1. + New Teacher Orientation

2. “In order to TEACH the child, we must first REACH the child”

3. + Dare To Be DIFFERENT Meeting the Learning Needs of All Students

4. Knowing the Learner Directions: Go to the corner with the object that is most like you as a learner.

5. Knowing the Learner Variety of resources Adaptive environment Various manipulatives Choice of activities Spontaneity Extensions to activities Personal freedom Discovery learning Analyzing concepts Deep exploration Discussions Focus on details Ownership Organization Structure Visual directions Clear closure Sequential learning Clear procedures Consistent routines Clear expectations Comfortable environment Encouraging atmosphere Supportive grouping Safe climate Respectful colleagues Empathic listeners Sensitive peers

6. StrengthsNeeds Experimentation Risk taking Adventurous Intuitive/Insightful Creative Spontaneous Guidelines Boundaries Expectations Standards Parameters Help in Focusing AttitudesPreferences Don’t like step-by-step directions React to internal and external rewards Want to improve things for society Stimulus-rich environment Options and alternatives Interesting and exciting learning Learning Style of Beach Balls

7. Knowing the Learner StrengthsNeeds See the big picture Home in on main points Learn from lecture and reading Think in abstract terms and language Analyze theories and information Thorough logical learners Can delay gratification Help in working with others Help in organizing time and bringing closure AttitudesPreferences Don’t like to waste time “pooling ignorance” Don’t like inquiry Vicarious learning Simulations Analytical thinking Expert information Feedback that will improve grades Learning Style of Microscopes

8. StrengthsNeeds Precision and accuracy Striving for perfection Practicality Compliance with teacher Sensory responsive Externally motivated Delay gratification Real experiences Concrete examples, not theory Structure Procedures, routines Directions AttitudesPreferences No news is good news Serious about their work Require feedback Precise, useful feedback Recommendations Appreciate privacy Learning Style of Clipboards

9. StrengthsNeeds Empathic Intuitive Subjective, abstract, affective Read between the lines See the gestalt Opportunities to work with others Time for self-reflection To connect with teacher and peers Rationale for learning AttitudesPreferences Internal motivation Self-monitoring toward personal criteria Require rationale for learning Can block out stimuli Subjective versus abstract Personal incentives, encouragement Choice of learning environments Learning Style of Puppies

10. + “If an educator keeps using the same strategies over and over and the student keeps failing, who really is the slow learner?”

11. + New Teacher Orientation The Power of One (Ms. Presson) Teacher’s Toolbox (Dr. Hickman) 21 Century Teaching (Byrd) What Great Teacher’s Do Differently (Ms. Connor & Ms. Mounie)