Success Chapter 3, pg 66

Response 3Respond to your Time Tracker - was it all that you expected it to be? How does it compare to your estimates? Where/when do you procrastinate?Do you schedule to your strengths (i.e. schedule classes in the morning if you are a morning person)? How well would you say you know yourself?SuccessChapter 3, pg 66Why explore who you are as a learner?Because your GPA is not WHO you areYour unique intelligence can change and developPicture a bag of rubber bandsSome are thin, some thickSome are short, some longBUT all of them can stretch

Assessments can help you learn about yourselfSelf-knowledge is an important, lifelong goal.What tools can help you assess how you learn and interact with others?Assess your Multiple Intelligences with Multiple Pathways to LearningHoward Gardner8 Unique intelligences areas of abilityADSF

4Two self-assessmentsMultiple Intelligences

Learning PreferencesWhat abilities and areas of learning come most easily to youPersonality Spectrum

Personality TraitsHow you interact with information and people5Assess yourself: Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Pathways to Learning (pg 72)Rate EACH STATEMENT on a scale of 1-41 is the lowest4 is the highestComplete the chart on page 73When you complete the task, look at Key 3.2 on pg 74. Turn to a partner and discuss: Which are your strengths? How can you use this information to help you learn?How can you discover how you learn?Multiple Intelligences

Verbal-Linguistic: Listening, reading, writing, speakingLogical-Mathematical: Math, science, patterns, sequencesBodily-Kinesthetic: Coordination, working with handsVisual-Spatial: Visual art, graphics, charts, mapsInterpersonal: Social activity, cooperative learning, teamworkIntrapersonal: Self-awareness, independenceMusical: Music, sound sensitivity, patternsNaturalistic: Interest in nature, ecosystem

7Personality SpectrumCarl JungIndividuals preferred worldintroverts/extrovertDifferent ways of dealing with the worldBriggs-Meyers 16 typesKeirsy-Bates: The Personality SpectrumThinkerOrganizerGiverAdventurerHow can you discover how you learn?Personality Spectrum

Thinker: Analytical, problem solverGiver: Authentic, communicatorOrganizer: Responsible, detailedAdventurer: Daring, spontaneous

9Assess yourself: Personality SpectrumPersonality Spectrum (pg 76)Put each question (1-8) in ORDER of the one most like you (4) to the one least like you (1)DIFFERENT THAN THE MI NUMBERING Complete the chart on page 77When you complete the task, look at Key 3.3 on pg 78. Turn to a partner and discuss: Which are your strengths? How can you use this information to help you learn?Personality Spectrum: ExampleDirections: Rank order all four responses to each question from most like you to least like you so that you use the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 one time each. Write numbers in the boxes next to the responses.

I learn best when the material is a. well organized.b. something I can do hands-on.c. about understanding and improving the human condition.d. intellectually challenging.

11ScoringPlot Personality Spectrum scores on this diagram.

12How Can You Use Your Self-Knowledge?Classroom BenefitsPlay to your strengthsWork to strengthen weaker areasAsk your instructor for helpStudy BenefitsHelps you pick the right strategiesHelps you understand others you are studying withWorkplace BenefitsBetter performance and teamworkBetter career planning

13Personality Spectrum ActivityGet into groups by your Personality Spectrum strengthsThinker, Organizer, Giver, AdventurerGo to the group that you scored highest in. If you tied in 2+areas, wait until groups are seated then join the smaller group)Introduce yourselvesDevelop an answer questions 1-5 on pg 92Be ready to present your info to the class.14Maximizing your Classroom ExperienceGet into groups based on your MIUsing the chart on pg 82-83, develop a plan to utilize your strengths in the classroom and studying. Answer these questions in your notes:How can you get along with a teacher and a teaching styleHow can you get the most out of your classroom learningHow can you study effectivelyHow ca you solve any major problem

Understanding Teaching Styles Lecture, verbal focus Lecture with group discussion Small groups Visual groups Logical presentation Random presentation Conceptual presentation Detailed presentation Experience-based presentation16AssignmentWrite on this card:Your nameYour Multiple Intelligence (MI) and Personality Spectrum (PS) strengths (i.e. the MI and PS you scored highest in, NOT The number. If you tied, write down the group you joined in the last activity)

What ONE THING do you want to have on you/with you at the end of the world.

Break into groups: as large or small as youd like.How Can You Identify and Manage Learning Disabilities?Identifying a Learning DisabilityManaging a Learning Disability18Thinking Successfully About How You LearnAnalytical Thinking analyze your levels of ability with the Pathways to Learning self-assessment and examine how you relate to people and the world around you with the Personality Spectrum assessment.

Creative Thinking brainstorm how to solve problems and create ideas to deal with situations beyond your control.

Practical Thinking utilize practical strategies relating survive and succeed in the challenge. 19Oruko lonro niIn the language of the Yoruba, an ethnic group living primarily in Nigeria and other West African countries, oruko lonri ni translates as names affect behavior. This belief, common among the Yoruba people, refers to the idea that people live up to the names given to them by others or even chosen by themselves. How would you apply this word to your life?

20no two selves, no two consciousnesses, no two minds are exactly alike. Each of us is therefore situated to make a unique contribution to the world.Howard Gardner, Psychologist and Educator21