Making the connection

The last two types of learning styles Kolb speaks about are accommodators & assimilators. Accommodators are known more as the individuals who “feel and do”, whole assimilators are known as those who “think and watch”. More can be read at http://www.businessballs.com/kolblearningstyles.htm

So why is teaching with the Brain in mind important?

It is important because it teaches us, the educators, on the process of support and challenge. Many times the student who acts out in class can be doing so because they are bored and not challenged. Other times it is because the task is so challenging that they become over stressed. As educators, being able to stop and process how individuals learn allows us to create lesson plans that are effective for multiple learning styles/approaches.

Think about Kolb’s four pillars. Which do you find yourself leaning to the most? Which do you find the most foreign? What can you do to change your teaching style to effectively work with the style you are most foreign to?