Mastering Learning Styles for Enhanced Teaching

Course Objectives

·     Introducing participants to the concepts and types of learning styles and best practices in order to build a learning environment that’s far more engaging, productive and full of excitement.

·       Shed light on the most critical and important types of learning styles, how and when to use them more effectively.

·       The course will also provide participants with best hand-on and tested practices in class.

·   Introducing participants to the learning styles assessments tools and tests

·       Learning how to match teaching styles with learning styles

·   Learning how learning styles and multiple intelligences can work together

·    Learning how to maximize class management performance and learning outcomes

Who Should Attend? 

·       School teachers

·       Classroom supervisors

·       Professionals working in the education field

·       New hires who want to start their career in the education field

·       Anyone who has got interest in learning styles

Course Content

Day 1

·       Introduction & course overview

·       Why understanding learning styles is critical to effective learning?

·       The definition of a learning style

·       Schools and learning environments – the challenges to better learning

·       Who benefits from understanding learning styles?

Day 2

·       Introduction to learning styles assessment tools

·       The Myers-Briggs test approach

·       The Howard Gardner Approach

·       The David Kolb Model

·       Dun and Dun-Perceptual modality preference survey

·       Felder-Silverman model – Index of Learning Styles (ILS)

Day 3

·       Build strength across the learning styles

·       How learning styles are perceived in the education field?

·       Making a learning environment more effective

·       Matching teaching styles with learning styles

·       Characteristics of good and bad teachers

Day 4

·       Introduction to Multiple Intelligences

·       Knowing your learners

·      How can multiple intelligence and learning styles best be used together?

·       Minimize the levels of uncertainty of learners by knowing their type of MI’s and LS’s

·       Maximize your learners’ learning potential

Day 5

·       The definition of class management

·       Characteristics of effective and ineffective class management

· How understanding learning styles can positively affect class management

·       Tips for high performance classes

·       Conclusion