Names: ED 1275 Human Learning - Assessment #3 Purpose of this assessment: show your solid understanding of learner diversity, the brain structural and functional reasons for this, and most importantly, how to adapt for these differences in the classroom so that all learners can learn. After watching/reading "Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss, answer the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPhOZzsi 6Q What three major groups (1, 2, 3) could the Star-Belly and Plain-Belly Sneetches represent? For each of these groups, DESCRIBE a SPECIFIC adaption that the teacher could make during a lesson to enable ALL learners within that group learn. Justify the adaptation by IDENTIFYing the structural/functional brain-based differences found within this group that this would address. Group (1) (5 pts each) Group (2) Group (3) What if ONE Sneetch had a square on its belly? List three examples of individual differences this could represent. DESCRIBE a SPECIFIC brain-based adaptation that could be made in the classroom for this type of learner and explain WHY it should help him/her learn from a specialized brain-based perspective. (5 pts each) (1) (2) (3) Reflect on your Mind Map. How does it reflect that each brain learns differently? (10 pts) Explain WHAT, using SPECIFIC examples, Sylvester McMonkey McBean (i.e. the teacher) COULD do in the "machine" (i.e. classroom) to help the Sneetches learn to read/do math and explain WHY this would work using brain-based concecots about HOW the brain distinctly learns reading/math. READING WHAT: WHY: MATHEMATICS WHAT: WHY: (15 pts each) STUNSTER Money Bean's Sont-Roup Summ Dr. Seus Using brain-based concepts, explain WHY Sylvester McMonkey. McBean should incorporate the ARTS in his "machine" (i.e. classroom)? (10 pts) Give a SPECIFIC example of WHAT might be done. (10 pts) In the end he says, "You can't teach a Sneetch." Knowing what you do about brain specialization and HOW THE BRAIN LEARNS, do you agree? Why or why not? (10 pts) Name: EXTRA CREDIT Are there any OTHER analogies you can make with the content in this unit and "Sneetches"?