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! Knowing the differences!

! Have you ever wondered how they learn?! ! 4!

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! Working with the differences!

! Personalizing our teaching (I)! ! ! 7!

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! 3. Taking advantage of the differences!

! Customizing our teaching (II)! ! ! 10!

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By Irma Martínez Quintana

Irma is a member of the Door of Salvation Church, in Colima, Col.

Of Mexican nationality, single, she is a teacher, and for the last 12
years has dedicated himself to the ministry of teaching, working with
youth, adults, and university students.

The three articles by Irma were published as a series in the

Sunday School section of the magazine La Fuente, in the
editions 107 to 109, December 2014-February 2015.

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1 Knowing
las diferencias

Have you ever wondered

How do they learn?
Get to know your students' learning style

People are unique in their own tastes and ways of learning. At times, the
We teach as we were taught by others, or according to the style.
how we learn, without taking into account that each student is different and
learn differently.!
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The way a student learns has no relation to their intelligence or their
socioeconomic context. His style is deeply rooted in his training
psychological. We teachers must train ourselves to attend to the diversity of styles
of learning of our students.

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Types of students!
According to Marlene D. LeFever, there are four types of students:

The imaginative student: shows great sensitivity to everything around him,

consequently, he/she keeps asking and has a wide perception of everything that is
he is teaching her!

The analytical student: Learns by observing and listening, evaluates information

provided by the teacher, has the ability to make plans and goals, aspires to
perfection and likes traditional teaching methods.

The common sense student: He is rational, therefore he likes to analyze ideas and
check the theory against reality, in order to apply what has been learned; it is practical and its
Learning is more meaningful when accompanied by some activity.

The dynamic student: He enjoys action in the learning process, he is intuitive, he

they like risks, they adapt very well to changes and they are very original; they are creators of
new ideas!

Each student complements the others, which facilitates the teaching process.
learning. Knowing them allows teachers to give each student the opportunity to
learn and participate actively in the class!

What does each student expect?!

The An imaginative student wonders: Why do I need to know this? (meaning)!

The An analytical student asks: What do I need to know? (content)!

The A common sense student asks: How does this work? (experiment)!

The Dynamic student wonders: What can this become? (creative application)!

The teacher must ensure that their lesson takes into account the four types of
learning. This will provide answers to each of the questions from their students. From
In this way, the strengths of each student stand out in the class and provide
meaning to the lesson!

The teacher has one too!!

Finally, it is important to consider that just as each student is different, the
the teacher is also this, and has his own teaching style. If the professor is
analytical, it will be difficult to teach a dynamic student. But as teachers,
We are challenged to meet the learning needs of each student!

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We are imaginative, analytical, sensible or dynamic, it is vital

importance of designing our classes based on the needs and preferences of the
students, according to the different learning styles.!

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Sources and References:!

D. LeFever, M. (2003) Learning styles. Miami, Florida. Patmos Publishing.

Marrero, L. Educational strategies for the Sunday school teacher. Consulted online.

• Global Association of Theological Studies. The teacher and styles of thought, learning, and teaching.
Consulted on the network!

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2 Working
with the
differences

Personalizing
our teaching (I)
What to do after discovering
cómo aprenden sus alumnos
Teaching students according to their learning style ensures the
instruction. But how to educate each one differently? On this occasion
we will analyze the first part of the lesson of a class, incorporating the two
first styles and the first two questions.!

Organizing the class: strategies and activities!

Learning styles refer to the fact that when one wants to learn something, each person
applies its own method and develops some preferences over others. In addition to its
learning style, each student also has learning preferences that
they can be:!

Auditory: they enjoy listening to music, dramatic readings, singing, clapping!

• Visuals: they like to draw, color, see words, drawings, figures, molds and
photographs!

Tactile-kinetic: they like to move and touch with their hands.

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Considering these aspects, the teacher can use different methods depending on
its purpose. But it must always start from the prior knowledge of the students and
then focus them towards their goal!

Let'sseeanexample!
The teacher asks his students to arrive at class without having breakfast, and once there, he makes them
a series of questions: How do you feel when you are hungry? What are your
thoughts? Everyone will have something to say, but undoubtedly the students
imaginative people will be the first to participate. They find it easy to talk about their
feelings, and they have the quality of observing the behavior of others, which
It leads them to feel empathy and interest for people!

