Overview: This section provides a personal understanding of individual learning preferences as they relate to the three brain networks (recognition, strategic, and affective).

Presenter Instructions:
Introduce the activity, “Cooking an Indian Meal”, and organize participants into cooperative groups. The groups will complete the activity and share their results with the whole group. Use the group responses to facilitate a discussion of learning preferences as related to the recognition, strategic, and affective networks. Conclude by connecting the personal responses to the abilities and needs of diverse students in today’s classrooms.

Presenter may choose to use the online version of the Indian Meal activity http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/tools/main.cfm?t_id=12·