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Articles on Differentiated Learning for teachers and other educators. "Differentiated learning (sometimes referred to as differentiated instruction) is a way of thinking about teaching and learning. It means using a variety of instructional strategies that address diverse student learning needs. It places students at the center of teaching and learning and student needs drive instructional planning. Differentiated learning is a way to enhance learning for all students by engaging them in activities that respond to particular learning needs, strengths, and preferences. The goals of differentiated learning are to develop challenging and engaging tasks for each learner (from low-end learner to high-end learner). Instructional activities are flexible and based and evaluated on content, process and product. Teachers respond to students’ readiness, instructional needs, interests and learning preferences and provide opportunities for students to work in varied instructional formats. In a nutshell, a differentiated learning classroom is a learner-responsive, teacher-facilitated classrooms where all students have the opportunity to meet curriculum foundational objectives." Source: Wikipedia.
by Jane Saeman
Each of your children has their own exclusive learning style. We process information coming at us in many different ways. You can help your child learn by figuring out their learning style and determining the most effective way to "encode" that information so that they can assimilate it easier and more fully. The three major learning styles are visual, auditory and kinesthetic.
Visual learners think in images and pictures. Their mind is like a mini video camera th
12: The Ins and Outs of Experiential Learning (Not Rated)
By Tyler Bellamy
What is Experiential Learning?
As it's name suggests, Experiential Learning could be most simply understood as learning by doing. Experiential Learning is often associated with constructivist learning theory.
Why is Experiential Learning useful?
The old adage of 'nothing beats some hands on experience' applies here. Through putting students in situations to build real world experiences, experiences that have both benefits and consequences, students are able to put the
13: Learning: I Need To Hear Or Feel What You Want Me To Do... Causes of School Frustration! (Not Rated)
By Helen Heron
All children start out motivated, but all students get frustrated at school. All first grade children know they are going to go to school to learn to read and write and do 'rithmetic and grow up to become a fireman, astronaut, or surfer. Parents, teachers and students need to know why students get "stuck" and how to work around it all.
Everyone has areas of intellectual strengths and personal learning styles. Most people get the majority of their information by se
14: Errors: The “invisible” 800 pound gorilla blocking the road to learning (Not Rated)
Errors: The “invisible” 800 pound gorilla blocking the road to learning
Marion Blank, Ph.D.
Some teenagers were discussing the ways they handle questions in class that they cannot answer. With a smile, one boy said, “You know what I do? I raise my hand.” Seeing the surprise that his comment evoked, he elaborated, “It works. If the teacher doesn’t call on me, she thinks I know the answer. And if she does call on me, I say, ‘Excuse me. I didn’t hear the question.’ Of course, she repeats th
15: Understanding Learning: How Recent Research Supports Natural Affinities (5.00/5)
By Natalie Tucker Miller
Fielding questions from parents about the best way to "teach" young children, I often revert to research that supports integrated and emergent education models. However, parents influenced by marketing trends and imprudent education mandates are often skeptical by what they view as hackneyed analysis. How thrilling to come across leading edge research, such as David A. Sousa's, "How the Brain Learns", which presents evidence of brain development
16: A Complete Guide To The Different Learning Theories (5.00/5)
by Joshua Poyoh
Educational theorists, from philosophers like Socrates and Rousseau to researchers like Howard Gardner today, have addressed theories of learning. Many of their ideas continue to influence homeschoolers as well as traditional educators. A little familiarity with some of the ideas most popular among homeschoolers will help you make sense of the wealth of available materials when you begin to make choices for your family.
Jean Piaget and Cognitive Development
He proposed t
17: How to Teach to a Diverse Classroom of Students (5.00/5)
By Tina O'Block
Each year teachers are faced with the daunting task of teaching to a classroom of 20-30 individual students, each with their own learning styles, interests, and abilities. Providing optimal learning for such a diverse group can seem overwhelming. But, there is a simple approach that can be used which will enable all students to succeed, and that approach is simply using variety and choice. Not only does this approach address the multiple learning styles of students, but it a
18: A Case for Multiple Intelligences Based Instruction (5.00/5)
By Michele R. Acosta
Although many high school age students tend to think and learn in nontraditional ways, American schools still base their instruction primarily on the verbal-linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences. As a result, many students who are not strong in these traditional intelligences develop poor attitudes toward school and their academic achievement suffers.According to psychologist Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, intelligences change with age an
19: What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligences? Part 2: Cultural Influence (1.00/5)
By Michele R. Acosta
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is based on the premise that each individual's intelligence is composed of multiple "intelligences," each of which has its own independent operating system within the brain. These intelligences include: verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist.The verbal-linguistic intelligence is the use of both written and spoken language for t
20: What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligences? Part 1: Biological Basis (Not Rated)
By Michele R. Acosta
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is based on the premise that each individual's intelligence is composed of multiple "intelligences," each of which has its own independent operating system within the brain. These intelligences include: verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist.The verbal-linguistic intelligence is the use of both written and spoken language for t
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