Cognitive Theory aka How the brain works and how learners, learn differently.
Through the eyes of all students and adult learners, we all learn differently, at different rates with different levels of expertise. This article, by Mayer and Moreno puts into words what is done daily in the districts, if done correctly. We must deliver instruction according to how our students learn. With the students with special needs, identified or not through the special education process, teachers and administrators need to support learning through various modalities. Gone are the days when all students are to be taught one way ad it will work. We have many students with ADD,ADHD, low SES, EL, gifted,brain injured,etc., therefore, more and more companies have assisted us with developing software and other technology devices to allow students equal access to learn as well as they can. Not only should multimedia be provided to students in various manners, student's should have the allowances to provide their output in various manners as well. This is my goal.... to assist them to access their potential though technology input and output.
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