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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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