peers•Everything is personal

Feelers

Attitude

Introverts --Reflective learners

Extroverts--Active learners

Auditory Learners

• Students with this style will be able to recall what they hear and will prefer oral instructions. They learn by listening and speaking. These students enjoy talking and interviewing. They are phonetic readers who enjoy oral reading, choral reading, and listening to recorded books. They learn best by doing the following:– interviewing, debating– participating on a panel– giving oral reports– participating in oral discussions of written material

Visual Learners

Visual learners will be able to recall what they see and will prefer written instructions. These students are sight readers who enjoy reading silently. Better yet, present information to them with a video. They will learn by observing and enjoy working with the following:– computer graphics– maps, graphs, charts– cartoons– posters– diagrams– graphic organizers– text with a lot of pictures

Tactile Learners

• Students with this strength learn best by touching. They understand directions that they write and will learn best through manipulatives. They'll learn best by :– drawing– playing board games– making dioramas– making models– following instructions to make something

Kinesthetic Learners

Kinesthetic learners also learn by touching or manipulating objects. They need to involve their whole body in learning. They remember material best if they act it out. These students learn best by:– playing games that involve their whole body– movement activities– making models– following instructions to make something– setting up experiments

Global Learners

• Global learners are spontaneous and intuitive. They do not like to be bored. Information needs to be presented in an interesting manner using attractive materials. Cooperative learning strategies and holistic reading methods work well with these learners. Global learners learn best through: – choral reading– recorded books– story writing– computer programs– games– group activities

Analytic Learners

• Analytic learners plan and organize their work. They focus on details and are logical. They are phonetic readers and prefer to work individually on activity sheets. They learn best when: – information is presented in sequential steps– lessons are structured and teacher-directed– goals are clear– requirements are spelled out

My Results

Naturalistic 17%

Bodily-Kinesthetic 33%

Musical 50%

Interpersonal 75%

Intrapersonal 44%

Visual-Spatial 5%

Logical-Mathematical 38%

Verbal-Linguistic 67%

What Kind of Learner are You?

Share with a partner what you’ve learned about yourself as a learner– What kinds of learning activities do you love?– What kinds of learning activities do you dread?– How do you see your learning style being an

asset for your students?– What are you going to have to work on

What can you do?

Once you know the learning profiles of your students, what can you do?

•Create a classroom with flexible spaces and learning options.•Present information in different ways•Offer opportunities for students to explore in different ways (modes)•Allow for a variety of groupings•Offer choice of independent, cooperative or competitive experiences

So What????

How does this play out in the classroom?

• Look at your “How Children Learn” information.

• How do each one of the principles relate to learning styles

Let’s watch it in action:

1st grade science lesson (#2, 3:30)http://learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1859

How do we do it?

Lessons from Read Write Think

Art and Musichttp://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/america-beautiful-using-music-1147.html

Spatial/Visual http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/building-matrix-lionni-books-263.html?tab=4#tabs

Kinesthetic http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/

reading-idol-bringing-readers-30621.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/spelling-cheerleading-integrating-movement-233.html

3rd Grade Blog

Mrs. Yollis

http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/

How are the different learning styles incorporated here?

Explore this on your own and jot down your thoughts related to what you know about the different learners you will have in your classroom.

Next Time

Jury Duty Week- Check Wiki for class announcements

For the week- Read Ch. 2, Fundamentals of Planning (Do a 3,2,1 Response. See the wiki for this on the Course Readings page)

Monday, September 12•Learning Targets (Objectives)•Exploring the Common Core Standards

Wednesday, September 14: Who Knows!?!– Work on Initial Reflective Essay– Open LiveText Lab hours, 10-2