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"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." - Mark Van Doren

What is Learning? Learning involves change. concerned with the acquisition of habits, knowledge, and attitudes.

Learning involves change.

concerned with the acquisition of habits, knowledge, and attitudes.

What is Learning? It enables the individual to make both personal and social adjustments.

It enables the individual to make both personal and social adjustments.

What is Learning? Learning is a change in the individual, due to the interaction of that individual, and his environment, which fills a need and makes him more capable of dealing adequately with his environment.

Learning is a change in the individual, due to the interaction of that individual, and his environment, which fills a need and makes him more capable of dealing adequately with his environment.

What is learning? Learning is a change in human disposition or capability, which can be retained and applied.

Learning is a change in human disposition or capability, which can be retained and applied.

Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: Teenagers seek meaning and significance. Personalize!

Teenagers seek meaning and significance.

Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 2. Teenagers want to know about the NOW! Update!

2. Teenagers want to know about the NOW!

Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 3. Teenagers crave authenticity and the “true”. Be who you are and share it!

3. Teenagers crave authenticity and the “true”.

Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 4. Teenagers are the ultimate egotists. ME! Get creative!

4. Teenagers are the ultimate egotists. ME!

Key Assumptions about Teenage Learners: 5. Teenagers are wondering what others are thinking about them! Group 'em!

5. Teenagers are wondering what others are thinking about them!

What Teens Need to Know Prior to Learning: Why are we doing this? How can it help me? How can I make it MINE?

Why are we doing this?

How can it help me?

How can I make it MINE?

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." - Henry Ford

A Dozen Dos 1. Use Music! Teens live through the feelings provoked by music. It is a window to their learning soul.

1. Use Music! Teens live through the feelings provoked by music. It is a window to their learning soul.

A Dozen Dos 2. Use Current Material! Teens want to be hip. They love anything new and personally relevant.

2. Use Current Material! Teens want to be hip. They love anything new and personally relevant.

A Dozen Dos 3. Use Team Work! Teens are “hard wired” for relationships. They thrive on projects, peer interaction and group work.

3. Use Team Work! Teens are “hard wired” for relationships. They thrive on projects, peer interaction and group work.

A Dozen Dos 4. Use Acting! Teens want to express themselves. Role playing allows them to express all their inner, conflicting feelings in a safe manner.

4. Use Acting! Teens want to express themselves. Role playing allows them to express all their inner, conflicting feelings in a safe manner.

A Dozen Dos 5. Use Choice! Teens are trying to be independent. Giving them some choice and control motivates them.

5. Use Choice! Teens are trying to be independent. Giving them some choice and control motivates them.

A Dozen Dos 6. Use what they know! Teens know LOTS and have diverse experiences. Use their interests and passions in the class content!

6. Use what they know! Teens know LOTS and have diverse experiences. Use their interests and passions in the class content!

A Dozen Dos Use a quick pace ! Teens actually have shorter attention spans than kids! Keep changing things up!

Use a quick pace ! Teens

actually have shorter attention spans than kids! Keep changing things up!

A Dozen Dos 8. Use Activity! Teens body’s are changing and they need to experience and practice their new “physical” self!

8. Use Activity! Teens body’s are changing and they need to experience and practice their new “physical” self!

A Dozen Dos 9. Use Proactive Class Control! Teens want a teacher in control but will reject any authority. Use positive behavior management!

9. Use Proactive Class Control! Teens want a teacher in control but will reject any authority. Use positive behavior management!

A Dozen Dos 10. Use L1 at times! Teens will respond to L1 discipline and are mature enough to “switch gears” and it can help misunderstanding.

10. Use L1 at times! Teens will respond to L1 discipline and are mature enough to “switch gears” and it can help misunderstanding.

A Dozen Dos 11. Use Games! Teens are highly competitive in the sense they want to show off. Let them show off!

11. Use Games! Teens are highly competitive in the sense they want to show off. Let them show off!

A Dozen Dos 12. Use their “desire”! Teens want to express themselves. Projects, presentations, posters etc…can allow them to personalize the learning.

12. Use their “desire”! Teens want to express themselves. Projects, presentations, posters etc…can allow them to personalize the learning.

“ Show me and I forget; Teach me and I remember; Involve me and I learn.” - B. Franklin

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