I don't know about all of you, but I think I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for the Spring semester! Only five weeks left! Last week we discussed facilitating learning and one of the major things we talked about was learning styles. There are seven different learning styles that are the most common. Among these seven styles the two I use the most are Bodily/kinesthetic and Musical/rhythmic intelligence.
I really enjoy exercising, being healthy, and learn about health issues. Therefore, when something can be intertwined with those areas I understand them better. When I can study while exercising or relating what I am learning to health I understand it the first time instead of having to go over what I am studying a hundred times. Now for Musical/rhythmic intelligence I have always loved dancing and singing (even though I am not good at singing). For many years of my life dance/twirling has been a big focus for me, which is probably why things come easier to me if I can put it into a routine to a rhythm. An example of this is when I had to learn the bones of the body I made a song up with all the names and how they are connected. Now when I am studying having country or music with no words playing softly in the background makes it easy for me to concentrate and learn what I need to faster. Also if I can’t concentrated I give myself a little break to go twirl, when I come back I can focus a lot better.
Remembering that there are at least seven different ways to learn is important, because in our classes next semester we will probably have every one of those learning styles represented. I hope everybody had a good start to their week and are looking forward to working on our digit storytelling project this evening! J
Great post, Karen! I enjoyed reading about how you tie music and movement into your studying and learning- that's wonderful. It will be a good example for you to share with your students next fall, and it is the exact kind of connection we want you to make with the course material. Good job! -Allie
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Karen! It is very important that we remember that there are those 7 different learning styles and that everyone does not learn the same way we do. It is very important to remember this when we are putting together our lesson plans. It is necessary to use activities that many different learning styles can benefit from.
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