2. Have students create graphs of leaning styles. You can use the Renzulli Profiles to have students create visual graphs representing the learning profiles of the class as a whole. Read off our list of learning styles in front of the class, and have them raise their hands if they have that learning style in their top three. Keep a tally for each learning style – “Ten students like games! Twelve students like peer tutoring!” – and then task the class with coming up with pie charts or line graphs to express the information gleaned from the Renzulli Profile. This will help them understand learning processes, their class, and themselves – not to mention how to create graphs. You can do it with interests and expression styles, too. Teachers who have had the benefit of Renzulli in previous years can demonstrate how to create double bar graphs/historical bar graphs using data from the current and previous years. How consistent are student interests, learning styles and expression styles from year to year? Expand this by comparing the results of historical graphs constructed in higher/lower grades. Are second grade strengths and interests more consistent from year to year than fifth grade strengths and interests? Why might this be so? Construct, Read & Interpret Graphs with RLS authentic Class/School data!
3. Create a gallery walk of student profiles. Don’t be shy about distributing and displaying your students’ Renzulli profiles. They do not contain sensitive personal information – rather, they identify and celebrate the unique strengths of each student. Create a gallery walk by posting them in a prominent location in your classroom – this is a great activity for the beginning of the year, as students get to know each other – and for Parent-Teacher conference night, as you spotlight your work differentiating instruction.
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