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The TeenageLearner

Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com

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Words which describe Teens

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"The art of teaching is the

art of assisting discovery."

- Mark Van Doren

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What is Learning? Learning involves change.

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

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What is Learning?

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

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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.

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What is learning?

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

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Key Assumptions about

Teenage Learners:

1.Teenagers seek meaning and significance.

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Key Assumptions about

Teenage Learners:

2. Teenagers want to know about the NOW!

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Key Assumptions about

Teenage Learners: 3. Teenagers crave

authenticity and the “true”.

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Key Assumptions about

Teenage Learners:

4. Teenagers are the ultimate egotists. ME!

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Key Assumptions about

Teenage Learners: 5. Teenagers are

wondering what others are thinking about them!

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What Teens Need to Know Prior to

Learning: Why are we doing this?

How can it help me?

How can I make it MINE?

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"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether

at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps

learning stays young."

- Henry Ford

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

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

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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.

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

7. Use a quick pace! Teens actually have shorter

attention spans than kids! Keep changing things up!

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

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

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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.

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A Dozen Dos

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

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A Dozen Dos

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

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“Show me and I forget;Teach me and I

remember; Involve me and I learn.”

- B. Franklin

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