True Colors

Learning Styles / Personalities

PRESENTED BY
AMADOR RAMIREZ
 True Colors Take A Stand Ice Breaker

1. I have an organized and orderly house.

2. I often cry during sad movies.
3. I have a sense of humor others think is weird.
4. I would
ld go mountain
t i climbing
li bi right
i ht now if I could.
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5. I discuss intellectual ideas more often than
relationship p issues.
6. I love to watch all kinds of sports.
7. I think it is more important to be right than liked.
8. I promptly return things that I borrow.
 True Colors Take A Stand Ice Breaker

9. I laugh a lot.
10. I usually think before I speak.
11. I like reading steamy romance novels.
12. I do
d the
th dishes
di h as I cook k so th
thatt when
h I sit
it d
down tto
eat, the kitchen is already clean.
13.
3 I know how to install computer
p software.
14. I hate being late and it is rare when I am late.
15. I can easily argue both sides of an issue—and I like it!
16. I’m open-minded to learning something new at this
presentation.
 Learning
g Styles
y

yAttributes of:
{ Visual
{ Auditory
{ Kinesthetic
Learning
g Styles
y Checklist

yVisual
yAuditory
yKinesthetic
Take “Learning Styles” Assessment
HANDOUT
 Learning Styles Strength Characteristics

y VISUAL I see what yyou mean

{ Learns by seeing; watching demonstrations

{ Likes description; sometimes stops reading to stare into space

and imagine scene; intense concentration
{ Recognizes words by sight

{ Remembers faces, forgets

g names; writes things g down
{ Generally unaware of sound

{ Emotionally – stares when angry, cries easily, beams when

happy
{ Communication – Quiet; does not talk at length

{ Neat appearance, likes order

 Learning Styles Strength Characteristics

y AUDITORY I hear what yyou’re saying

y g
{ Learns by hearing; watching demonstrations

{ Enjoys dialogue, plays; avoids lengthy description, unaware of

illustrations moves lips or sub vocalizes
illustrations,
{ Uses a phonics approach

{ Remembers names, forgetsg faces

{ Easily distracted by sounds

{ Emotionally – shouts with joy or anger; blows up verbally but

soon calms down
{ Communication – enjoys listening but cannot wait to talk

{ Appearance – matching clothes not so important

 Learning Styles Strength Characteristics

y KINESTHETIC JUST DO IT!

{ Learns by doing; direct involvement
{ Prefers stories where action occurs early; fidgets when reading;
not an avid reader
{ Often is a poor speller, writes words to determine if they “feel”
right
{ R
Remembers
b best
b t what
h t was ddone, nott what
h t was seen or ttalked
lk d
about
{ Not attentive to visual, auditory presentation seems distractible
{ Emotionally – jumps for joy, pounds when angry
{ Communication – gestures when speaking
{ Neat appearance,
appearance but soon wrinkled through activity
 RECOMMENDATIONS

y VISUAL
{ Sit at front & center of classroom
{ Work in a quiet place; work alone
{ Keep paper & pencil handy

y AUDITORY
{ Talk things through; read aloud
{ Discuss ideas out loud

y KINESTHETIC
{ Use color; vary activities
{ Play music in the background
{ Do presentations rather than reports or lectures
Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

yAttributes of:
{ Analytical (Left Brain)
{ Global (Right Brain)
 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

yAttributes of:
{ Analytical (Left Brain)
{ Global (Right Brain)
Take “Learning Styles” hemisphericity
Assessment HANDOUT
 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

y Characteristics (Analytic) - LEFT

{ works alone
{ go step by
b step
{ do one task at a time

{ work independently

{ does not
ot mindd criticism
c tcs
{ likes organization

{ likes individual competition

 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

y Characteristics (Analytic) - LEFT

{ prefers options
{ concentrates on tasks at hand

{ wants to know exactly what they did

wrong
{ don’t like vague questions, such as
“…suppose…”
 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

y What they are likely to say: (ANALYTIC)

{ Does spelling count?
{ Should
Sho ld I skip lines?
{ What are you really looking for?

{ What comes first? Second?

{ Please
ease check
c ec my y work
o before
be o e I hand
a d
it in.
{ Will this be on the test?
 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

y Characteristics (Global) - RIGHT

{ Let someone else go first
{ Interested in team competition

{ Hard to take criticism; even

constructive
i
{ Enjoys verbal praise

{ Often answers, “it depends”

{ Multitasks
 Learning Styles (hemisphericity)

y What they are likely to say: (GLOBAL)

{ Why are we doing this?
{ Not now!
no ! I’ll do it later
later.
{ I need a break!

