{"product_id":"teaching-around-the-4mat-cycle-9781412925303","title":"Teaching Around the 4MAT Cycle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e4MAT\u003csup\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e has transformed my teachers from adequate to outstanding.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRobin Kvalo, Principal \u003cbr\u003eRusch Elementary School, Portage, WI \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrincipals and teachers have continually requested 4MAT\u003csup\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e 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\u003csup\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e wheel' and meet the learning needs of all their students.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePatricia Shelton, Director of Certification and Professional Development \u003cbr\u003eBrevard County Schools, FL \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat we need to know about our students is not How much? intelligence, but What kind?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning styles are linked to preferences in the ways people perceive and process experience. Bernice McCarthy's unique 4MAT\u003csup\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003ecycle is a brain-based teaching method that emphasizes diverse learning styles, honors learner individuality, teaches c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As a parent and a teacher, I would truly love to see all  teachers teach with the depth and intention that fully understanding the 4MAT Cycle instills...this book is different because it is not a \"theory\" book. It is more of a \"how to\" book...A holistic, step-by-step framework for addressing the diversity of learners is presented rather than a few helpful strategies to try.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Julia Koble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"4MAT has transformed my teachers from adequate to outstanding and made them different educators...knowledge of the 4MATmodel keeps my teachers searching for a variety of lesson approaches around a concept that will enable all our students to learn and achieve.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Robin Kvalo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Principals and teachers have continually requested 4MAT training as the ′basic core′ of knowledge for teacher 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.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Patricia Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I have worked with teachers using 4MAT while serving as a high school principal and I have personally utilized the planning tools as a staff developer and superintendent...teachers are energized by the training and find it to be an invaluable tool for planning instruction as well as a powerful way to think about learning.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Fred Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The 4MAT system has had a positive impact in several schools througout Illinois ranging from rural to urban, impoverished to affluent. It is a proven model for improving instruction, and the leadership component has enabled formal and informal leaders to create a culture of success.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Max McGee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Through 4MAT, teachers are able to meet the needs of individual learners, address hemisphericity, and successfully engage students in the learning process.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- J. Kay Giles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Gordon Cawelti Prologue About the Authors Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Learning Styles    A Cycle of Learning    How Perceiving Defines Us as Learners    How Processing Defines Us as Learners    The Processing Dimension and John Dewey    Perceiving and Processing Style    Type One Learners: Why?    Type Two Learners: What?    Type Three Learners: How Does This Work?    Type Four Learners: What If?    Putting It All Together Chapter 2: A Cycle of Learning    First We Experience    Then We Reflect    Then We Conceptualize    Then We Act    Finally We Integrate    The Cycle Begins and Ends with the Individual    Any Successfully Completed Cycle Will Flow to Reflection on Itself    The Cycle Is a Consummate Design for Curriculum    The Cycle Encompasses Important Assessment Benchmarks    The Cycle is a Showplace for Different Styles at Different Places    Think About Yourself    Other Ways to Look at the Quadrants Chapter 3: Teaching Around the Cycle    Quadrant One: Answering the “Why?” Question    Quadrant Two: Answering the “What?” Question    Quadrant Three: Answering the “How?” Question    Quadrant Four: Answering the “If?” Question    Plot Your Quadrant Teaching Score Chapter 4: The Brain-Mind Learning System    Left- and Right-Mode Processing    The Brain Research    Left and Right: The Two Hemisphere Continuum    Knowing    Language    Emotion    Memory    Student Learning Strategy Preferences    Teaching Strategies That Favor the Right Mode    A Bushel Basket of Right Mode Activities    Graphic Organizers Chapter 5: Overlaying Right- and Left-Mode to Complete the 4MAT Cycle    Connect    Attend    Imagine    Inform    Practice    Extend    Refine    Perform    All Real Learning Leaves Us Changed Chapter 6: Teaching From Concepts    Working With Concepts    Different Teachers, Different Concepts    Concepts and Standards    4MAT in Action Chapter 7: The 4MAT Design Overlay (Lesson Planning)    The Information Delivery    The Skills Practice    The Intended Outcomes    The Connection    Sharing the Connection    The Learning Used    Critiquing the Work    The Image That Connects    Adding the Assessments    Your 4MAT Plan: A Final Look Epilogue Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769437323607,"sku":"9781412925303","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412925303.jpg?v=1758721081","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teaching-around-the-4mat-cycle-9781412925303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}