Title: The Power Of Diversity: New Ways Of Learning And Teaching Through Learning Styles
Abstract: Author's Note Introduction and a Personal 'Thank You' Preface by Gordon Dryden Recommendations for Using this Book. CHAPTER 1 The State of the Art: 1.Learners - and endangered species 2.Mission impossible - love of learning for everyone? 3.Learn, teach and live is style 4.A new success breed - lifelong learners in their own style. CHAPTER 2 Diversity is our Strength: 1.Getting to know yourself and others 2.There is no one like me, no one like you - the joy of being different 3.Left brain-right brain - get your head together 4.Learning styles - genetics or conditioning? 5.Do we need scientific evidence? 6.Dr Ken Dunn - how to release your personal power. CHAPTER 3 Learning Styles - A Quiet Revolution: 1.Old and new beliefs about learning and teaching 2.Please, respect my individuality 3.Paradigm shifts - signs of our times 4.The new paradigm of teaching and learning 5.School learning will never be the same 6.Pioneers at work - from New Zealand to Sweden to the UK 7.Mike Scaddan - a principal's view on learning styles 8.Students, parents and teachers say it in style 9.Implementing learning styles - an Action Plan. CHAPTER 4 The LSA - A Revolutionary Instrument: 1.Discover your students' learning styles 2.What is the Learning Style Analysis (LSA)? 3.How the LSA works 4.LSA Junior and Senior Versions 5.Group profiles - a new tool for classroom teachers 6.How to use results from the LSA 7.Practical applications for better teaching 8.Finding out what makes students tick. CHAPTER 5 Too Many Provocations?: 1.There are no learning disabilities - only teaching disabilities 2.Underachievement - the unnecessary disease in our schools 3.Learning styles of underachievers 4.School is hell for touch-dominant/tactile students 5.Dropout candidates - highly kinaesthetic students 6.Misfits, slow learners and school failures 7.'Gifted' students have significantly different learning styles 8.Analytic and holistic students exist worlds apart 9.And teachers live in a world of their own!. CHAPTER 6 Don't Teach Me - Let Me Learn!: 1.Learning styles and information intake 2.Why students need to know their learning styles 3.The Learning Style Analysis (LSA) - a study prescription 4.Help, my teacher doesn't understand my learning style! 5.Learning style tools for lasting learning success 6.Techniques to achieve creative, accelerated learning Relaxation/visualization Centring exercises Brain Gym(R) (callisthenics) Mind Mapping(R) Suggestopedia 7.The mind is a sponge and music is the squeeze 8.Want to have a ball in learning? Use a Koosh ball! 9.'The Journey' - a business course for high school students. CHAPTER 7 The New Look of Learning and Teaching: 1.What has gone wrong in education? 2.The way you learn is the way you teach 3.Mismatches between teaching and learning styles 4.More provocations for better classroom management 5.Secrets for successful teaching - flexibility and matching styles 6.Quality schools and quality teaching 7.Many ways of being intelligent 8.Staff training in style - how to increase motivation and skills. CHAPTER 8 Learning Styles are Life Styles: 1.How you learn and work is how you live 2.Some things never change - the real YOU 3.Match and mismatch - where do you fit? 4.Redefining the 'normal' - dare to be different 5.Do you have a quality life? CHAPTER 9 Opposites Attract: 1.Partner choice and personal styles 2.When attractions become repellents 3.That's not what I meant! 4.I just can't understand you! 5.Conflict resolution - 'NewStyle' 6.A true love story in style. CHAPTER 10 Parents, Children and Their Styles: 1.Like father - like son? 2.This is such an easy child! 3.Homework - the never-ending battle in some families 4.Messy rooms - minefields in our family homes 5.I wish I could bring up my children all over again! 6.Learning styles as new family therapy. CHAPTER 11 Make Changes in Style: 1.Breaking an old myth - no pain, no gain 2.Acceptance - the first step to change 3.The more you know, the more you can know 4.Out of chaos comes new order 5.Flexible is beautiful 6.Get familiar with your new self 7.See how far you have come - a checklist for change. CHAPTER 12 Out to an Exciting Future: 1.The new drug of education 2.The 'School of the Future' based on learning styles 3.Nine steps to being a change agent in your school 4.Unity through diversity - is it possible? 5.Focus on strengths and manage weaknesses 6.Know who you want to become and go for it! 7.Walk your talk - dance your story - celebrate your glory! 8.And there is still so much more to learn. Conclusion References Bibliography and Further Reading Appendix I CLC Training Programmes Appendix II How to order CLC Products.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-07-01
Language: en
Type: book
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