1. HOW CHILDREN LEARN

2. ACTIVITY 1 Have 3 pieces of paper.
Be ready to make an origami – utility box.
Follow the instructions given you.

3. Verbal Directions only

4. verbal instructions with visual aid

5. Step 1: Fold a Blintz Base. Step 2: Open up the paper.

6. Step 3: Fold in the 4 corners.

7. Step 4: once again, fold the 4 corners in.

8. Step 5: FLIP paper over.

9. Step 6: Rotate paper slightly so that you see a square
Step 6: Rotate paper slightly so that you see a square. Now fold both the top and bottom halves to the center. Crease well and unfold.

10. Step 7: Fold both the right and left sides to meet in the center.

11. Step 8: Now bring the top flap over from the right to the left.

12. Step 9: Fold the top and bottom right corners on the diagonal as shown below.

13. Step 10: Now bring both flaps over from the left to the right.

14. Step 11: This time, we'll fold in the top and bottom left corners on the diagonal as shown below.

15. Step 12: Now bring only the top flap over from the right to the left.

16. Step 13: Here comes the fun part. shaping our origami box
Step 13: Here comes the fun part....shaping our origami box! Pry open the paper with your fingers.

17. Presto! You now have your origami box!

18. Demo of the Process of origami making
Call on somebody to demonstrate how to make an origami box.
Display your origami boxes on top of your table.

19. ACTIVITY 2
Get a copy of the Learning Style Inventory and the Learning Assessment Style worksheets.
Accomplish the worksheets and determine your score per learning area.
Read the interpretation of your scores.

20. Learning Styles - Visual - Auditory - Tactile Common learning styles
Source:

21. Understanding how students learn starts by understanding how you as a teacher learn.
It is best achieved when insights gained from understanding psychological principles are valued and put into the teaching practice.

22. Characteristics of Learning Styles
Visual
- Minds sometimes strays during verbal
activities
- Observes rather than act or talk
- Likes to read
- Memorizes by seeing graphics
- Finds verbal instructions difficult
- Meticulous, neat in appearance
- Notices details

23. Characteristics of Learning Styles
Auditory
- Talks to self aloud
- Enjoys talking
- Easily distracted
- Likes to be read to
- Enjoys music
- Hums or sings
- Outgoing by nature
- Enjoys listening activities

24. Characteristics of Learning Styles
Kinesthetic
- Likes physical rewards
- In motion most of the time
- Likes to touch people when talking
- Taps pencil or foot when studying
- Enjoys doing activities
- Poor speller
- Tries new things
- Outgoing by nature
- Dresses for comfort

25. Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Teacher Behavior
Teacher Characteristics
Student Behavior
Student Characteristics
Curriculum
Time
School Policies
Community Characteristics
Classroom Set-up

26. Understanding learning style will help you...
Determine why you learn the way you do. A good teacher knows his/her own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the basic understanding of the way students prefer to learn.

27. Recognize how personality type affects one’s teaching style.
It is easy to teach students when their preferred learning styles are addressed.

28. Develop varied strategies to help students with different learning styles.
Provide the most productive learning environment possible.

29. application
Working by learning team, brainstorm on teaching practices/strategies to ensure positive learning environment and address the different learning styles of learners.
Write these strategies on manila paper to be posted on the board.
Ask a representative from the group to read the output.

30. Thoughts from William Glasser
We learn:
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we both see and hear
70% of what we discuss with others
80% of what we experience personally
95% of what we teach each other

31. THANK YOU
AND
MAY YOU ALWAYS
FIND JOY
IN TEACHING!