tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post6681971540036302622..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: You got the Touch!Mister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-45757223191923499712009-02-02T11:32:00.000-06:002009-02-02T11:32:00.000-06:00Ah Jason, what you perceive as "confusion" I regar...Ah Jason, what you perceive as "confusion" I regard as integrated thought processes that weave together many different levels. You know, that whole thing with "Chaos" simply being a higher organizational state :)<BR/><BR/>And the Verification Word for today is "habiti" … which I just happen to know means a "tiny habit" as in a small routine or the formal garb worn by an extremely short Nun. .Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131150753517879294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-62361730581676573502009-01-30T22:50:00.000-06:002009-01-30T22:50:00.000-06:00They are starting to think more people are visual,...They are starting to think more people are visual, yet teachers seem to usually teach auditorially(I'm auditory). i find this hypocritical. Preist, you are confusing to read. Maybe you saying this would help. :)Jason Ollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142481468973660297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-75558737799751980222009-01-30T11:22:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:22:00.000-06:00Excellent post and right on point, Stephanie. KL ...Excellent post and right on point, Stephanie. KL types tend be over looked at best and considered a perpetual problem at worst in the overall instructional design. From the relevant literature we know that KLs are in the vast minority so they garner very little attention in formal studies.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I've done with the "Fidget Monsters" is to have them sit either toward the back or sides of the classroom. I give them carte blanche to get up and move around whenever they feel the need. Their strategic positioning reduces disruption for the other students and allows the KL to be comfortable.<BR/><BR/>Another consideration is that of mental processing intervals. One of the really "nice" things about KLs is they will tell you when they are actively processing and when they have completed processing.<BR/><BR/>I didn't include it in my posted article but let's take the example of the ever present pen or pencil. KLs don't just hold the writing instrument; they are near constantly manipulating it in some fashion. If we key in on their prop during instruction we find that the speed - tempo and magnitude of twirling (example) changes frequently. What we are seeing is a metronome of sorts and it defines (can) where the KL is with regard to mental processing.<BR/><BR/>I watch for the lulls in manipulation and the times where the rhythm and speed of movement slips into a leisurely, even cadence. That tells me the student has absorbed what I presented and processed the newly acquired information to some degree. This is a key time to ask a follow on question or do something that leads them to use what they have processed in order to create deeper - further understanding.<BR/><BR/>Bang on regarding the eye contact thing. Eye to eye contact causes dissonance in their inner dialogue as it shifts their awareness away from the Body proper to one specific location. In essence, their inner landscape becomes disintegrated, crumbles and they shut down.Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131150753517879294noreply@blogger.com