Teaching Around The 4mat Cycle by Bernice Mccarthy, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

4MAT® has transformed my teachers from adequate to outstanding. -Robin Kvalo, Principal Rusch Elementary School, Portage, WI \"Principals and teachers have continually requested 4MAT® training as the 'basic core' of knowledge for teachers in our 80, 000-student district. We have trained literally hundreds of teachers over the past ten years to 'teach around the 4MAT® wheel' and meet the learning needs of all their students.\" -Patricia Shelton, Director of Certification and Professional Development Brevard County Schools, FL What we need to know about our students is not \"How much?\" intelligence, but \"What kind?\" Learning styles are linked to preferences in the ways people perceive and process experience. Bernice McCarthy's unique 4MAT® cycle is a brain-based teaching method that emphasizes diverse learning styles, honors learner individuality, teaches concepts as well as facts, and improves student thinking and performance on traditional as well as high-stakes assessments. With 25+ years of field testing and field use supporting its effectiveness, the 4MAT® method uses a 4-quadrant cycle of learning that begins by engaging learners through direct experience, moving them towardReflective observation Abstract conceptualizing Active experimentation and problem-solving Integration of new knowledge and skills Learning happens as we unite our experiences and their meaning with actions that test those meanings in the world. This exciting new resource offers schools a powerful tool to enhance teaching and learning for students with all learning styles, backgrounds, and preferences. | Teaching Around The 4mat Cycle by Bernice Mccarthy, Paperback | Indigo Chapters