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How to Maximize Cooperative Learning by Tapping into Personality Strengths
Cooperative learning is a widely-used classroom team-building strategy. However, in order for cooperative learning to be effective, teachers need to understand the different teamwork preferences of their students. This article explains how Blue, Gold, Green, and Orange students approach cooperative learning exercises and how to use this information to maximize the learning experience.
How Teachers Can Battle the Odds and Come Out On Top
According to a report published by the US Department of Education, “students who are placed at risk due to poverty, race, ethnicity, language, or other factors are rarely well served by their schools.” So how do we better serve our students? By shifting the focus from constant remedial instruction and ability grouping to a focus on student assets such as learning preferences, the background knowledge the student brings to the table, his or her cultural upbringing, and the experiences of each child. Discovering those assets, and learning how to utilize them well, begins with an understanding of the child. And a great place to build that understanding is to administer a temperament assessment device to your students.
How Effective Teachers Teach to Both Hemispheres of the Brain
As educators, to help our left-brained and right-brained students succeed in their studies, we must consciously strive to teach to the nexus: the place where all personality and learning styles connect. We must include activities in our instructional design that appeal to all students, regardless of the way their brains are wired. As an educational system we seem to be adept at working in the left hemisphere. This article will explain what we can do to enhance our right hemisphere instructional behaviors.
