According to the Felder and Solomon Learning Styles Test, I am a sequential, verbal, sensing, and balanced active and reflective learner. The verbal part shocks me because I am more of a visual learner than anything else. This impacts my teaching because I am a very strong sequential and sensing learner so it is difficult for me to see the other sides. In math, this can be helpful for sequencing because knowing the order of the steps is very important. However, some students need to see the big picture first and I do not always excel in doing that.
My current teaching style relies more on me being a formal authority and model rather than a delegator or faciltator. This is likely a result, at least in part, of the mindset of my students right now. While the Common Core curriculum we use is investigative in nature and should allow me to be more of a facilitator and delegator, students have a low threshold for struggle before wanting to give up. My role involves more modeling in the beginning and being the expert and then being able to walk around the room and observe students and guide them through a task.
I am looking forward to the time when my students are more willing to take chances and try and we can learn together.
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