Just as students have
preferred ways of learning,
so do teachers.
Why Is It Important for Teachers to Identify Their Learning Style?
A teacher’s learning style will become their default mode in the way they teach if they aren’t careful. By identifying our preferred way of learning, we can become more aware of the tendencies it will bring to the teaching-learning process.
Get a few more thought about this question in the Bible Teacher’s Handbook of Frequently Asked Questions which also asks “How do I learn to teach in a way that makes me step out of my own learning style?”. (The handbook responds to two more questions about learning styles as well as answering questions about 48 other issues in Bible teaching.)
My Style – Their Style
While we do need to guard against teaching in ways that only or primarily reflect our own teaching style, we shouldn’t park ourselves at the door when we teach. God gave us our unique bents for a reason. Students will benefit from who we are.
A six page worksheet produced by the Ministry Tools Resource Center, called My Style – Their Style, addresses this issue.