Understanding the Student Learner Deborah Hardy NYSSCA Conference 2005

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Understanding the Student LearnerDeborah
HardyNYSSCA Conference 2005
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The Issues

• One Size Fits All
• Achieving Academic Success
• Identifying Barriers
• Transition
• What is the childs best? Different perceptions
• For the child
• For the family

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The Problem

• Boredom
• Class Cuts
• Drop Out
• Teacher/Student Battles
• No Motivation

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ACTIVITY Group 1 Who likes to draw?Group 2
Who likes theatre?Group 3 Who likes to
write?Theme is Valentines Day
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ACTIVITY

• DRAWING Please sketch your interpretation of
  Valentines Day.
• THEATRE Please rehearse a scene related to
  Valentines Day.
• WRITING Please write a short poem about
  Valentines Day.

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The StylesWhat Intelligence Are You?Take a
moment to answer the surveyResultsAny
surprises?Relate to your students

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Types of Information

• Status information, student assets in the areas
  of abilities, interests, and learning styles are
  collected to provide data.
• Action information, teachers record the events as
  they are happening in the actual location with
  respect to the learning process.

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ACADEMIC

• Schools perspective
• Students Profile
• Interventions
• Include students experiences
• Differentiation

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• Solutions
• Academic Instructional strategies
• Example
• Age groups for which this strategy is
  helpfulElementary SchoolMiddle School
• Instructions for using this strategyKeep all
  supplies in a homework box in a secure place
  (ours is on top of the refrigerator). Scissors,
  sharpened pencils, markers, rulers, pens, paper
  (all kinds), and maybe even a treat are in it,
  BUT cannot be used for anything but homework.
  That means if Dad needs a pair of scissors, or
  Mom needs a piece of paper, they have to find it
  elsewhere. Then, when homework time starts,
  everything is there and kids can't use missing
  supplies as an excuse to get off track. It only
  needs to be checked occasionally to renew
  supplies. My freshman in college still uses his
  homework box.

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Instructional Strategies

• Mind Mapping
• Student Helpers
• Activating Prior Learning ESL
• Role Playing
• Service Learning
• Portfolio
• Index
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PERSONAL/SOCIAL

• Identify barriers in
• Self esteem
• Classroom behavior
• Embarrassment to seek help
• Bullying

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CAREER

• Why am I learning this?
• Connection to learning
• Relating to real world
• Build transition to future
• Options based on strengths

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Career Stations

• Spend a few minutes at each station
• Return to the group
• Talk about experience
• Match it up with careers!

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School Counselors Role

• Learning is a developmental process K-12
• Academic abilities change
• Autonomy to student
• Develop own strategies
• Personal and social growth
• Different populations
• Encourage sense of creativity
• Career Connections

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Collaboration of educators and school counselors
in Reviewing Data TrendsProvide intervention
and assistanceStudent transition and success
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OutcomeAnalysis of abilities and connection
to schoolGuide the student to use
strategiesAssist educators in understanding the
learnerKNOW THE STUDENT.
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Questions.