Approaches to Learning and Personality Theory

Audience: Middle Years Programme
Session: Block 1: Friday 11:15 to 12:30, Room: Golden Gate Room

Personality type theory helps students understand how they learn best and how they communicate. By understanding how they process information and make decisions, students can better advocate for themselves and for what they need in order to learn. This session will include practical and easy-to-implement ideas, including a review of personality type theory and experiential activities to firmly plant this as a practical tool to use in classrooms.


Beth Russell, Principal, Anwatin Middle School

Beth Russell, Ed.D., is Principal of Anwatin Middle School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She coauthored Creating a Climate for Classroom Change (Corwin, 2007) and Differentiated Leadership (Corwin, 2007) with Jane Kise, Ed.D. and holds a doctorate in Education from the University of Minnesota.


Organization website: http://anwatin.mpls.k12.mn.us/

Sarah Wernimont, MYP Coordinator, Anwatin Middle School

Sarah Wernimont taught English and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) for nine years before being becoming the Middle Years Programme Coordinator at Anwatin Middle School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She works with teachers and students in an urban school where 73 percent of the students receive free and reduced lunch, 76 percent are students of color, and 13 percent of the students speak English as a second language. She earned a B.A. in English and a master's in Urban Education, both from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Organization website: http://anwatin.mpls.k12.mn.us/