Learning Styles
When teaching to groups of people, it is important to remember that everyone learns differently. By keeping this in mind, an instructor can adapt their lesson plans to meet the needs of all learners and enable each participant to learn in a way that makes most sense to them.
Below is a short explanation of three major learning types: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic. Auditory
 Characteristics of Auditory Learners:
Auditory learners obtain information easily from listening and hearing what is being taught. They do well with the more traditional teaching style in which a teacher lectures and they listen. Voice intonations and body language help to keep auditory learners interested in the topic and attentive. Auditory learners tend to excel at giving speeches, learning foreign languages, discussing information in class, following spoken directions, absorbing information that is given verbally, and remembering people's names.
Learning aids for Auditory Learners:
Oral reports
Class discussion
Study groups
Recording lectures/podcasts
Word associations
Video or audio tapes
Visual
 Characteristics of Visual Learners:
Visual learners understand and learn through visual images and cues. Their learning is greatly helped though pictures, charts, diagrams, videos, and other methods by which they can see what they are being taught. They do well with diagramming and creating or reading maps, but would not perform well when required to simply listen and then respond to an instructors teaching.
Learning aids for Visual Learners:
Make outlines
Taking notes/writing out information
Watching videos and other multimedia
Using flashcards
Highlighting and writing on notes/books
Using maps or timelines
To-do lists
PowerPoints/Overheads
Kinesthetic
 Characteristics of Kinesthetic Learners:
Kinesthetic learners are hand-on learners. They learn through touching and experiencing things first hand. By including manipulatives and other hands-on teaching techniques into the learning experience, kinesthetic learners are more able to grasp and understand the material presented. Kinesthetic learners are more likely to be good at sports, enjoy classes with labs (like science), and like to build what they are learning (models, replicas, etc). They also have a tendency to have difficulty sitting for long periods of time and may be fidgety during class. Taking breaks or studying in blocks may help this type of learner
Learning aids for Kinesthetic Learners:
Role playing
Flash or memory cards
Hands-on methods
Field trips
Lab classes
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Policy Changes
 Most people find changes difficult to adjust to, but sometimes, we have to change to improve what it is that we are doing. You should have received a letter about a policy change CECPD has implemented regarding training cancelations or changes. To remind you, you must notify CECPD of any cancelation or change of date, time, or location of training sessions 24-hours prior to the training date. Because we post our training sessions on our website, CECPD is working to ensure that the training information provided to child care practitioners is the most current information. If there are changes to training dates or locations, we need to be notified of these so that the information on our website can be updated. To report changes to training sessions or cancelations, you may contact Leanne Condray at 405-793-3412 or by email at lcondray@ou.edu. You may also call CECPD's main number at 405-799-6383 or toll free at 888-446-7608, or you may send a fax to 405-799-7634. If you are calling after hours or are unable to speak with a person, you may leave a message with your information. As long as the message is left 24-hours or more prior to the training session, this will be considered notifying CECPD in a timely manner.
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DATE |
LOCATION |
| Module 1 |
Nov 3 6pm-9pm |
Tulsa R&R-16th and Baltimore |
| Module 2 |
Nov 5, 6pm-9pm |
Tulsa R&R-16th and Baltimore |
| Module 6.1 |
Nov 14, 9am-12pm |
CECPD |
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Nov 16, 6pm-9pm |
Tulsa Tech |
| Module 8 |
Oct 31, 9am-12pm |
CECPD |
Make sure to keep checking the website for new and upcoming trainings: CECPD TRAININGS |
| ICE BREAKERS
Whether it is a small gathering of child care staff or a large workshop, we all want to feel that we have established some commonality with our fellow attendees. By creating a warm, friendly, personal learning environment, the attendees will participate more and learn more!
Here is an activity that can 'break the ice':
This is a test. Answer the following questions. No calculators or finger counting allowed. Good luck!
- Do they have a 4th of July in England?
- How many birthdays does the average woman have?
- If you have only one match and enter a room where there was an oil lamp, an oil heater and some kindling wood, which would you light first?
- Some months have 30 days, some have 31, how many have 28?
- How far can a dog walk into the woods?
- What four words appear on each US coin?
- A farmer has 17 sheep, all but 9 died, how many did he have left?
- How many of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark with him?
- If a man built a home with four sides to it - a rectangular structure - each had a southern exposure. A big bear came walking by. What color was the bear?
- I have in my hand two US coins which total 55 cents. One is not a nickel, what are they?
Answers:
- Yes, They also have a 3rd and a 5th of July
- 1 per year
- You have to light the match first
- All months have 28 days
- Half-way because then he is walking out
- In God We Trust
- 9 or 17 (8 of them would be dead)
- None. Noah was on the Ark not Moses
- White. It was built on the North Pole. (Or bear colored)
- 50 cent piece and a nickel. The 50 cent piece is not a nickel.
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