Another Educational Bandwagon?  

We did brain research last year, what's new this year? 

Agenda:  Week three VIt Agenda 2009.doc

I.  Write/Talk/Share

“Although this study showed that there were a variety of learning styles among the participants, there is debate among educators as to whether or not instruction should be geared toward learning styles…’When permitted to learn difficult academic information or skills through their identified preferences, children tend to achieve statistically higher test and attitude scores than when instruction is dissonant with their preferences’ (p 56).  On the other hand, others contend that this idea is impractical, as well as time consuming, and students should learn to adapt to the instructor’s teaching style.  Otherwise, students are not being challenged to acclimate themselves to various learning environments that would empower them for life after graduation (Lederman & Niess, 1998).”

II.  Sykes's Chapter Presentations

Break

III. Brain Rules

IV.  Wordle

wordle.doc

V.  Homework Review