204. Who are you and what do you want? Creating Student Learning Profiles All students benefit from the availability of a variety of methods and supports and an appropriate balance of challenge and success. I learn who my students are and what they want by developing student profiles. The profiles help me design instruction and support for students with varying abilities. Presenter(s): Franchetta Beckford Location: Auditorium III

1. Who are you and what
do you want?
Creating Student Learning Profiles
Franchetta J. Beckford, J. D., Ph.D
8th grade ELA Differentiated Studies
Reid Ross Classical School
Cumberland County Schools

2. Roadmap
 Inviting students to learn (Wong)
 Student learning profiles (Tomlinson; Wormeli)
 Sample lessons designed to connect with
students and collect data (MI & Birth Order)
 My student learning profile form
 Sharing the data
 In closing
 References
 Let’s Connect

3. The First Days of School (Wong, 1991)
Invitational Learning (Purkey, 1978)
◦ An invitation is a message that states that the
person invited is responsible, able, and
valuable.
◦ People possess untapped potential in all areas
of human development.
◦ People, places, policies, procedures, and
programs all invite people to realize their
fullest potential.

4. Student Learning Profiles
“A Learning Profile has to do with the ways
in which a learner learns. It may be
shaped by intelligence preferences,
gender, culture, or learning style”
(Tomlinson, 2014).

5. Student Learning Profiles
“A learner profile is a set of observations
about a student that includes any factor
that impacts his learning” (Wormeli,
2011).

6. Student Learning Profiles (Wormeli, 2011)
 Social-Economic status
 Physical health
 Behavior/Discipline concerns
 Nationality (if influential)
 Diet (if influential)
 Religious affiliation (if influential)
 Technology access/comfort
 Multiple Intelligences
 Personal background/experiences
 Leadership qualities
 Collaborative nature
 Personal interests: sports, music
 Weekly schedule
 Television, movies, books
 Home responsibilities
 Hearing or Visual challenges

7. Station
Break
Big Data—volume/velocity/variety (Biggs, 2014)
vs.
Reflective Teacher (Anderson, 2009)

8. (Gardner, 1993)
“Under the multiple intelligences
theory, an intelligence can serve
both as the content of instruction
and the means or medium for
communicating the content.”

9. (Armstrong, 1994)
MI Think Love Need
Linguistic words reading, writing,
telling stories
books, discussion,
dialogue
Spatial images/pictures designing,
drawing,
visualizing
art, LEGOs,
videos, games
Logical-
Mathematical
by reasoning experimenting,
calculating, doing
puzzles
exploration,
manipulatives
Interpersonal by bouncing ideas
off other people
leading, relating,
mediating
friends, group
learning, clubs
Intrapersonal deep inside of
themselves
being quiet,
dreaming, setting
goals,
self-paced
projects, time
alone, choices

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Naturalist
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Musical
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Spatial
Logical-Mathematical
Linguistic

11. Learning Styles
“The general definition is that a learning style is
a mode of learning that is most effective for a
person. It helps the individual obtain superior
learning results” (Wallace, 2011).
The Learning Styles-Instructional Design
Challenge (Thalheimer, 2006)

12. Perceptual Modality Preferences (Learning Styles)
(Moussa, 2014)
Learning Style Strategies
Visual Use visual stimuli such as pictures,
graphs,
maps, or images, and slides
Auditory Enjoy listening to lectures, talking, and
music; recall information best when it is
spoken
Kinesthetic Learn best through movement

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14. Birth Order (Kristensen, P., & Bjerkedal, T., 2007).
Birth
Order
Traits
First Natural leader, high achiever,
responsible, bossy, know-it-all
Middle Independent, easy-going,
peacemakers, secretive
Last Risk-taker, creative, outgoing, bored
easily, self-centered,
Only Has self-control, leader, mature,
demanding, sensitive

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Color Personalities by Homeroom
Blue Red Green Yellow

17. My student learning profile form
Gender (circle one) Male Female
Strongest Multiple Intelligences
a. ______________________________ b. _________________________
Strongest Learning Style
______________________________________________________________ .
Birth Order ____________________________________________________ .
Personality Color ________________________________________________ .
I would rather (complete the blank with #16) _________________________ .

19. In closing—What I Learned
 Examine multiple factors that impact learning (Wormeli,
2011). Include vertical content area information.
 Find the best data collection tools to get the information
you want or design your own.
 Document your teacher inquiries with charts, graphs,
and/or anecdotes (Anderson, 2009).
 Share relevant information with your team and/or content
teachers.

20. References
 Anderson, P. M. (2009). Pedagogy. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
 Armstrong, T. (1994). Multiple intelligences: In the classroom. Alexandria: ASCD.
 Briggs, S. (January 2014). Big Data in Education: Big Potential or Big Mistake? Retrieved from
http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2014/01/29/big-data-in-education-big-potential-or-big-
mistake/#sthash.RStOBmRf.dpuf
 Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: The theory in practice. New York: Basic Books.
 Kristensen, P., & Bjerkedal, T. (2007). Explaining the Relation between Birth Order and Intelligence.
Science, 316 (5832), 1717-1718. Summary retrieved from
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5832/1717.full
 Moussa, N. (2014). The importance of learning styles in education. Institute for Learning Styles Journal,
1, 19-27. Retrieved from
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/ilsrj/Journal%20Volumes/Fall%202014%20Vol%201%20PDF
s/Learning%20Styles%20Nahla%20Moussa.pdf
 Peery, A. B. (2009). Writing matters in every classroom. Englewood: Advanced Learning Press.
 ReadWriteThink.org. I-search chart. Retrieved from www.readwritethink.org/classroom-
resources/printouts/search-chart-30787.html
 Thalheimer, W. (2006). Learning style-instructional design challenge. Retrieved from
http://www.willatworklearning.com/2006/08/learning_styles.html
 Tomlinson, C. A. (2014). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. 2nd
edition Alexandria: ASCD.
 Wallace, G. W. (November 2011). Why is the research on learning styles still being dismissed by some
learning leaders and practitioners? eLearn Magazine. Retrieved from
http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=2070611
 Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (1991). The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher.
Mountainview: Harry Wong Publications.
 Wormeli, R. (October 2011). Differentiated instruction: Setting the pedagogy straight. Retrieved from
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ht.pdf

21. Let’s Connect
 Email: dr.fjbeckford@gmail.com
 School email:
franchettabeckford@ccs.k12.nc.us
 Twitter: @Dr_Beckford