Submission Type
Event
Expected Graduation Date
2014
Location
Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University
Start Date
4-11-2014 4:00 PM
End Date
4-11-2014 5:00 PM
Disciplines
Education
Abstract
Traditional classroom settings cater towards audio and visual learners and often ignore the needs of kinesthetic learners. This may cause students to fall behind due to content lessons not being aligned with their learning styles. During Cassandra and Tara’s student teaching experience, they addressed the diverse needs of all students in their classrooms. They conducted self-studies in which they integrated Totally Physical Response (TPR) in first and fifth grade classrooms. Cassandra integrated TPR into five lessons and Tara integrated TPR into three lessons. They content analyzed major data sources such as video and audio recordings, photographs, lesson plans, and field logs. Additional data sources included sample student work and students’ responses to questionnaires. TPR integration through dance, drama and reader’s theater supported improvement in student behavior and the mastery of content. The needs of all students were met when TPR was integrated in the content areas.
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Total Physical Response: Shaking Up the Classroom
Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University
Traditional classroom settings cater towards audio and visual learners and often ignore the needs of kinesthetic learners. This may cause students to fall behind due to content lessons not being aligned with their learning styles. During Cassandra and Tara’s student teaching experience, they addressed the diverse needs of all students in their classrooms. They conducted self-studies in which they integrated Totally Physical Response (TPR) in first and fifth grade classrooms. Cassandra integrated TPR into five lessons and Tara integrated TPR into three lessons. They content analyzed major data sources such as video and audio recordings, photographs, lesson plans, and field logs. Additional data sources included sample student work and students’ responses to questionnaires. TPR integration through dance, drama and reader’s theater supported improvement in student behavior and the mastery of content. The needs of all students were met when TPR was integrated in the content areas.