All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 0 Demystifying Learning: Strategies for the Classroom (Generalist Path)

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 1 Module Objectives As a result of participating in this module, participants will: >Understand the value of teaching students about learning based on the All Kinds of Minds neurodevelopmental framework. >Be familiar with All Kinds of Minds resources available to assist them in teaching their students about learning. >Implement their action plan for demystifying learning with their students. >Continue to develop and implement strategies for teaching their students about learning on an ongoing basis. >Network with other educators around the topic of demystifying learning using the All Kinds of Minds neurodevelopmental framework.

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 2 All Kinds of Minds Conceptual Model

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 3 THE NINE PRINCIPLES: >Positive View of Neurodevelopmental Diversity >Focus on Neurodevelopmental Profiles >Quest for Specificity and Individuality >Policy of Labeling Observable Phenomena >Commitment to Collaboration >Desire to Strengthen Strengths >Belief in the Value of Demystification >Effort to Help Learners Learn about Learning >Infusion of Optimism

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 4 The All Kinds of Minds Conceptual Model – Classroom Application

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 5 Developing Minds Video Clip

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 6 Strategies for Demystifying Learning

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 7 Teacher Resources > Classroom Application  Recommended books and games  Posters describing each construct  Student handout

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 8 SAMPLE LESSON

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 9 Building Alliances with Parents > Understanding All Kinds of Minds

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 10 Understanding All Kinds of Minds > Fair Materials

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 11 All Kinds of Minds > Parent Toolkit

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 12 Parent Toolkit > Attention  Experience Firsthand (activities and videos)  Basics  Difficulties  Strategies  Resources

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 13 Parent Toolkit > Resources For students of all ages For teachers, parents, and older students

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 14 All Kinds of Minds > Resources > Activities Worksheets and Templates “Demystifying Learning” lesson and activity sheet

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 15 All Kinds of Minds > Resources > Articles Articles are categorized by topic area

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 16 Articles > Mastering the Challenges of Reading Each topic area includes articles, case studies, a link to relevant topics in the LearningBase, and media clips

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 17 All Kinds of Minds > Resources > LearningBase  Insights into common learning challenges  Hints, activities to help students succeed  Categorized by topics/subtopics

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 18 Don’t forget about your materials from prior All Kinds of Minds coursework! Schools Attuned >Construct Elaboration pages >Glossary of Neurodevelopmental Terms >Management Resources Teaching All Kinds of Minds >Classroom Reference Guide  Glossary  Strategies  Next-day Applications

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 19 Strategies for Demystifying Learning

All Kinds of Minds® and Schools Attuned ® are marks of All Kinds of Minds. © 2009 All Kinds of Minds. All rights reserved. 20 Phases of Implementation