1. LEARNING STYLES

2. ST—Sensing Thinking—GOLD
SF—Sensing Feeling—BLUE
NT—Intuitive Thinking—GREEN
NF—Intuitive Feeling--ORANGE

3. You will have a better chance of avoiding problem situations.
Knowing how you learn and how you relate to the world can help you make smarter decisions.

4. You will be more successful teaching.
Your learning style is your teaching style.
You need to understand learning styles of children to help them learn.

5. You will be able to target areas where you need improvement.
Learn to deal with styles that may be different from yours.

6. Your Learning Style is an important part of self-knowledge.

7. GOLD—Sensing-Thinkers
Uses a syllabus
Sets goals—outlines on the board
Review sheets, repetition
Notes
Multiple Choice/Objective test
Worksheets
Rules /Guidelines
Structure in class
Grading scale—detailed
Outlines
All work worth Points
Seats are in rows—usually alphabetical, but at least a seating chart

8. Gold Organization and efficiency
Fast-paced practical learning activities
Tasks and data over people
Will accomplish things quickly, but may offend or alienate others

9. Gold “Movers and Shakers” Sense of “I-ness” and in control
Actively doing, competitive
Learn best by mastery, success, repetition
Work alone with deadlines and parameters

10. BLUE—Sensing-Feelers
Flexible seating
Student led lessons
Personal stories—how it relates to them personally
Group activities
Share feelings both written and verbal
Creative expressions
Guidelines are open to interpretation
Instant constructive feedback
Encouragement
Monitor group progress
Uses the word “Who” in questioning

11. Blue Emotionally involved in learning
Personal attention and reassurance
Cooperation, not competition
People over tasks and data
May not accomplish things quickly, but will have a great time doing the work

12. Blue “People” People Sense of “We-ness” Like “networking”, group work
Learn best by personally relating to others

13. GREEN—Intuitive-Thinkers
Asks “Why”
Uses problem-solving/hypothesizing
Has meaningful activities—not just busywork
Wants details or facts to prove/disprove theory
Like journals or notes—
What I learned
What I think & Why
What I don’t agree with or understand
Independent research and study
Debates

14. Green Independence, intellectual challenge
End product valued over deadlines or opinions
Debate and hypothesizing
May not accomplish things quickly, but will have thoroughly analyzed the lesson

15. Green Philosophers Sense of “I and thou-ness”
Likes to create patterns, meaning, logic, and organization
Learn best by understanding how things fit together

16. ORANGE—Intuitive-Feelers
Write poem, song
Draw a picture
Lots of visual examples
Animated lectures
Open ended assignments
Role Play
Encourage brainstorming
Make models
Creative application of material/content
Uses “What if…” hypothesis
Creative problem solving

17. Orange Preference for the non-traditional
Beauty, symmetry, and aesthetics over practicality
Intuitive leaps – may miss details
Hard to keep focused, easily distracted, interested in everything
Less likely to complete a task unless a picture, diagram, or illustration is involved

18. Orange Artists, Musicians Sense of global-ness
Multi-dimensional (spacey) thinking
Non-conformity
Creative, spontaneous, curious, imaginative