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  • Lesson Identification and TEKS Addressed

    Cluster : Education and Training

    Course : Instructional Practices in Education and Training

  • TEKS Student Expectations

    • (2) The student understands the learner and the learning process. The student is expected to:
      • (B) relate principals and theories about the learning process to teaching and training situations
      • (C) demonstrate behaviors and skills that facilitate the learning process
    • (4) The student plans and develops effective instruction. The student is expected to:
      • (D) describe principles and theories that impact instructional planning

  • Basic Direct Teach Lesson

    Instructional Objectives

    Students will:

    • identify, describe and use strategies to determine individual learning styles
    • differentiate and record examples of various strategies teachers use to meet the needs of students
    • explain why students require different learning strategies

  • Rationale

    Script:

    In this lesson students will identify, describe and use strategies to determine individual learning styles. Students will also differentiate and record examples of various strategies teachers use to meet the needs of students.

  • Duration of Lesson

    Five 45 minute class periods

  • Word Wall

    Interpersonal: Learning by working with others

    Intrapersonal: Learning through feelings, values, and attitudes

    Kinesthetic: Learning by interacting with the environment

    Learning: Mental and behavior changes as a because of experiences

    Logical: Learning through reasoning and problem-solving

    Naturalist: Learning by the order, classification and categories of things

    Theory: An explanation or prediction about why something happens

    Verbal: Learning by using words, spoken and written

    Visual: Learning by seeing concepts in order to understand them

  • Materials/Specialized Equipment Needed

    Equipment:

    • computer with projector for PowerPoint™ presentation
    • computers with internet access (be sure to follow district guidelines)

    Supplies:

    • items to display illustrating the different learning styles:
      • comic strips
      • puzzles
      • songs
      • student made brochures
      • textbooks
      • videos
        —
    • copies of handouts (see All Lesson Attachments tab)

  • Anticipatory Set

    Before class begins:

    Note: Collaborate with other teachers to allow your students to observe other students as they observe learning styles.

    Display the items (comic strips, puzzles, songs, brochures, textbooks, and videos) for the different learning styles on the front table. Allow students to handle the items as they enter the classroom to stimulate discussion. Use handout Learning Styles for Multiple Intelligences (see All Lesson Attachment tab) as a reference.

    Print large labels for each of the intelligences and display on wall.

    Think-Pair-Share
    Divide students into pairs.
    Each team will brainstorm instructional strategies used in the classroom such as a slide presentation, lecturing and writing reports and write each one on a separate sticky note.
    Use a timer to stop activity after three minutes. http://www.online-stopwatch.com is a timer that can be displayed on a computer.
    Allow teams to share their strategies and place the sticky notes under the label they feel their strategy belongs.

  • Direct Instruction with Special Education Modifications/Accommodations

    Introduce lesson objectives, terms and definitions.

    Introduce the PowerPoint™, How Did You Learn That? (see All Lesson Attachments tab).
    Discuss how learning occurs and the different theories. Focus on the multiple intelligences.
    View video: Multiple Intelligences Thrive in Smartville
    At the Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, in Gainesville, Georgia, students know exactly how they are smart.
    http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-immersion-enota-video

    Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

    • peer tutors
    • check for understanding

  • Guided Practice with Special Education Modifications/Accommodations

    Distribute the Learning Style Quiz handout (see All Lesson Attachment tab) and direct students to What’s Your Learning Style Quiz at
    http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz. Be sure to explain the directions. Students will transfer their three highest scores to the handout.
    Direct students to carefully read the handout and keep it for future reference.
    Allow students to work in small groups to draw a graphic to help them remember each of their three highest learning styles areas.

    Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

    • peer tutors
    • check for understanding of the vocabulary and the directions for the activity

  • Independent Practice/Laboratory Experience with Special Education Modifications/Accommodations

    Divide students into subgroups of two or three and assign them to visit classrooms where they will observe students.
    Distribute the Learning Style Observation graphic organizer (see All Lesson Attachments tab). Explain to your class that they will be observing students in other classrooms identifying learning styles. Students will answer the remainder of the questions for the assignment after the observation.

    Option: If students are familiar with writing lessons plans, each student could be instructed to write a mini lesson plan focusing on a learning style and “teach” it to the class. A teacher made rubric would need to be presented and all components reviewed prior to beginning the assignment. See http://cte.sfasu.edu/classroom-essentials/rubrics/ for rubric samples.

    Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

    • peer tutors
    • check for understanding
    • extra processing time

  • Lesson Closure

    Review lesson objectives, terms, and definitions.

    Return to the labels on the wall and the sticky notes. Review the list in each label and examine the list to see if the sticky notes are in the right category. Correct any errors.

    Students will share their prominent learning style with the class as well as their graphic, and explain if they agree or disagree with the findings.

  • Summative/End of Lesson Assessment with Special Education Modifications/Accommodations

    Reflection: Using the information gathered in Learning Style Observation,, students will write a one page summary analyzing their observations, noted classroom activities and observed learning styles. Students will reflect on how this activity and information on learning styles will assist them in a future educational career. The reflection and observation sheets will be submitted for assessment.

    Option: If student developed and taught individual lesson plans, their lesson plans could be assesses with a teacher-made rubric. See http://cte.sfasu.edu/classroom-essentials/rubrics/ for rubrics samples.

    Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

    • peer tutors
    • extended time

  • References/Resources

    Textbooks:

    • Bredekamp, Sue. Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education. Pearson, 2011.
    • Herr, Judy. Working With Young Children. Goodheart-Wilcox. 1998.

    YouTube Video:

    Websites:

    • Concept to Classroom
      The site features a series of FREE, self-paced workshops covering a wide variety of hot topics in education. Some of the workshops are based in theory, some are based in methodology – but all of the workshops include plenty of tips and strategies for making classrooms work.
      http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html
    • Edutopia
      What Works in Education
      The George Lucas Educational Foundation
      Dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating for innovative, replicable, and evidence-based strategies that prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives.
      http://www.edutopia.org

  • Additional Required Components

    English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) Strategies

    • word wall
    • extra processing time
    • preteach vocabulary

  • STAAR Connection Cross-Disciplinary CCR Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s)

  • Recommended Strategies

    Reading Strategies

    Research multiple intelligence strategies from the following site:

    • Concept to Classroom
      This site provides many strategies and how they can be used in a variety of classes. It also suggests techniques students can record when they observe other classes.
      Direct students to scan the reading materials, watching for activities that fit one of the learning styles. Students can summarize their findings.
      http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

  • Quotes

    In doing, we learn.
    -George Herbert, poet

    What do we live for, if not to make a life less difficult for each other?
    -George Eliot, author

    What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
    -Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Imagine what a harmonious world it would be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing.
    -Quincy Jones

  • Multimedia/Visual Strategies

    PowerPoint™:

    • How Did You Learn That?
    • Presentation Notes – How did You Learn That?

    You Tube:

    Website:

    Files for downloading:

  • Graphic Organizers/Handout

    Graphic Organizer:

    • Learning Style Observation

    Handouts:

    • How I Learn Best
    • Learning Styles for Multiple Intelligences

    Files for downloading:

  • Writing Strategies

    Journal Entries

    • I learn best when. . .
    • My favorite class is__________because…
    • Active learning is effective because…
    • My learning styles are…

    Writing Strategy

    • RAFT writing strategy
      • Role – student
      • Audience – Teacher/Educator
      • Format – letter
      • Topic – information about personal learning style

  • Communication 90 Second Speech Topics

    • I learn best by …..
    • I agree/disagree with the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
      because . . .

  • Other Essential Lesson Components

    Enrichment activity

    Ask for permission to observe other classes for types of teaching strategies.
    Ask if other instructors would answer the class questionnaire about types of learning styles they utilize and administer a survey to their students about strategies they believe are most beneficial.

  • Family/Community Connection

    Encourage parents, siblings, or other family members to take the Learning Style Quiz http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz.
    Record the data and determine if there are similarities or differences within the family.

  • CTSO connection

    Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

    • Teach and Train – An individual event – recognizes participants for their exploration of the education and training fields through research and hands-on experience.

  • Service Learning Projects

    Successful service learning project ideas originate from student concerns and needs. Allow students to brainstorm about service projects pertaining to lesson. For additional information on service learning see:
    http://www.servicelearningtexas.org

    Example:
    Develop an after school tutoring program focusing on the different multiple intelligences assisting teachers in educating their students with grade level objectives.