Facilitating Hard
Facilitating Hard
Facilitating Hard
November 2022
Teaching Strategies Guided by Thinking/ Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
The Common Core State Standards specifically emphasize a thinking curriculum and thereby
require teachers to elevate their students’ mental workflow beyond memorization—which is a
good step forward. Critical thinking is a skill that young minds will undeniably need and exercise
well beyond their school years.
Learning Styles
Verbal-linguistic: (Word smart)
Logical-mathematical: (Logic smart)
Visual-spatial: (Picture smart)
Auditory-musical: (Music smart)
Bodily-kinesthetic: (Body smart)
Interpersonal: (People smart)
Intrapersonal: (Self smart)
Naturalistic: (Nature smart)
Existentialist
1. Use questions of all types to stimulate various levels of thinking from recalling factual
information to drawing implications and making value judgments.
Graphic organizers
Narrative
3. Allow sufficient time for information to be processed and then integrate using both the
right-and left-brain hemispheres.
5. Warm up before the lesson development by using brainstorming, set induction, etc.
6. Speaking honestly doesn't always ensure a positive outcome. It matters how you deliver
your thoughts and how your actions reflect your words. Strive to maintain a positive and
forward-thinking approach when interacting with colleagues.
7. Use a variety of review and reflection strategies to bring closure to learning (writing
summaries, creating opinion surveys, etc.).
8. descriptive feedback rather than simply praising ("The example you've provided is an
excellent one to point to the concept of .").
Example Compliments:
Conclusion
Embedded tools and resources enable consistency in learning, whether in class, hybrid, or
distance learning. Strategies that help them organize and visualize the multiplicity of
perspectives and ideas can help manage thinking and connections throughout this process.