Arts cell: building lessons around learning styles

This week was our reviewing and reflection time. We had the privilege to see a unit being taught over 3 lessons. The video material presented very interesting discussion points with regards to student engagement, student behaviour, classroom management and learning styles of different students.

The video material presented a chance to see at least four different ways in which students learn:

• watching and listening
• writing and taking notes
• interacting with one another and asking questions
• kinesthetically by creating a mime to explain the content in the Art lesson. 

We were intrigued to see the different engagement levels of students, the different energies and the different responses of students. They were presented with several ways to make sense of the content and this seems to have promoted a very positive learning environment. Further discussions included classroom management techniques, student discipline and behaviour management strategies.