Experienced teachers know this truth – not only do students come in various shapes and sizes, but their learning preferences are diverse, as well.  This same observation applies to teachers and their preferred teaching styles. 

Some students prefer to think out loud, while others want time to refine their thoughts and ideas before sharing them with others.  Some students prefer to enthusiastically jump into a project and figure things out as they go along, while others are more comfortable starting with an overview of the objectives and mapping out a strategy to achieve their goals. Some students are visual learners, others pick up information more readily through listening or hands-on experimentation. Most can benefit from a variety of learning environments.

So how can teachers effectively reach all students?  Understanding one’s own learning and teaching preferences are great places to start.  The goal isn’t to become a mediocre teacher of all styles, but to learn how to supplement your natural strengths with practical tips on how to work more effectively with your non-preferences.

This workshop will help teachers examine the strengths, key motivations, and blind spots of their personality type, as these relate to how they can do their best learning and teaching.  The learning styles we will explore are based on over 200 separate research studies.  Interactive exercises are designed to provide hands-on understanding of the basic concepts of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Keirsey’s Temperament Sorter (the theories upon which True Colors, D.I.S.C., and many other personality instruments are based). Effective use of this information helps teachers move away from criticizing weaknesses and differences to understanding and building on their individual strengths. 

These are practical workshops where teachers can ask questions, share stories and insights, and learn new ways to effectively communicate and work with the diversity of students and teachers they encounter each day.  Teachers receive personalized personality profiles and comprehensive workbooks loaded with practical tips for expanding their teaching practices to reach the variety of learning styles their students prefer. 

Objectives - At the end of this workshop, teachers will:

         Recognize and appreciate their unique teaching strengths and blind spots;

         Recognize and appreciate learning style differences;

         Understand a vital key to motivating students’ learning;

          Receive practical tips for supplementing their lesson plans to better reach all learning

          Receive practical strategies for helping students prepare for tests based on their learning

         Understand a time management framework that can help all their students;

          Understand the different ways personality types procrastinate and strategies to help