Unit+1+Self+Discovery

=KNOW THYSELF = = =  One of the most important aspects of learning and growing is to realize who you are and where you are. In other words, you must know thyself. No one knows you better than you know yourself, but sometimes it may be difficult for you to pinpoint why you are the way that you are. We are going to begin our journey of self discovery by identifying the following:

• Our personality type • Our learning style • Our academic strengths • Our academic weaknesses

Once we have figured out who we are we can begin to figure out how to improve ourselves. A doctor would never prescribe a treatment without first making a diagnosis. Similarly, a doctor would never prescribe the same treatment to all his patients. We are all different with different personalities, learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses. Each of you will be better served if you and I are aware of where you are starting from.

Educational research tools for our diagnosis: • Don Lowry’s Keys to Personal Success • Howard Gardener’s Multiple Intelligences

Education research tools for our prescription: • Reading Apprenticeship • Carol Ann Tomlinson’s The Differentiated Classroom


 * Here are the documents that will be distributed during class: **