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1.You might discover you are smarter than you think! 2.The better you understand your learning style, the greater is your potential to be a success at Teen Challenge. 3.The more you understand learning styles, the more effective you will be at helping TC students become successful 4.It builds self-confidence 7/11/20092iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Learning about learning styles is hard work. 7/11/20093iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

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 Myth  Myth: Everyone learns just like me.  We all learn the same way.  If you were a good student, you would learn the way I do.  Truth  Truth: Not everyone learns like you do. 7/11/20096iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 If God were teaching this workshop, what would He say is the foundation for learning.  Is it memorizing facts?  Matthew 7: /11/20097iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Learning is the path to wisdom if you learn God’s truth and then put it into action  Personal application is the foundation for life, for learning 7/11/20098iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

1.Mind Styles 2.How do you concentrate? 3.How do you remember? 4.How do you process information? 5.How smart are you? 7/11/20099iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Learning is a discipline, not a gift  How do people become great?  Learning styles must be brought into the discipline of learning 7/11/200910iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

A.Perception—How do you view the world? Perception has to do with taking information into your brain 7/11/200911iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

A.Perception—How do you view the world? 1.Concrete 2.Abstract  Everyone uses both perception abilities every day. But we are often more comfortable using one more than the other. 7/11/200912iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

A.Perception—How do you view the world? 1.Concrete 2.Abstract B.Ordering—How you use the information you perceive 1.Sequential 2.Random 7/11/200913iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

Perception / Ordering 1. Concrete Sequential 2. Abstract Sequential 3. Concrete Random 4. Abstract Random Book—The Way They Learn--Cynthia Tobias 7/11/200914iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 This is another layer of learning styles  This is all about environmental preferences  What is the ideal environment where you can concentrate the best in studying and learning? 7/11/200915iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Not all of these environmental issues have the same importance to everyone.  What is perfect for you is dysfunctional for someone else. That’s OK! 7/11/200916iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

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 How do you concentrate? Lots of options  Mind Styles 4 combinations 7/11/200918iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

This is another layer of learning styles This is all about how you best learn and remember what you have learned. 7/11/200919iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Remembering has to do with how we perceive something with one or more of our 5 senses and how those senses help us to understand and remember that experience or information. 7/11/200920iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

Three major methods of remembering. A.Hearing B.Seeing C.Doing something physically with what you are learning. (Kinesthetic) 7/11/200921iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Our brain processes things differently when we are high or drunk than when we are sober. 7/11/200922iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 When we are sober, we may have no conscious memories of how we behaved when we were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 7/11/200923iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 How do you remember? Hearing, Seeing, Doing  How do you concentrate? Lots of options  Mind Styles 4 combinations 7/11/200924iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 This is another layer of learning styles  This is all about how we take in information and communicate that to others  Seeing the world from our own frame of reference 7/11/200925iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 Two people can observe the same event and come away with very different versions of what actually happened 7/11/200926iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

Two ways of gathering and processing this information 1.Analytic 2.Global 7/11/200927iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

a.Takes in details b.Likes things ordered, step-by-step c.Often values facts over feelings d.Prefers to finish one thing at a time e.Logical f.Finds facts, but sometimes misses the main idea. 7/11/200928iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 a.Sees the big picture  b.Sees relationships  c.Reads between the lines  d.Sees many options  e.Easily thinks outside the box  f.Often likes to be involved in group learning experience  g.Flexible 7/11/200929iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

h.Often skip steps i.Sometimes fail to place value in details j.From the view of the analytic, this person often appears to be disorganized.  Most schools operate with the analytical approach to learning  Globals are misfits 7/11/200930iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

 How do you process info? Analytical, Global  How do you remember? Hearing, Seeing, Doing  How do you concentrate? Lots of options  Mind Styles 4 combinations 7/11/200931iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

How do you measure smartness? Who decides if you are smart? 7/11/200932iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

1.Linguistic—verbal abilities 2.Logical-Mathematical 3.Spatial 4.Musical 5.Bodily-Kinesthetic 6.Interpersonal 7.Intrapersonal 7/11/200933iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

A.Become aware of your own learning style, and of others B.Opposite camps—don’t be negative towards those who are different from you C.Appreciate your strengths and weaknesses—do the same with others D.Don’t use your learning style to make excuses E.Style flex—intentionally use other learning styles -become more flexible in how you learn 7/11/200934iTeenChallenge.org T506.07

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