how children learn 04192014

HOW CHILDREN LEARN

22 APRIL 2014

Objectives

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1. Identify one’s learning style.

2. Describe the different learning style.

3. Identify teaching strategies/practices that

promote appropriate learning style of

learners.

ACTIVITY 1

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• Prepare 3 sheets of square paper.• Be ready to make an origami –

utility box. • Follow the instructions given

you.

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Verbal Directions

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Verbal instructions with visual aid

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Step 1: Fold a Blintz Base.Step 2: Open up the paper.

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Step 3: Fold in the 4 corners.

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Step 4: once again, fold the 4 corners in.

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Step 5: FLIP paper over.

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Step 6: Rotate paper slightly so that you see a square. Now fold both the top and bottom halves to the center. Crease well and unfold.

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Step 7: Fold both the right and left sides to meet in the center.

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Step 8: Now bring the top flap over from the right to the left.

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Step 9: Fold the top and bottom right corners on the diagonal as shown below.

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Step 10: Now bring both flaps over from the left to the right.

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Step 11: This time, we'll fold in the top and bottom left corners on the diagonal as shown below.

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Step 12: Now bring only the top flap over from the right to the left.

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Step 13: Here comes the fun part....shaping our origami box! Pry open

the paper with your fingers.

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Presto! You now have your origami – utility box!

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Demo of the Process Origami – utility Box

• Display your origami boxes on top

of your table.

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• How did you find the activity?• In the box - making activity, which among

the three instructions would you prefer and why?

• Verbal Instructions Only• Instructions with Visuals• Instructions with demonstration

ACTIVITY 2

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• Get a copy of the Learning Style Inventory and the Learning Assessment Style worksheets.

• Accomplish the worksheets and determine your score per learning area.

• Read the interpretation of your scores.

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• What did you discover about learning style as revealed by the Learning Style Assessment?

• What does it tell about you as a learner and as a teacher?

• What insight/s did you learn from the activity?

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Learning Styles• Common learning styles - Visual

- Auditory- Tactile

Source: www.odessa.edu/dept/govt/dille/brian/

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Understanding how students learn starts by understanding how you as a teacher learn.

It is best achieved when insights gained from understanding psychological principles are valued and put into the teaching practice.

Characteristics of Learning Styles

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• Visual- Minds sometimes strays during verbal

activities- Observes rather than act or talk- Likes to read- Memorizes by seeing graphics- Finds verbal instructions difficult- Meticulous, neat in appearance- Notices details

Characteristics of Learning Styles

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Auditory- Talks to self aloud- Enjoys talking- Easily distracted- Likes to be read to- Enjoys music- Hums or sings- Outgoing by nature- Enjoys listening activities

Characteristics of Learning Styles

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• Kinesthetic- Likes physical rewards- In motion most of the time- Likes to touch people when talking- Taps pencil or foot when studying- Enjoys doing activities- Poor speller- Tries new things- Outgoing by nature- Dresses for comfort

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

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• Teacher Behavior• Teacher Characteristics• Student Behavior• Student Characteristics• Curriculum • Time• School Policies• Community Characteristics• Classroom Set-up

Understanding learning style will help you...

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• Determine why you learn the way you do. A good teacher knows his/her own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the basic understanding of the way students prefer to learn.

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• Recognize how personality type affects one’s teaching style.

• It is easy to teach students when their preferred learning styles are addressed.

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• Develop varied strategies to help students with different learning styles.

• Provide the most productive learning environment possible.

Application

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• Working by learning team, brainstorm on teaching practices/strategies to ensure positive learning environment and address the different learning styles of learners.

• Write these strategies on manila paper to be posted on the board.

• Ask a representative from the group to read the output.

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Thoughts from William GlasserThoughts from William Glasser

We learn:We learn:10% of what we read10% of what we read20% of what we hear20% of what we hear30% of what we see30% of what we see50% of what we both see and hear50% of what we both see and hear70% of what we discuss with others70% of what we discuss with others80% of what we experience personally80% of what we experience personally95% of what we teach each other95% of what we teach each other

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“We can best help children learn, not by deciding what we think they should learn and thinking ingenious ways to teach it to them, but by making the world as far as we can, accessible to them, paying serious attention to what they do, answering their questions – if they have any – helping them explore the things they are most interested in”

JOHN HOLT

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THANK YOU AND

MAY YOU ALWAYS

FIND JOY IN TEACHING!