Lebanon High School
Counseling Department
1000 South Eighth Street • Lebanon, PA 17042
Lesson Template
Date:
Activity:
Grade(s)
October
Learning Styles Inventory
Grade 9
PA Standards for Career Education and Work
13.1 – Career Awareness and Preparation
13.1.11.A - Recognize that individuals have unique interests.
13.1.11.B - Analyze career options based on personal interests, abilities, aptitudes, achievements
and goals.
13.1.11.G Asses the implementation of the individualized career plan through the ongoing
development of career portfolio
13.1.5.H Connect personal interests and abilities and academic strengths to personal career
options.
ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success
Category 1: Mindset Standards
5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcome.
Category 2: Behavior Standards
Learning Strategies
5. Apply media and technology skills
Self-Management Skills
3. Demonstrate ability to work independently
Social Skills
1. Use effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills
Learning Objective(s):
1. Students will become familiar with the theory of Learning Style preferences
2. Students will identify their Learning Style preferences.
3. Students will identify strategies that best fit their learning style preferences.
Materials:
Power Point Presentation
Naviance Orientation for Learning Style Inventory – power point
Learning Style Theory - power point
Access to Naviance Program for log entries and Learning Style Inventory
Learning Styles videos – available web addresses are listed
Learning Focused Schools Format
Unit Essential Question:
What are learning styles?
Lesson Essential Question
How can knowledge of my learning style help me to become a better student?
Activating Strategy
Learning Style power point
Teaching Strategies
Power Point presentation
Learning Style Assessment
Extending/Refining Strategy
Students will complete a journal log entry reacting to the results of their completed Learning
Style Inventory.
Journal Entry Questions:
Describe three things that you learned about yourself from completing the Learning
Style Inventory. 8 lines – 5 minutes (Collins Type 1)
What impact did completing the activity have on you thoughts about your study
habits and strategies. 5 minutes (Collins Type 2)
Agenda
Direct Instruction – (15 minutes-Half Class)
Learning Styles Inventory presentation and Naviance Orientation
1. The instructor will introduce the theme of Learning Styles. Using the Learning
Styles power point the instructor will lead the students to the idea that personal
knowledge of learning styles can increase their ability to study and prepare more
efficiently and effectively.
Individual Online Instruction – (15 minutes-Half Class)
1. Each student will choose 4 of the 9 videos listed below to view. All students
must watch the first video – Introduction to Styles and Preferences.
Learning Styles Videos
Introduction to Styles & Preferences (5:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoEee9l9nCw
6 Different types of Learning Styles (2:23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXb0Bj97yDU
Different types of Learners (4:31)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_bQUSFzLI4
The 3 Learning Styles (5:17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vo6XcJR248
Visual Auditory Kinestic Communication Styles (4:22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vo6XcJR248
Learning Styles - The Jellyvision Lab (1:57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vo6XcJR248
Learning Style Pandas – (1:57) Recommended by Jack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUTLDG-fHFE
Do learning styles really exists? – (5:33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYyVWBJn59g
Learning Styles for College Students (3:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Bt-iJjP2w
Individual Online Instruction – (entire class - 30 min)
Complete the Learning Style Inventory
Using the Naviance Orientation power point, navigate your way to the Family
Connections portal and log in. Once you are logged in locate the “About Me” tab
and select the Learning Style Inventory and complete the survey.
Journal Entry
Find and select the tab all “About Me”
Next find the “Journal” link
Once you have found the link and selected it add a new journal entry and in the
subject line title it as Career Cluster Reaction
Select – Share and share this entry with your counselors, teachers, and parents.
Journal Entry Directions:
Describe three things that you learned about yourself from completing the
Learning Style Inventory. 8 lines – 5 minutes (Collins Type 1)
What impact did completing the activity have on you thoughts about your
study habits and strategies? 5 minutes (Collins Type 2)
Collaborative Activities - Option A – 10 min
Snowball Activity –
1 Instruct the students to fold a piece of paper into four squares.
2. Begin with the upper right hand square. Direct the students to write their name
and one thing they learned today about learning preferences in the upper right
hand square.
3. Direct the students to crumble the paper and throw it to someone else in the
room. Repeat step 2 using the next square clockwise.
Time Permitting – Option B
Collaborative Activities – (entire class divide into groups of 4-5) 10 min
1. Within in your groupOne person will volunteer or be selected by the instructor to take notes for
the group.
One person will volunteer or be selected by the instructor to lead the
discussion.
a. Discuss three things you discovered about Learning Styles.
b. In your group, discuss how learning styles can affect a person in their
career field.
c. Discuss three techniques you learned that will help you in your efforts
to be a better student