Mind Frames

Hi Everyone!

Gardner invented such a wonderful garden of Multiple Intelligences.
His theories allow us to bond with our students.
Defining learning styles is not an easy task. Usually, learners possess combined forms. Yet, as much as learners are diverse, they all have more in common than we care to think. As teachers, our job is to create for them the optimal learning facilities which will motivate them and basically connect them to their own creativity and likes.
Reality not always enables us to do so, therefore, as teachers, we have to rely on our own creativity to tackle this challenge.
If we want to create a productive learning process, we have to explore our learning styles and learn about ourselves.
Richard Felder's article is also thought-provoking.
I took the Edutopia quiz, which was fun and informative. I think learners might enjoy taking it, since it is a very active, individual tool, but they can also discuss it in class and later, create their own quizzes and surveys.
Thanks to Jeff, we've learned about ANVILL. This allows us to use Audio and Video in a very effective and simple way. As teachers it is so great that someone thought how to make our lives easier!
The only thing I know is that I have to allot a separate time slot for learning about this fascinating subject. I will definitely use it for lesson planning and interacting with my class, but I feel I need first some practice on it.
I've also found some great stuff at Edutopia for PBL - the links are great and I'm planning to use them.

L.