There are many different ways in which people learn. With the development of learning styles, we as teachers are able to try to teach incorporating all of these styles. Fazzaro et al. (2009) states that understanding the role of learning style in the learning process is an important concept for those committed to meeting the demands being placed on education and their own personal commitment to learning excellence. For teachers to meet the demands of classrooms in today 's society, educators must be prepared to use a variety of instructional methods to meet all learning preferences. When I reflect upon my own learning preference I realize that I am a visual learner. I have always been someone that makes maps or graphic organizers in order
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However, there is always the chance that you will get a couple group members that are unmotivated and one or two of the members do the majority of the work. Regardless of the members that are in my groups, I always seem to learn a thing or two about education. Looking at my last year 's class, I would say my class loved group work. I believe that 's because when you are a third grader, most of the students just wanted to be with their friends or do the least amount of work …show more content…
When I plan my lessons I notice that I tend to gravitate more to the visual learners. I know that for some students visual learning is not their first choice in learning, but for me it is the easiest. I put a great deal of effort into planning lessons that incorporate different learning preferences. I am such a visual learner that sometimes without an example to go by, I feel like I cannot complete a task. I always feel like I need an example for my students to see in everything we do. Sometimes they are content without it, but I know that if I were doing the assignment I would need one. The disadvantage to always providing them an example is that they lose their individual expression, especially in art because they try to make their projects look just like
However, there is always the chance that you will get a couple group members that are unmotivated and one or two of the members do the majority of the work. Regardless of the members that are in my groups, I always seem to learn a thing or two about education. Looking at my last year 's class, I would say my class loved group work. I believe that 's because when you are a third grader, most of the students just wanted to be with their friends or do the least amount of work …show more content…
When I plan my lessons I notice that I tend to gravitate more to the visual learners. I know that for some students visual learning is not their first choice in learning, but for me it is the easiest. I put a great deal of effort into planning lessons that incorporate different learning preferences. I am such a visual learner that sometimes without an example to go by, I feel like I cannot complete a task. I always feel like I need an example for my students to see in everything we do. Sometimes they are content without it, but I know that if I were doing the assignment I would need one. The disadvantage to always providing them an example is that they lose their individual expression, especially in art because they try to make their projects look just like