DIFFERENTIATING CORE INSTRUCTION BY KNOWING THE

LEARNER

Innovation Showcase

Brie Beane & Vikki Stevens

OPENING TASKS

1. Go to the i3 + C3 wiki i3c3.pbworks.com

2. Think about what kind of learner you are: visual, auditory, or kinesthetic.

3. Take a dot from your table and post it to the board under the “Pre” column for how you think you learn best.

Red=Visual Green = Auditory

Yellow=Kinesthetic

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify your particular learning style Understanding your particular

learning style and how to best meet the needs of student with that learning style.

Recognizing student behaviors in the learning environment

How to provide opportunities for students to select and use the most effective learning style as they are working and learning.

TAKE THE LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY

Go to the wiki: http://i3c3.pbworks.com Select a “Learning Styles Inventory”

from those listed

PUT YOUR DOT UNDER “POST TEST”

DIFFERENTIATION

Curriculum: Content/Process/ Product/EnvironmentStudent: Readiness/Interest/Learning Style

I3 WEBPAGE

Did you know…

Grades K-2 are primarily taught kinesthetically

Grades 3-6 are primarily taught visually

Grades 7-12 are primarily taught auditorily

Did you also know… Statistics reveal that most high

school dropouts are kinesthetic learners.  

80% of prison inmates are high school dropouts. - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)

The Parent Project (a research-based parenting program) reports that 80% of the prison population are kinesthetic learners

Your modality indicates what you need to be able to:•Concentrate•Learn•Process •File Information

But, What are Learning Styles?

STUDENT OUTCOMES: You will learn more easily and with greater success once you have unlocked your learning style and discovered the best methods for helping you learn. You may be surprised to discover just how well you can flourish in the classroom, even in subjects that you previously found difficult!

Typically learn through what they are able to see with their own eyes.

These students jockey for the positions at the front of the class, must have front row theater seats and love to be right up front for sporting events in order to obtain the best view.

Visual Learners

EFFECTIVE STRATEGIESKNOW YOUR STUDENT LEARNING STYLES

VISUAL LEARNERS

Student can use

Clear visual cues

See the big picture cues

See information on WB

Notetaking / visual images

Computer typing

Concept mapping

Genre / report processes

Teacher can offer

Charts, worksheets, diagrams

Webbing, mapping, graphic

organizers

Seating in class

Use Frameworks

Diary notes,

Organizational checklists

Assessment timetables

SAY, WRITE, DO SAY to a partner what you understand

about VISUAL LEARNERS. WRITE on a sticky note how visual

students may appear to be “off task” or how students could “show what I know” based on what you’ve just learned about VISUAL LEARNERS.

DO/Using any materials (located in the center of your table), create something VISUAL that symbolizes what you’ve just learned.

Auditory learners are very good listeners.

They tend to absorb information in a more efficient manner through sounds, music, discussions, teachings, etc.

These individuals will be more likely to record lectures so that they can replay them at a later time for study purposes.

Auditory Learners

KNOW YOUR STUDENT LEARNING STYLESTHE AUDITORY LEARNER

Student can use

Clear instructions & directions

Oral Expressive Language

Listening oral presentation /

multimedia supports

Praise

Sight word vocabularly

Computer programs

Calculators

Reading aloud

Teacher can offer

Brief - to the point verbal cues

Written supports

Media supports - video’s

Spelling supports

Computer programs

SAY, WRITE, DO SAY to a partner what you understand

about AUDITORY LEARNERS. WRITE on a sticky note how visual

students may appear to be “off task” or how students could “show what I know” based on what you’ve just learned about AUDITORY LEARNERS.

DO/Using any materials (located in the center of your table), create something AUDITORY that symbolizes what you’ve just learned.

Kinesthetic learners are tactile learners.

They learn best through moving, doing, acting out and touching.

Projects that are hands-on in nature are best for kinesthetic learners.

Kinesthetic Learners

KNOW YOUR STUDENT LEARNING STYLESTHE KINESTHETIC LEARNER

Student can use

Hands on activities

Quick writing activities

Memory strategies

Teacher can offer

Concrete Manipulative

Responsible rules

Breaks

Assistive Technology

Seat changes

Guided practice support

Meta-cognitive strategies

SAY, WRITE, DO SAY to a partner what you understand

about KINESTHETIC LEARNERS. WRITE on a sticky note how visual

students may appear to be “off task” or how students could “show what I know” based on what you’ve just learned about KINESTHETIC LEARNERS.

DO/Using any materials (located in the center of your table), create something KINESTHETIC that symbolizes what you’ve just learned.

MODALITY MOMENT Based on YOUR modality:

VisuallyAuditoryKinesthetically

Record/capture/note your overall learning or “a-ha” moments from this session.

REFLECTING/CONCLUSION How did the regular “SAY, WRITE, DO”

segments increase your engagement and understanding? How might you use “SAY, WRITE, DO” in your classroom this week?

Discuss at your table:What did you learn about

Yourself? Your students? Your colleagues? Your family members?