Jig+Saw

This week you will continue your Wiki work on last week’s lesson plan. As a team, try to explore as many of the links below as possible. In the classroom this is called a “Jig Saw”. A Jig Saw is when team members read a lot of different information and combine their learning to make a whole. An example of a Jig Saw is giving each of your students a chapter to read in a book. Once each person reads their chapter and reports to the class what they learned the net result is that an entire book can be read as a team in as little as a class period. That wouldn’t happen in one class period if each person had to read the entire book. In order to do this your team has to organize itself and decide who will read what items.

Gregorc @http://www.ieslearning.co.uk/mind.html (I am going to do this one)-Amanda @http://147.70.29.67/jmcnair/Joe13pages/mind_style_estimator.htm Learning styles @http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/links/learningstyles.htm (Mike) Howard Gardner @http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html ( **Ashlee Gibbon)**

**__Anthony F. Gregorc: Mind Styles__** Concrete: this is when we notice information using our five senses (sight, taste, smell, hearing, and touch). This level of thinking is notcing the obvious and what is happening aroud us here and now. Abstract: this invloves thinking about things that you can't see, and concieve ideas out of pure imagination. When using abstract thought you find hidden meanins and make connections.
 * Perception **

Everyone has the ablilty to think in both of these ways. Some just may lean more towards one side than the other. ** Ordering Ability ** Sequential: This is having things in your mind in order step by step in a line to have a train of logical thought. This type of person is also likely to have a set plan and does not act on impluses. Random : This is having things in your mind ordered by chuncks and in not particular order. This type of ordering allows you to be able to skip around to different steps but still come out with the desired results. And this person is more likely to act on spur of the moment ideas, instead of having things planned out.

Everyone has the ability to order and group our thoughts and information in both of these ways as well, but like in the perceptions some may lean more towards one way than the other.

Gregorc has four main combinations of the strongest perceptional and ordering ability in each individual: Concrete Sequential (CS) Abstract Random (AR) Abstract Sequential (AS) Concrete Random (CR)

(on the web site you can click on the links of the different combinations to find out which one is most like your self, and evidently knowing how you think and organize information will help you know what kind of task would be easier and enjoyable for you)

__ **Howard Gardner** __

Gardner beleived in multiple intelligences. He thought that everyone had a certain learning style. There were seven different intelligences. Supposedly, people have the capability to learn through these intelligences. However, they most likely will focus on one specific intelligence.

Gardner's Multiple Intelligence's: 1. __Visual-Spatial__ a. draw b. jigsaw puzzels c. read maps 1. models 2. graphics 3. charts Ex: KWL charts
 * These students learn through drawings, verbal and physical imagery.
 * Tools include**:

2. __Bodily-kinesthetic__ a. movement b. making things c. touching 1. equipment 2. real objects
 * These students learn through role-play, acting out, hands-on learning, and physical activity.
 * Tools include**:

3. __Musical__ a. music b. sensitive to sounds 1. musical instruments 2. music 3. radio 4. stereo
 * These students learn through lyrics, speaking rythmically, and tapping out time.
 * Tools include**:

4. __Interpersonal__ a. many friends b. empathy for others c. street smarts 1. telephone 2. audio confrencing 3. time and attention from the instructor 4. email 5. writing
 * These students learn through dialog, seminars, and group activities.
 * Tools include**:

5. __Intrapersonal__ a. strong willed b. intuition c. motivation d. wisdom 1. books 2. creative materials 3. diaries
 * These students can be taught by independent study and introspection.
 * Tools include**:

6. __Linguistic__ a. reading b. playing word games c. making up poetry and stories 1. computers 2. games 3. books 4. lectures
 * These students learn through encouragement to say and see words. They also are able to learn well by reading.
 * Tools include**:

7. __Logical-Mathmatical__ a. experiment b. ask questions c. solve puzzels 1. They need to learn and form concepts before they can deal with details.
 * These students can be taught through logic games, investigations, and mysteries.
 * Tools include**:

1. Visuals 2. Printed Words 3. Sound 4. Motion 5. Color 6. Realia 7. Learner Characteristics 8. Events of Instruction
 * Choices for appropriate media styles: **

Resources: // "The Distance Learning Technology Resource Guide," by Carla Lane //


 * __ Learning Styles __**

There are tons of differing theories about the kinds of learning styles. One that I picked:


 * Active and Reflective
 * Sensing and Intuitive
 * Visual and Verbal
 * Sequential and Global

Active - Learn by discussing, applying, or explaining to others. Enjoy group work. Lectures with no activity = difficult. Reflective - Prefer to learn by thinking quietly. Excel when working alone. Needs extra time to reflect on material.

Sensing - Likes learning facts and prefers repetition. Good with details and facts. Need connections to real world when learning. Intuitive - Prefers discovery and innovation. Good with abstractions. Likes theoretical material.

Visual - Good at remembering what they see. Verbal - Good at remembering spoken or written words.

Sequential - Follow a logical, step-by-step pattern to solve problems. Needs sequential instruction. Global - Solves problems by grasping the whole picture. Needs instructor to relate new topics to learned material before explaining.

(people generally fall into one of the pair, sometimes a mixture of both, for these four categories)

source: [|Learning Styles and Strategies]