{ Why does it really matter?

{ Let’s
et s start
sta t this
t s project…
p oject… and
a d this
t so one.
e.
{ I’ll come back to this later.
 Character Color Spectrum
(True Colors)

yAttributes of:
{ Orange
O
{ Gold
{ Blue
{ Green
 ACTIVITY (Visualize Yourself)

y Look at each of the p

posters displayed
p y in the four
corners of the room.
y Arrange the posters in order from the one MOST
like you to the one LEAST like you.
y Enter a (1) for the poster most like you, (2) Second,
( ) third,
(3) thi d andd (4)
( ) fourth
f th ffor th
the cards
d least
l t like
lik you
in the boxes on the right.

HANDOUT
 ORANGE
y Adventurous
{Witty,Charming, Spontaneous
{Impulsive, Generous, Impactful

{Optimistic,
Optimistic Eager,
Eager Bold
{Physical, Immediate, Fraternal
 GOLD
y Responsible
{Loyal,Dependable, Prepared
{Thorough, Sensible, Punctual

{Faithful,
Faithful Stable,
Stable Organized
{Caring, Concerned, Concrete
 BLUE
y Harmonious
{Enthusiastic, Sympathetic,
Personal
{Warm, Communicative,
Compassionate
{Idealistic,
Id li ti Spiritual,
S i it l Sincere
Si
{Peaceful,, Flexible,, Imaginative
g
 GREEN
y Curious
{Analytic,Global, Conceptual
{Cool,
Cool Calm,
Calm Collected
{Inventive, Logical,
P f ti i ti
Perfectionistic
{Abstract, Hypothetical,
I
Investigative
i i
 ACTIVITY (Read About Yourself)

y View the slides on the presentation.

p
y Arrange the posters in order from the one MOST
like you to the one LEAST like you.
y Enter a (1) for the poster most like you, (2) Second,
(3) third, and (4) fourth for the cards least like you
i the
in th bboxes on th
the right.
i ht

HANDOUT
 ACTIVITY (Describe Yourself )

y In this section are descriptive

p words arranged
g in five
rows. In each row of words score yourself by
entering a (1) for MOST like you (2) second, (3)
thi d and
third, d ((4)) ffor least
l t like
lik you.
y Add the total of each column and enter than number
in the box below.
below
y Add the total of each small box column and enter
that total in the boxes.
boxes
y Next rank the columns.

HANDOUT
 ACTIVITY (Identify Your True Colors)

y Finally,
y, add the numbers in each of the 3 large
g boxes
in the 3 sections you’ve just completed.
y Enter the totals in the boxes.
y Your LOWEST score show is your primary or your
brightest color.
y The HIGHEST score represents the color LEAST
like you.

HANDOUT
 GROUP WORK

y Meet with y
your “color” g
group.
p
y Elect a team leader.
y Record strengths
g & weaknesses
y Choose 1 of the other colors & list something that
“gets under your skin” concerning that color.
y Report your findings when we re-convene.
What others think of us!

yOrange
yGold
G ld
yBlue
yGreen
 ORANGE
May see self as…
as Others
Others...

Fun-loving Irresponsible
Spontaneous Flaky
Carefree Not to be trusted
Proficient Scattered
Hands-on person Uncontrollable
Good negotiator Indecisive
Curious Obnoxious
 GOLD
May see self as…
as Others
Others...

Stable Rigid
Dependable Dull, boring
Stubborn
Firm
Opinionated
Efficient
Judgmental
Decisive Bossy
Orderlyy Uptight
Punctual
 BLUE
May see self as…
as Others
Others...

Warm Overly emotional

Compassionate Bleeding Heart
Romantic Mushy
Spiritual Naive
Unselfish Tender-hearted
Pushover
 GREEN
May see self as…
as Others
Others...

Intellect Intellectual snob

98% right Arrogant
Creative Ruthless
Rational Weird
Firm-minded
Firm minded Lacking mercy
Able to find flaws Stingy with praise
BLUE

GOLD
 GREEN

ORANGE
Amador Ramirez
Ramire
 True Colors
Learning Styles / Personalities
PRESENTED BY
AMADOR RAMIREZ