Learning+Styles

In the video, Peggy O'Donuhue explains how she teaches math's complex ideas as simple tasks. She connects the lesson to the real world. She explains how it is important to learn what kind of learner your students are, in order to make your lessons understood by everyone. All lessons need range in order to reach each student. She explains how all students are on different levels of learning, and she shows how she adapts her lesson to those kids that are more advanced, and those who are still on the basic comprehensive level. Differentiated Instruction in the classroom is the same lesson being taught, but separating it into different activities. These different activities are teaching the same lesson, but is a perfect fit for the learning level that the student is on.
 * __ Brooke Myers __** Differentiated Instruction

Every student is on a different level of learning in the class room. That is why there is a need for Differentiated Instruction. When a student is on the comprehensive level, he/she is more focused on understanding the concept. They are still estimating, calculating, and applying the lesson to their life. When a student is on the synthesis level, he/she is more advanced. They already have the concept grasped, they are now applying these skills in real life examples. They are taking this concept and creating projects, like making scales and concrete examples if these math concepts.

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 * a school that talked different strengths to the kids
 * used symbol system instead of a grading system
 * kids did a lot of hands-on things
 * taught in ways that appealed to the kids strengths
 * do presentations from the time that they are in kindergarden
 * build on all strengths
 * each strength was seen as equally important

Response to Howard Garner's Multiple Intelligence
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 * 1) =Strategic-allows me to find the most efficient way to get something done. It allows me to find the best way to explain to a student that is having trouble learning.=
 * 2) =Self-Assurance- allows me to be confident in my plans.=
 * 3) =Includer- allows me to include everyone of my peers and in the classroom paired with strategic it allows me to find the best way to include all the students, even the ones that don't quite fit in.=
 * 4) =Empathy- allows me to empathize with students as well as my peers=
 * 5) =Relator- helps me to relate to people and what they need in order to be helped=
 * 6) For more information on Gallup's Strengthsfinder, click [|here]

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