I do not know anything about Gateway School, however, I do know about Schools Attuned to All Kinds of Minds. For a school to implement Schools Attuned says a number of things. First, the campus as a whole has embraced the philosophy, one being--equity for all learners. Secondly, they have a working knowledge of the latest brain research on learning and learners to help address the needs of each unique student by utiliziang a learner's strengths and affinities to build on weaker areas. It also signifies that educators on that campus believe it is important for students to know how to learn and how they learn best. Finally, it puts their beliefs into actions that say to students, "Yes, it's a lot of work, but I care about you." Think about it--if more schools would embrace students, then we would not have 1 in 3 students dropping out of high school or feeling hopeless (Gallup , March 2009) and we as a country would not have to keep building penitiaries to house 75% of the inmates who are illiterate and can't read past a 3rd grade level.

I watched this video as part of a Differentiating Instruction online course. I'd like to know more about the Schools Attuned program, how it fits with state standards, and specifics of the teacher training component. Teachers can learn all they can about the individual needs of their students, but if the tests are still standardized(not paying any attention to different learning styles) how will the results be valid? There needs to be coordination throughout--teachers, students, administrators, parents, test creators, state standards determination--for this to be effective.

Interestingly enough, I am currently studying prior research, which has shown increases in academic achievement and motivation when students understand they're thinking and use metacognition. I would have liked to see more of how the teachers were using what they know about the leaners to adapt instruction.

GatewayFtr is just another way to make everyone average. If children can not be productive, then you should change the rules. This is just a money making scheme with little quantitative data to support it.Grade phenomenon and not the student. I give phenomenon an A and the student a F.Tie this into state and federal standards. Show utility in terms of academic growth quantitatively. Program dropped!!!!

I thought that this video was a good way to let the student and the teacher know what they can do to help the students learn more effectively. I hope all the teachers everywhere can view this. This kind of information has good tactics to use and can be very helpful for the teachers.

Kathie Spreitzer

This is my first blog and I must say I didn't know what a blog was before entering this site. As I navigated through the different topics and communications I became a believer. I hope to use blogs in my professional and possibly personal life from now on. It seem like a great resource for continuing education and learning new practices.
I thought Knowing How You Learn: Schools Attuned was a great article and video not only for educators, but parents and children as well. So often we assume others have the same mindset or thought process as we do and it is difficult to step back and see how other people are different. This shows how educating students on how they learn empowers them to self advocate and take learning into their own hands.

Very well done and thought provoking. I am amazed at the research, specialists and commitment being made in education to teach all students.