Class Learning Styles

Fall 2012 Learning Styles Results

True Colors Primary Color

Orange: pushes boundaries, playful, variety, spontaneous, negotiator Blue: caretaker, optimistic, peacemaker Gold: prepared, punctual, predictable, rule follower Green: ask Why? innovator, problem solver/information, not empathetic

True Colors secondary color

Orange: pushes boundaries, playful, variety, spontaneous, negotiator Green: ask Why? innovator, problem solver/information, not empathetic Blue: caretaker, optimistic, peacemaker Gold: prepared, punctual, predictable, rule follower

VARK results

What does it mean that so many of us are multimodal?

Multiple Intelligences

We all are intelligent in ways other than reading and writing learn more at http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

Myers-Briggs Intro- vs. Extrovert

Myers-Briggs Sensing vs. Intuition

Myers-Briggs Thinking vs. Feeling

Myers-Briggs Judging vs. Perceiving

Learning Styles

1. In Class assignment: What are your learning styles?

> True Colors
> VARK
> Multiple Intelligences / Engaging the Intelligences
> Jung/Myers-Briggs / click Career Choices at end

2. Highlight info about your Learning Styles you find helpful

3. Socratic Seminar

Reading Prompt: Is information about learning styles useful in education?

Articles
> Determining your child's learning style can boost success
> HERC offers teacher training workshop
> Sound Art talks about Music Education

> Small school is lab for innovative learning

4. Myers-Briggs types

> explanations by Type Logic

> The Temperaments by David Keirsey

5. End of Unit

> Complete End of Learning Styles Unit
> Cornell Notes: What technology would help your Learning Style take notes? examples: iPad, note-taking apps, note-taking software, regular pen and paper