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Learning about Learning Styles Education and Training Susan Stevens Audio Video Discover Discovery Who Am I? Quiz Slide 2 Who is this man? Click here for the answer.here Slide 3 The man on the previous slide is Howard Gardner. Dr. Gardner is best known for his theory of Multiple Intelligence. Create a KWL chart about what you K now about Multiple Intelligence, What you W ant to learn and at the end of this learning center, write down your thoughts about what you L earned about Multiple Intelligences. Slide 4 Click here to view the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for this assignment.here The purpose of this learning center is for Education and Training students to be introduced to the concept of learning styles. By using this tool students can get a feel for their own learning styles and preferences. After completing this unit students should understand the following basic concepts about Learning Styles: Howard Gardners Multiple Intelligences Theories Differentiation in the classroom Learning Preferences Click here to view information about Learning Styleshere Slide 5 Theory of Multiple Intelligence Click here to view an interview with Howard Gardner. Use headphones.here After watching the interview, in your own words explain the theory of multiple intelligence. Record your words. You can create a podcast, Flip Video, or use iMovie on your computer. Click here to view video clip of the Key Learning Community in Indianapolis. Use Headphones.here After viewing, reflect on the grading system used. Create a chart using symbols and explain your rationale. In your own words, describe your thoughts on the Key Learning Center. Break into groups of four and discuss. Record your answers on your wikispace. Click here to view video clip on Differentiated instruction. Use Headphones. Use this passcode for Discovery Education. 0167-16E9.here How many different learning styles did you observe in the video? Compare and contrast two different learning styles you observed. Write your observations on your wikispace under the heading Differentiated Instruction. Slide 6 Click the speaker icon to listen to an audio clip about Multiple Intelligences and Emotional Intelligence. Use Headphones. After you finish listening to the podcast, write three paragraphs reflecting on Multiple intelligences and Emotional Intelligence what do you think is more important, IQ or EQ and why? Record answers on your wikispace under the heading IQ or EQ? Slide 7 Whats your learning style? Click here to take a quiz on Learning Styles. here When you finish the quiz, print your results. What are your two strongest learning preferences? Describe your favorite lesson ever at school. Why do you think you remember it? Class discussion. Slide 8 http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ Study the visual image on the left. Which images best represent your multiple intelligence preferences? Select your main learning preferences then search the website (linked below) for a suitable activity for your learning preferences. This should be something that would be appropriate for your site school grade level classroom and an activity you could teach your students. Scroll over the link to the Discovery Education website. Citations Slide 9 Slide 10 Citations Google images. Photo of Howard Gardner. www.news.harvard.edu/.../ 11.01/11-gardner.html Texas Education Association. Career and Technical Education - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Course Crosswalks and Coherent Sequences http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5415#Subchapter%20E http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5415#Subchapter%20E Interview with Howard Gardner. Produced for Edutopia byState of the Art 1997The George Lucas Educational Foundation All rights reserved http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video Whats Your Learning Style Quiz? Edutopia. http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz Discovery Channel School. (2005).Differentiated Instruction in Fourth Grade Mathematics [Video Segment]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Great Ideas in Psychology Podcast. This is a podcast about the great ideas in psychology. http://web.mac.com/todddaniel/Professor_Todd/Great_Ideas_in_Psychology_Podcast/rss.xml http://web.mac.com/todddaniel/Professor_Todd/Great_Ideas_in_Psychology_Podcast/rss.xml Multiple Intelligences Graphic Image chart. http://www.new-oceans.co.uk/new/education/images/multint2.gif http://www.new-oceans.co.uk/new/education/images/multint2.gif Edutopia. Video clip from 2001. No Child Left Behind. http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-key-learning-community- video http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-key-learning-community- video http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-key-learning-community- video