1. LET ME COUNT THE WAYS YOU LEARN

2. SOME THOUGHTS
It seemed to me that every other year some new approach to teaching reading emerged

3. And as soon as we got involved changes came again to reading, math, social studies and science

4. REMINDED ME OF A QUOTE
We trained hard—but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized…We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralization.

5. AUTHOR?
Petronius Arbiter 420 BC

6. A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Another change in the wind.

7. ALL OF THESE CHANGES
Seem to seek out the best method to teach students
Over a period of time, the pendulum seems to swing back and forth on what is the best method.
What are we missing in our approach to teaching and learning?

8. TRACING BACK Teaching and learning is a centuries old query.
Hippocrates in 450 B. C. said there were 4 temperaments in a human being.
Carl June in1923 stated the same thing

9. PERSONALITY TYPE
Briggs and Myers in developed a Type Indicator for 16 personality types and 4 temperaments
In 1976 Keirsey and Bates emphasized the 4 temperaments.

10. PERSONALITY TYPES AND TEMPERAMENTS
In a given instructional unit you will find different personality types and temperaments.
Certain occupations tend top cluster certain types

11. LOOK AT YOUR HAND OUT
Looking at your handout pick out which saying might best describe you.
Look at the letters that describe it.

12. You will see that there are eight major letters
E I, NS, TF and JP.
What do they mean?
How do they combine for 4 temperaments?

13. PERSONALITY TYPES There are 16 personality types
They are NOT equally distributed in the population.
There are four temperaments

14. UNDERSTANDING COMBINATIONS
E is for extroverts – Breadth of interests
N Intuitive-Grasp of possibilities
T Thinking—Logic and analysis
J is for Judgment- Organization
I is for introverts— Depth of concentration
S for sensing— Reliance on facts
F is for feeling- Warmth & Sympathy
P is for perception-
Adaptability

15. WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH TEACHING?
For a moment lets look at how different personalities react to praise and feedback—Part of a teacher’s methods.

16. GIVING FEEDBACK E’s appreciate public recognition
N’s Relate the actual behavior to the big picture and implications for the future.
I’s like one on one communication both like written communication
Describe the actual and specific positive behavior or accomplishment that you observed

17. FEEDBACK
T’s Determine and express the pleasant outcomes which occurred for you, for others, for your relationship, or for the class
F’s Discuss the value of the person’s action/ accomplishment. Express what this behavior has mean to you personally.

18. FEEDBACK
J’s Determine any present or future actions that you want to reinforce
P’s Adapt your praise as the situation warrants/

19. FAILURES
Most of the “in” curriculum changes fail to wrap around all of the learning styles of the students in the class.
Each new approach will gather a percentage of students quickly, while others will struggle.
As the “in” curricula come and go different students grasp things more readily.

20. KNOWING THE TYPE
Understands that the no matter what the current “in” curriculum approach individual adjustments need to be made for the student’s learning style.
Helps the teacher to know that the teacher’s learning style is different than the student’s in the class and the teacher has to adjust the methodology for the learner.

21. BY KNOWING WHAT WORKS BEST ONE CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE
Extraverts work best if they can
Interact in small groups
Talk lessons over with a partner
Demonstrate and model their use of the skills.
Introverts work best if they can
Read lessons over or write them out before discussion
Think before participating
Ask questions before completing tasks or exercises.

22. TEACHERS TEND TO:
Extroverted teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are
Active
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Introverted teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are
Thoughtful
Reflective
Introspective

23. AS WE REVIEW THESE APPROACHES
Ask yourself do I do these things as indicated by my preferences.
Think about a few students in your class and try to indicate what their preferences might be and reflect on what ways do they learn best?

24. LOOKING AT “S” AND “N” Sensors work best if they can:
Follow clear directions
View films and audio visuals; have hands- on exercise, and take mini quizzes
Envision practical examples.
Intuitives work best if they can:
See global patterns
Have Independence and autonomy in the completion of their tasks
Incorporate new approaches

25. TEACHERS TEND TO
Sensing teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Factual
Practical
Accurate
Intuitive teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Conceptual
Creative
Insightful

26. LOOKING AT “T” AND “F” Thinkers work best if they can
Prepare outlines and state the objective first
Develop logical criteria
Receive rapid feedback
Feelers work best if they can
Identify the most important values
Reduce competition
Respond personally

27. TEACHERS TEND TO
Thinking teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Task focused
Logical
Critical of their own work
Feeling teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Personable
Easy to work with
Positive

28. LOOKING AT “J” AND “P” Judgers work best if they can:
Stick to a routine
Follow specific time lines
Use precise guidelines
Perceivers work best if they can:
Demonstrate originality
Move and be physically active
Allow for spontaneity

29. TEACHERS TEND TO
Judging teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Timely
Precise
Organized
Perceiving teachers tend to positively evaluate students who are:
Creative
Spontaneous
Original

30. REFLECTING ON WAYS WE LEARN
Our personality conditions the ways we learn.
What have you gathered about yourself and how you learn

31. What have you thought about how you evaluate your students and how they learn?
What have you thought about a few of your students?

32. STREAMLING WAYS
The eight factors E I S N T F J and P combine to provide four temperaments. These four temperaments provide a basis for adjusting to learning styles

33. FOUR TEMPERAMENTS
The Four Temperaments are:
ST SJ NF AND NT

34. HOW THE ST LEARNS Demonstrations Labs Visuals, film, computer
Having a plan a sticking to it
Having a study schedule

35. HOW THE SF LEARNS Student led demonstrations or presentations
Instruction with personal involvement
TV, films and audio visuals

36. HOW THE NF LEARNS Learning through personal relationships
Dislike impersonal didactic instruction
High value teacher feedback
Low friction student led discussions
Opportunities to be creative and original

37. HOW THE NT LEARNS Organized teacher lectures Self instruction
Reading, researching
Systematically organized discourses

38. COUNTING THE WAYS Look at your learning style
Look at the learning styles of your students
Determine your methods to best meet their needs

39. LOOKING FOR WAYS Consider combining students into four quadrants
Design your methods to best interact with the quadrants
Start with feedback approach

40. CONTINUE TO RESERACH Research how personality affects learning styles
Consider ways to appropriately identify students learning styles
Try out the approaches

41. REMEMBER
The curriculum will change but the way we learn, perceive information and respond is basic to our personalities