Review
The primary purpose of the Academy Hour is? Life Transformation
The primary objective for Adult Classes is? Fellowship
And second? Instruction
What must any successful lesson have? Big Idea
What tool do we use to understand the text? Subject/Complement
Learning Style Test
Go left to right across the page. Rate each word which is MOST like you with a (4). The word LEAST like you, write a (1) Each line should have a 4, 3, 2, 1 for a total of 10. Total the columns for your Learning Style.
INNOVATIVE ANALYTIC COMMON SENSE DYNAMIC
___ emotional ___exacting ___experimenter ___enthusiastic
___passive ___perfectionist ___provider ___pushy
___personal ___producer ___persistent ___ persuasive
___receptive ___reserved ___resolved ___responsible
___relationship ___recognition ___risk-taker ___results
___submissive ___systematic ___strong-willed ___spontaneous
___love ___wisdom ___justice ___courage
___feeler ___watcher ___performer ___catalyst
___harmonious ___proficient ___tenacious ___gregarious
___TOTAL ___TOTAL ___TOTAL ___TOTAL
Four Learning Styles (by Marlene LeFever)
1. Innovative Learners
These students learn by listening and sharing ideas. They start with what they see, and generalize. They are wonderful people to have in your class because they work hard for harmony in the group
2. Analytic Learners
These learners enjoy learning by listening to a teacher lecture. They are the thinkers and watchers in our classes. Their thinking patterns are rational and sequential. These students learn best in what could be called a traditional classroom setting. They can easily become “teacher’s pets” because they defer to authority.
3. Common Sense Learners
These students learn through direct, hand-on experiences. They are skills-oriented; they need to know how what they are learning can be applied practically. In a classroom, they want step-by-step directions. They have no trouble following steps, but they want to do the work themselves. They don’t value the teacher’s input as they are trying things out and experimenting.
3. Dynamic Learners
These students enjoy taking what they have learned and trying to build something experimental from what they have learned. They don’t start with ideas; instead they start with what they see, hear, touch, and feel. This group bores easily Dynamic students need to be given flexibility in which to learn. Teachers sometimes have trouble with this learning style because students not only have experimental attitudes; they also have experimental behavior.
Activities for Each Learning Style
1. Innovative Learners
Enjoy:
- Small group interaction
- Mimes
- Roleplay
- Team sports
- Simulation
Don’t like:
- Timed tests
- Debates
- Computer assisted education
- Lack of fine arts
- Common-sense learners teachers
2. Analytic Learners
Enjoy:
- Programmed instruction
- Well organized lectures, stories
- Competition
- Demonstrations
- Objective tests
Don’t like:
- Role play
- Open discussion
- Group projects
- Teachers who don’t stay on the task
- Dynamic learner teachers
3. Common Sense Learners
Enjoy:
- Problem solving
- Debates
- Logic problems
- Independent study
- Experiments
Don’t like:
- Memorizing
- Reading most of the time
- Group work
- Writing assignments
- Innovative learner teachers
4. Dynamic Learners
Enjoy:
- Case Studies
- Guided imagery
- Dramatics
- Producing creative products
- Assignments requiring originality
Don’t like:
- Seating charts
- Assignments without options
- Standard routine
- Activities done in haste
- Analytic learner teachers
In your lesson planning, you must use the learning styles of each of your students-ideally all four. In this way each student will know that his or her learning style is valued by you (and by God), this in turn will free the student.
Lesson Aim
Now once you have your Proposition, your Big Idea for the passage. It’s now time to come up with your Lesson Aim.
Here is the Lesson Aim Formula:
The student will [cognitive action verb] [subject] by [measurable outcome] based on [Scripture Passage], and [affective action verb] [subject] by [measureable outcome]. In other words what do you want them to know and what do you want them to feel by a measureable outcome.
Example of Luke 10:25-37
Exegetical Idea: Jesus stated to the expert of the Law the manner in which the Jewish people were to fulfill God’s commandment to love one’s neighbor was to help people they encountered despite racial or religious differences.
Theological Idea: The manner in which God’s people are to love one’s neighbor is to help people they encounter despite any differences.
Big Idea: Help people you encounter despite social norms.
Lesson Aim: The student will discover the character’s views and attitudes by listing the views and attitudes from the PowerPoint presentation based on Luke 10:25-37 and commit to become an unexpected neighbor by writing down one thing (s)he will intentionally do to overcome their social norm.
Now does this lesson aim fit everyone? (No) You are right, you have factors you need to consider…
Factors of the Lesson Aim:
Target audience, Maturity, Bible knowledge, Age, Learning Styles, Christian or Non-Christian…
Let’s give it a try! From your homework last week your Big Ideas, come up with a Lesson Aim. I’ll give you different age groups, different learning styles, different Biblical knowledge.