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    Embrace the Dream:
    It’s More than Just a Day
    A Lesson in
    Differentiated
    Learning
    Brian Ocque, Senior
    **Project done by Tiffany Noble, Senior**
    Although some students may disagree, there
    actually is a science to teaching. A teacher must keep
    track of all the attention spans in the room regard­
    less of how big they may be. Differentiated learning
    is the ability to use different kinds of stimulus to teach
    and attract a student to the learning process.
    There are eight kinds of differentiated learn­
    ing: Visual­spatial, Auditory­musical, Interpersonal,
    Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, Bodily kinetic, Linguis­
    tic and Logical­mathematical. All of these expres­
    sions are a plethora of ways different people learn
    the same process. Many teachers find it difficult to
    incorporate these into everyday teaching, but it may
    be beneficial to the students. Students don’t even
    realize when teachers are using this process on them
    because many don’t know what it is or what type of
    learner they are.
    Tiffany Noble, one of our very own students,
    learned the various styles of teaching based on the
    work conducted for her benchmark. For her prod­
    uct, she conducted a lesson to a class of 8
    th
    grade
    art students, where she demonstrated many of the
    ways that differentiated learning could be incorpo­
    rated into a lesson. The lesson she taught was on
    optical illusions. Here the students created their own
    Agam. This is a piece of artwork that holds two
    complete images. When looked at from one side,
    you see one image, but the other side holds a com­
    pletely different image. This is called synthetic move­
    ment.
    I asked for a description of the ways she
    incorporated the learning styles into the lesson.
    “I
    gave out a handout which is for the logical­
    mathematical type learners; I talked about it
    for the auditory learners, and I showed a book
    for thevisual learners called “Visual Foolery”.
    I then gave the students directions to create
    their own Agam. For the logical­ mathemati­
    cal learners, I gave a list of directions; for the
    visual learners, I showed them an Agam of my
    own, and the bodily­kinetic learners created
    their own after being given a demonstration.”
    All of this means that people who are hands­
    on, got to practice before making an Agam on their
    own; those who learn visually were shown examples
    of how the work should be done. Logical­math­
    ematical learners who learn by following strict in­
    structions were content
    with following directions
    on a worksheet. The au­
    ditory learners heard the
    directions given to them
    before they started the
    project. Do any of these
    learning styles apply to you
    and how you learn things?
    Think about it for a mo­
    ment. Does a lesson stick
    in your brain when you are
    told the facts, or when you write it down in your
    notes? Can you recall facts by remembering a teach­
    ers movements or facial expressions?
    NYS Dr. Martin
    Luther King, Jr.
    Essay and Fine
    Arts Display
    New York State schools are invited to sub­
    mit essays and artwork based on Dr. King’s Six Prin­
    ciples of Nonviolence. The categories are writing,
    painting, drawing, sculpting, and photography. All
    entries received will be placed on display for view­
    ing one week prior to the King Observance January
    16, 2006, in Albany, New York.
    King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence are:
     
    *Kingian Nonviolence is Not for Cowards
    *The Beloved Community is a World of Peace
    with Justice
    *Attack Injustice, Not Persons Doing Unjust
    Deeds
    *Accept Suffering Without Retaliation for the
    Sake of the Cause to Achieve a Goal
    *Avoit Internal Violence of the Spirit as Well
    as External Physical Violence
    *The Universe is on the Side of Justice
    King’s Six Steps of Nonviolence are:
    *Information Gathering
    *Education
    *Personal Commitment
    *Negotiation
    *Direct Action
    *Reconciliation
    All entries must be postmarked no later than
    December 9, 2005.
    This years theme is:
    PLEASE SUBMIT ENTRIES TO:
    Ms. Flonzina Haizlip
    Executive Director, NYS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Holiday Memorial Observance
    NYS Office of General Services
    Empire State Plaza­Concourse Room 130
    Albany, New York 12242
    For more information contact Mr. Ford.
    Some of Our Features
    2006 New York State
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Humanitarian Awards
    Nominate Somebody Special
    The King Humanitarian Awards were estab­
    lished as one of the Empire State’s highest honors of
    human service. There are three major categories:
    Youth, Adult, and Senior Citizen. These achieve­
    ment awards pay tribute to special New Yorkers who
    have made major contributions to human and civil
    rights.
    Nominations must be postmarked no later
    than November 21, 2005.
    Send nomination to:
    NYS Office of General Services
    Martin Luther King Observance, Attn: Flonzina Haizlip
    Office of Special Events
    Empire State Plaza­Concourse Room 130
    Albany, New York 12242
    For more information contact Mr. Ford.
    Deer Population
    on the Rise
    It is estimated that the deer population has
    risen fifty­five percent in the last five years; therefore,
    year round hunting should be allowed, like it is in
    Wisconsin. Even with year round hunting, it would
    take three years to kill of all the deer in the U.S. Over­
    population of deer has affected
    farmers because the deer are
    eating ther crops, costing the
    farmers of New York over one
    billion dollars.
    Because hunters are not al­
    lowed to shoot deer out of sea­
    son, the deer population has in­
    creased to the tune of fifty­five percent in the last two
    years. Besides extending
    the hunting season, New
    York State should allow
    hunters to hunt with rifles,
    which are more accurate;
    sterilization programs
    should be instituted; and during deer season more
    deer should be allowed per
    hunting license.
    Some people believe that
    more deer are killed by cars than
    by hunters in deer season. The
    hunting season must be extended to control the deer
    population.
    Travis Williamson, Senior
    HAPPY HUNTING!
    All of these are the different ways you can
    be affected by differentiated learning. Whether you
    realize it or not, teachers use this on you every day.
    When it comes to your performance in school, maybe
    you should find out just what type of learner you re­
    ally are. This may help to discover what teachers ac­
    tually help you learn, and what ones are just wasting
    your time.

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