But they also have weaknesses, such as tending to monopolize the

conversations and interrupting the class with a lot of chatter. However, the teacher
you can rely on them to tell the rest of the group why it is important to pay attention
Attention to the subject!

Adding new knowledge!

Next, the teacher must add new events and concepts to the
student experience. You can do it through a video, photos, a song and the
Bible. In this way, you will not only be considering the preferences of the students,
without providing information to the analytical ones, who are diligent, thinkers and
observers. Analysts have the ability to create models and concepts, but they
you must ensure that your analytical capacity does not limit you to the logical, critical, and impersonal,
since that tends to be their weakness!

By this point in the class, the students not only know that what the teacher tells them
what is being taught is important, but they also have new information and are
ready to be guided to the practical aspects of the lesson. We will analyze this, God willing,
in the second part of this article.

To conclude, we recognize that it is not easy to personalize teaching methods.

what works for some does not work for others. However, it can be varied
process within the limits of the material possibilities and the imagination of the teacher.
The important thing is that we provide the best for our students, and one way is
organizing class activities according to their way of learning.

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Sources!

D. LeFever, M. Learning Styles. Patmos Editorial.

Marrero, L. Educational strategies for the Bible school teacher. Consulted online.

Yánez, J. Learning to Teach. University of Colima.

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3 Taking advantage
las diferencias

Customizing
our teaching (II)
How to take advantage of the virtues of each style

On this occasion, we will finish the lesson model started in the previous article.
about the topic of hunger. Let's remember that it is important for the lesson to start with
the imaginative students, direct towards the analytical ones, continue with those who have a sense
common and finish with the dynamic ones.!

In the first two parts of the lesson, we had the imaginative students and
analytical. Up to this point, the students have an experience and new concepts
On the subject; let's continue with the last two parts.

Third part: common sense students!

The third part of the lesson corresponds to the students of common sense.
The question they ask themselves is: "How should I use what I know?" They are very good.
creating ideas and putting them into practice to see if they work; they can suggest
solutions; they like to do useful things; for them it is not enough to hear about the

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theme. For example, they may be interested in marking the places where there is hunger in
a world map!

With an activity like this, the teacher will be putting into practice the method of
visual learning. Let's not forget that the methods used correctly support the
planning and learning!!

On the other hand, this type of students has a weakness, and it is precisely the
the need for everything to make sense 'now', in the present; later everything loses its meaning
meaning for them. Moreover, they are 'kinesthetic,' that is, they need movement to
to learn and express what has been learned!

But this is not necessarily negative. In fact, as teachers we can

leverage their ideas to take the students from the classroom to real life. Because
it is important to teach them the truth, but also to show them how to act based on it
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Fourth and final part: dynamic students!

Dynamic learning is the latest in the lesson. Here are the dynamic students who
they find ways to apply what they have learned beyond the classroom, because
respond to the question: "What can result from this?" They add creativity to the
lesson and they enjoy teaching others what they have learned; they think in terms of
future, what complements the present of common-sense students; are
flexible, intuitive and appreciate artistic expressions!

These qualities of the student can help the teacher to close the
lesson with something they appreciate. For example: a drawing that illustrates the topic of the
lesson or the biblical passage, or a sculpture, a dramatization, etc.!

Dynamic students are so creative that their ideas for applying the topic of
hunger can vary, from proclaiming fasting and saving that money to donate it, to
hold a food drive, or a play and share it with the community or the
neighborhood. They are leaders, and therein lie their weaknesses: selfishness, indiscipline, and
the manipulation, so the teacher needs to be very attentive to their attitudes.

A final reminder!
Finally, let's not forget that styles are preferences, influencable, and can
vary. Nevertheless, Church, let us strive to create schools concerned about the
correct instruction of the student according to their learning style. The Lord us
will help!!

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Sources:!

D. LeFever, M. Learning Styles. Patmos Publishing.

Lozano, A. Learning styles and didactic strategies for the development of competencies. On the net,
consulted on November 28, 2014.

Yánez, J. Learning to Teach. University of Colima.

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