I’ve labeled his learning style, now what?!

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So often, learning style materials pour all their time and energy into finding the right label for your child’s learning style.

(Yes, we now know he’s a right brained, global, sub-dominant, argyle-wearing, rational wombat…but how do I teach him to spell!?)

And while there are many different tools for assessment, too often these same materials are light on just what you should do after the label.

How do you teach history so it sticks?
What if she can’t understand fractions?
What if he loves language but hates to write?

We at Heart of the Matter are very excited to present Carol Barnier’s workshop “What Are You Thinking? Learning Styles and Beyond.”

This talk is BIG on the beyond and will be all about “What do we do now?”  You will come away with lots of ideas you can use come Monday morning.

Carol will be speaking LIVE and will host a question n’ answer session Monday, February 22nd at 12:00 PST/1:00 MST/2:00 CST/3:00 EST

Carol Barnier is a fresh, fun and popular conference speaker unlike any you’ve heard before. Her objective is to have the wit of Erma Bombeck crossed wih the depth of C.S. Lewis, but admits that most days, she only achieves a solid Lucy Ricardo with a bit of Bob the Tomato. She is a frequent guest commentator on Focus on the Family’s Weekend Magazine broadcast, where she’s spoken on a variety of humorous topics ranging from not being ready to be a Titus woman to why angels need a new public relations manager. She has been a guest on many radio programs and is a speaker to conferences nationwide.

While her humor will have you leaning sideways, her faith is solid stuff. Whether speaking about her first born son’s 13 surgeries, her homeschooling challenges, her family’s many ADHD challenges, or her own walk from being a God-denying atheist to the most grateful recipient of God’s amazing grace, this woman speaks from the heart. She knows why she knows what she knows.

She’s the author of three books about dealing with (or possessing) a non-linear mind in a linear world. Her first book, How to Get Your Child Off the Refrigerator and On To Learning, gives the reader understanding into the mind of the highly distractible child. It answers the imponderable question, “Why does this child constantly fall out of his chair?” (hear the kathunk) It also provides idea after idea on how to teach a child who simply can’t sit still.

Carol’s second book, If I’m Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where’d I Leave the Baby?, was born of the realization that her highly distractible son had not fallen very far from the tree. (hear the next kathunk) This book celebrates women who are non-linear thinkers, women who are the Mary’s in this very Martha world. It also provides strategies on how to keep the distractible mind on track while taking advantage of the gifts that come with being gloriously unregimented.

Her third book, The Big WHAT NOW Book of Learning Styles, takes all the mystery and complexity OUT of learning styles. This book keeps it simple, and puts its emphasis on the “What do we do now?” It takes each academic subject and then provides dozens of ideas on how to teach it from a variety of angles to a variety of learning styles. It makes teaching the atypical learner not only easy, but fun. No really, it does.

You can connect with Carol at her main website, CarolBarnier.com, SizzleBop.com, Facebook (seach for “Carol Barnier”), and Twitter @Carol_Barnier. You can listen to four audio clips done by Carol at Mid Atlantic Christian Artists.