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Learning Styles

Learning Styles. Teen Challenge Teacher Training Conference by Joanna Brightwell. What is a learning style?. A learning style is the predisposed way a person learns. Types of Learners. Innovative Learners (Big Picture Learners). Dynamic Learners (Dream Learners). 4. 1. 3. 2.

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Learning Styles

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  1. Learning Styles Teen Challenge Teacher Training Conference by Joanna Brightwell T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  2. What is a learning style? A learning style is the predisposed way a person learns. T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  3. Types of Learners Innovative Learners (Big Picture Learners) Dynamic Learners (Dream Learners) 4 1 3 2 Analytic Learners (Investigate Learners) Common Sense Learners (Hands-On Learners) T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  4. Types of Learners Innovative Learners T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  5. Look for the meaning. • Need to be involvedpersonally. • Learn by listening and sharing ideas. • Tend to key in on motivations and developing meaning. • Move through life by socialinteraction. Types of Learners Innovative Learners Type 1 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  6. Innovative learners also: • Are interested in people and culture • Are imaginative thinkers • Value insightful thinking • Work for harmony, to bring unity to diversity • Seek commitment • Enjoy observing others • Model themselves after those they respect • Want to be involved in important issues Types of Learners Innovative Learners Type 1 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  7. Strengths • innovation • imagination • Favorite Questions • “Why?” or “Whynot?” • Favorite Ways to Learn • listening • speaking • interacting • brainstorming Types of Learners Innovative Learners Type 1 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  8. Types of Learners Analytic Learners T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  9. Look for the facts. • Need to know what the experts think. • Learn by thinking through ideas. • Tend to key in on reflecting and developing concepts. • Move through life by adapting to the experts. Types of Learners Analytic Learners Type 2 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  10. Analytic learners also: • Are interested in ideas and concepts more than people • Are data collectors and critique information • Value sequential thinking • Are thorough, industrious and like continuity • Enjoy traditional classrooms • Are uncomfortable with subjective judgments, need the details • Want to find self-satisfaction • Want intellectual recognition Types of Learners Analytic Learners Type 2 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  11. Strengths • creating concepts • producing models • Favorite Questions • “What?” • Favorite Ways to Learn • observing • analyzing • classifying • theorizing Types of Learners Analytic Learners Type 2 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  12. Types of Learners Common Sense Learners T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  13. Look for usability. • Need to know how things work. • Learn by testing ideas in ways that seem sensible. • Tend to key in on usefulness and developing skills. • Move through life by inferences drawn from hands-on experiences. Types of Learners Common Sense Learners Type 3 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  14. Common Sense learners also: • Use factual data to build design concepts • Need hands-on experiences • Enjoy solving problems • Resent being given answers • Have limited tolerance for “fuzzy” ideas • Stick their judgment to concrete things or facts • Need to know how things they are asked to do will help in ‘real’ life • Want to have future security through how they see things working today Types of Learners Common Sense Learners Type 3 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  15. Strengths • Practical application of ideas • Favorite Questions • “How does this work?” • Favorite Ways to Learn • experimenting • manipulation • improving • tinkering Types of Learners Common Sense Learners Type 3 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  16. Types of Learners Dynamic Learners T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  17. Look for hiddenpossibilities. • Need to know what can be done with things. • Learn by trial-and-error, self-discovery. • Tend to key in on adapting, refining, and integrating. • Move through life by acting and testing experiences. Types of Learners Dynamic Learners Type 4 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  18. Dynamic learners also: • Are adaptable to change and actually enjoy it • Like variety • Excel in situations calling for flexibility • Tend to take risks • Are at ease with people but sometimes are seen as pushy • Often reach accurate conclusions in the absence of logic • Want to make things happen • Want to turn concepts into action Types of Learners Dynamic Learners Type 4 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  19. Strengths • taking action • carrying out plans • Favorite Questions • “If this… thenwhat can this become?” • Favorite Ways to Learn • modifying • adapting • risking • creating Types of Learners Dynamic Learners Type 4 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  20. What type of learner are you? T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  21. Why should you know your learning type? T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  22. Activity Ideas for: Innovative Learners Analytic Learners Common Sense Learners Dynamic Learners T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  23. Activity Ideas for: Innovative Learners (Big Picture Learners) • Stories • Testimonies, own experiences • Illustrations, object lessons • Visual demonstrations 1 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  24. Activity Ideas for: 2 Analytic Learners (Investigate Learners) • Lectures with supporting details • Researching scriptures, references, sources • Word studies • Questions & answer times T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  25. Activity Ideas for: 3 Common Sense Learners (Hands-On Learners) • Small group activities • Skits, role playing • Functional projects • Homework that follows an example in class T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  26. Activity Ideas for: Dynamic Learners (Dream Learners) • “How can you apply this?”(personal application goals) • “What’s another way to use this?” • “What if?” situational exercises • Creative projects 4 T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  27. Using Learning Styles PSNC GSNC Other group classes T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  28. Using Learning Styles (EXAMPLE) • Teaching Subject: • How do we know that Jesus is who he said he was? • Activity for the Innovative Learner, Type 1: • Ask for one or two people to share what they thought about who Jesus was the first time they heard about him. T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  29. Using Learning Styles (EXAMPLE) • Activity for the Analytic Learner, Type 2: • Lecture on – • Resurrection • Various empty tomb theories • Why or why not the empty tomb theories could be proven true • Looked up scriptures and other historical references T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  30. Using Learning Styles (EXAMPLE) • Activity for the Common Sense Learner, Type 3: • Broke into small groups • Each group took one of the empty tomb theories to present their theory • Held a debate that included a monitor and audience determining which group was most convincing T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  31. Using Learning Styles (EXAMPLE) • Activity for the Dynamic Learner, Type 4: • Finished back in the larger group with a question, “How can you use what you learned?” (Answers included: easier and not as scary when street witnessing; able to answer questions from friends and family; remind myself about who Jesus is when I have doubts) T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  32. Teacher Roles Motivator Instructor Facilitator Resource T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  33. Teacher Roles • Motivator By making connections between the subject and the student’s life, the teacher motivates the innovative learner. • Instructor By directing the discussion towards providing insight into the subject, the teacher instructsthe analytic learner. T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

  34. Teacher Roles • Facilitator By creating hands-on activities that further explore the subject, the teacher facilitates the learning of a common sense learner. • Resource By discovering new relationships between the subject and their life, the teacher servesasaresource to a dynamic learner. T506.08 iteenchallenge.org

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