Comments on: Let Me Ask “Why?” http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/let-me-ask-why/ Superintendent of Schools writes about learning and school management in rural Western New York. Formerly G-Town Talks/Randolph Writes. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:51:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: nicole http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/let-me-ask-why/comment-page-1/#comment-4982 nicole Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:35:37 +0000 http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/let-me-ask-why/#comment-4982 Hi Kim, As always I am inspired by the blog you keep. Also thrilling was that your learning styles workshop included ART!!! YEAH!!! As an art teacher I find that I must present lessons a few ways when teaching new art methods; often, written, visual and lecture. My hope, finding one way to creativly enlighten my students about works like Picasso's Guernica... explaining the impact a war had on him...it's different for everyone. Picasso used his methods of basic shapes and line(CUBISM) and little color to transport emotion of that moment into this particular piece... RIVITING... i hope...just a quick art lesson on Picasso for those who have never seen Guernica...they should! thanks, N. Hi Kim,

As always I am inspired by the blog you keep. Also thrilling was that your learning styles workshop included ART!!! YEAH!!!
As an art teacher I find that I must present lessons a few ways when teaching new art methods; often, written, visual and lecture. My hope, finding one way to creativly enlighten my students about works like Picasso’s Guernica… explaining the impact a war had on him…it’s different for everyone. Picasso used his methods of basic shapes and line(CUBISM) and little color to transport emotion of that moment into this particular piece… RIVITING… i hope…just a quick art lesson on Picasso for those who have never seen Guernica…they should!

thanks, N.

]]> By: Melissa http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/let-me-ask-why/comment-page-1/#comment-4954 Melissa Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:14:37 +0000 http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/2007/08/03/let-me-ask-why/#comment-4954 Being aware of one's own learning style is so powerful. I am reminded every time that I present that I have to be sure to engage all learners, and the four learning styles from Silver and Strong have most often guided my thinking. To become a better presenter, I have to remember that not everyone needs to talk about their learning and process the same way I do. Think about the implications of this in the classroom. How often am I reaching all students if I am constantly providing mastery style activities? I go batty in workshops where presenters don't let me connect personally and talk with others about my learning. Lecture does not always work for me. It is a good teaching stratey especially for those mastery style learners, but what about those need to ask why? Or what about for those who are self-expressive? The New American Lecture is a great strategy to balance a lesson for the 4 styles of learners. I use that often in my presentations. Isn't this great stuff? I am hoping that I can again revisit the work of Harvey and Susan in the future with our district. Thanks to them for providing many ways to engage learners in a rigorous and relevant way. Thank you, Kim, for sharing the work you are doing. The use of art to introduce style sounds wonderful. I look forward to hearing more. Being aware of one’s own learning style is so powerful. I am reminded every time that I present that I have to be sure to engage all learners, and the four learning styles from Silver and Strong have most often guided my thinking. To become a better presenter, I have to remember that not everyone needs to talk about their learning and process the same way I do. Think about the implications of this in the classroom. How often am I reaching all students if I am constantly providing mastery style activities? I go batty in workshops where presenters don’t let me connect personally and talk with others about my learning. Lecture does not always work for me. It is a good teaching stratey especially for those mastery style learners, but what about those need to ask why? Or what about for those who are self-expressive? The New American Lecture is a great strategy to balance a lesson for the 4 styles of learners. I use that often in my presentations.

Isn’t this great stuff? I am hoping that I can again revisit the work of Harvey and Susan in the future with our district. Thanks to them for providing many ways to engage learners in a rigorous and relevant way. Thank you, Kim, for sharing the work you are doing. The use of art to introduce style sounds wonderful. I look forward to hearing more.

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