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For example, it begins with a Connect Activity to engage students in learning and to help them see the value of learning. This must draw on their own experiences to create the personal connection that is so essential to student motivation and engagement.

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The 4MAT model was originally developed by Bernice McCarthy in 1980. It is based on research from many fields, but mainly is a synthesis of findings from the fields of learning styles, and right and left brain dominance.

It entails the use of right and left-mode strategies within four distinct phases of the learning cycle…..

• Experiencing
• Conceptualising

As an instructional design tool, 4MAT gives teachers and trainers a systematic way to train all learners to think and learn well.

As a professional development tool, it provides a framework for assessing the quality of any learning experience.

As an organisational model, it offers a method for creating an environment for continuous learning and development.

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While all learners engage in all types of learning, most seem to have a preference for one particular type. We show you how to help people develop all four of these learning capacities.

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Teaching Around the 4MAT® Cycle: Designing Instruction for Diverse Learners with Diverse Learning Styles 1st Edition

Bernice McCarthy′s 4MAT® is a brain-based teaching method that emphasizes diverse learning styles, improves student thinking and performance, and provides a solid foundation for new learning experiences.

• ISBN-10 1412925304
• ISBN-13 978-1412925303
• Edition 1st
• Publisher Corwin
• Publication date November 28, 2005
• Language English
• Dimensions 8.5 x 0.28 x 11 inches
• Print length 120 pages
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Teaching Around the 4MAT® Cycle Designing Instruction for Diverse Learners with Diverse Learning Styles

• Bernice McCarthy - About Learning, Inc., Wauconda, IL
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"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 toward

• Reflective 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. 

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"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Through 4MAT, teachers are able to meet the needs of individual learners, address hemisphericity, and successfully engage students in the learning process."

• 25+ years of field testing and field use show improved student performance on traditional and high-stakes measures of learning.

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What is the 4MAT Model?

The 4mat model awakens our understanding of how we learn. we learn by perceiving new information then processing it to make it ours.  perceiving and processing are the two fundamental dimensions of the 4mat model..

What does it mean to "perceive" new information?

Experiencing / Feeling

Conceptualizing / thinking, what does it mean to "process" new information.

Acting / Doing

Reflecting / watching, what's the relationship between perceiving and processing.

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4-Mat Review Instructions And Sample Answer

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The 4-MAT Review is a way of responding to readings, lectures, and life experiences that requires you, the learner, to interact with new ideas on several levels. You will write one 4-Mat Review for  the Entwistle text and one for  the McMinn text . In preparing your 4-Mat Reviews, use each of the 4 sections listed below with corresponding APA-style, Level 1 headers:

• Summary: After listing the name of the book and author, summarize the book concisely in  500 “tight” words (no more than 2 pages). Prove that you comprehend the reading by writing a no-nonsense summary. The summary is not a commentary or listing of topics, but rather a heartfelt, condensed, insightful synopsis of the longer, more elaborate book. Cite the book in text at least once per paragraph, and include page numbers for direct quotations.
• Concrete Responses: Be vulnerable! In at least 250 words (no more than one page), write about a personal life episode that this book triggered in your memory. Relate your story in first person, describing action and quoting exact words you remember hearing or saying. In the teaching style of Jesus, this is your own parable, case study, and confession. You will remember almost nothing you have read unless you make this critical, personal connection. When reading the book, what video memory began to play in your mind? This is your chance to tell your story and generate new ideas.
• Reflection: What new questions arise for you in response to what you have read? Take notes as you read. Outsmart the author by asking better questions than he did. Begin with questions like, “What troubles me about this book?” Discuss the positives and negatives about the book. Limit this section to 250 words (no more than one page).
• Action: What are you going to do about it? Develop action steps based on core points of the book. This section must be a description of how main ideas will affect your counseling. What professional changes will you implement and share with others? Be precise in summarizing your action steps. Present these comments in at least 200 words (no more than one page).

Create and submit these assignments in Microsoft Word documents. Provide an  APA-style title page including your name, the paper title (referring to the book title), and the institutional affiliation (Liberty University). Keep in mind that current APA recommends the title length not to exceed 12 words. Also, use a running head in the appropriate place and a page number on every page. You are also required to create a References page  on which you provide the complete reference citation for book in compliance with current APA standards.

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