Get Your Students Hired
I teach things that are very hands on but there is also theory behind it. Sometimes I find it difficult to do both to those students who are very Kinesthetic. Any suggestions how to get the theory part to those students?
I tried to introduce those concepts in a lab format where the students are all placed in groups and each group is given a task to complete
I believe if you use several hands on demonstrations during your lecture it is possible to keep the attention of the kinesthetic learners as well
Hi Mary Ellen, Thanks for your post to the forum. That's a great idea! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Wayne, Thanks for your post to the forum.That timely application and accompanying feedback is excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Susan,I like your idea of the 8x11 cards.One of the things that I have done is put pictures of different popular people that have different neuro problems on poster board.They recognize these people but don't know what they have.For example Michael J. Fox has Parkinsons's Disease.We then discuss this disease and have input from students.They seem to enjoy it and follow along with their textbook,so it covers different types of learners.
Everytime you teach them something new have them do a deminstration of what they learned to help them apply they knowledge
you have a good lesson doing it that way ..You could also change how you present it to the students over all,I teach hands on all the time but sometimes you have to make it interesting , students will pick it up better if it is something that they can correspond to.
Hi Johnnie - Thanks for your post to the forum. I might create 8 X 11 cards with portions of the relevant theory on each. Then, as we go through the hands-on demos have students choose the theory cards that reflect the activity.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick