Walter McKenzie Gloucester County Public Schools Summer 2006

1. Multiple Intelligences and Instructional Technology: Walter McKenzie Gloucester County Public Schools Summer 2006

2. The Mysterious Mind What is 1 + 5? 2 + 4? 3 + 3? 4 + 2? 5 + 1? Now repeat “6” silently for 15 seconds.

3. The Mysterious Mind Quick! Think of a vegetable! You thought of a carrot? Right? If so, you responded the same as 98% of the population! If not, you’re among the 2% who think differently!

4. The Mysterious Mind “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” Patrick, age 10 “When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him.” Michael, 14

5. The Mysterious Mind “You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.” Armir, 9 “Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic tac.” Andrew, 9

6. The Mysterious Mind “Never try to baptize a cat.” Eileen, 8 “Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time.” Kyoyo, 9

7. We now understand that learning is highly experiential. To support learning, technology has to be an extension of human experience

8. Wonder Moments Those moments of learning which stay with us for a life’s time.

9. Wonder Moments “I would have to say one of the most memorable moments of my education came when I was in the third grade. I remember vividly that as we were learning our handwriting, my teacher, Mrs. Schwartz (loved her) took us outside to practice our letters by writing them in the moist sandbox. I remember thinking that it was amazing that I could take something so concrete such as how to write the cursive alphabet and have fun doing that in the sandbox. Before then, it was as if the two concepts could not be related.” Niki Kigerl, Aurora Colorado

10. Wonder Moments “My ‘wow’ moment actually came as a I was 5th grade teacher. As I was teaching a geometry lesson, I ran across a visual explanation of how a triangle measures 180 degrees.The moment that I realized the relationship and how it could be demonstrated in a hands on activity, my mind hyperspaced to how I could relate this to other math objectives that I had been trying (unsuccessfully) to show the students. I got as excited as the kids did!” Linda Villarreal, San Antonio Texas

11. Wonder Moments “Mrs. Strelich was my 5th grade teacher. During our studies of the California Gold Rush, she would bring equipment that was used to pan for gold. We would go outside in the playground and actually pan for gold (little rocks that she painted gold). During the week we would earn gold for assignments completed. Everyone worked so hard to earn gold. It was the most fun time I have ever had at school. We wrote reports, colored maps, panned for gold. It was spectacular!! I will never forget it.” Kristi McCreedy, Bakersfield California

12. Wonder Moments “I attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. As a freshman I took an interdisciplinary course in humanities called "Heritage." We met five days a week and twice on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dr. Sallis led our group discussions on Friday mornings and connected the dots for me. We took a period of time in history and studied more than just what was happening in Western civilization. We studied all of the art, philosophy, religion, and music for that period of time. It was the most important class I ever took. My fires for learning were finally lit.” Lisa Reese, St. Francisville Louisiana

13. Wonder Moments “My most rewarding learning experience dates back to the fall of 1989. Growing up in post-war Germany, the Berlin Wall was as much a part of the German history as Beethoven, Wagner or Goethe. That fall, sitting in my dorm room, watching the evening news, I watched my fellow countrymen take down the wall. I had started my studies in Journalism, only a month before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Comparing the US news reporting to the reports I was receiving from my parents and friends in Wiesbaden, I discovered how the cultural background of the reporter influenced a viewpoint.” Udo Fluck, Missoula Montana

14. Do all minds think alike? Do great minds think alike? And should they?

15. Thinking Differently Verbal Is there another word for synonym? Logical Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I'll show you a man who can't get his pants off.

16. Thinking Differently Visual It's not an optical illusion. It just looks like one. Musical I wrote a song, but I can't read music so I don't know what it is. Every once in a while I listen to the radio and I say, "I think I might have written that."

17. Thinking Differently Kinesthetic What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way? Naturalist How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there?

18. Thinking Differently Intrapersonal They told me I was gullible.... and I believed them. Interpersonal One nice thing about egotists... they don't talk about other people.

19. Thinking Differently Existential Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?

20. Dear Walter, I am very glad I found your web page. We all would like to think we are smart. Could you help me with three problems I have? One, I think ALL the time but noise like T.V. and radio distract me. Two, I can look at anything and see it in three dimensions. And three, I always am looking on things that relate in forms and genealogies. I want to believe I have some smarts. I am a dreamer, a visionary, a futurist, yet cannot use those talents to their fullest ability. I am fifty-six years old and retired. Do you think I am different than the "normal" crowd and why. You answer is very important to me. Even if your answer is negative it cannot hurt my feelings..... -Paul

21. Students like Paul never fit the “one-size-fits-all” ideal of the industrial age. Their orientation to the world required teaching and learning tools that were not available.

22. M.I. would have had no relevance in the Agricultural Age • A nation of farmers • Most people were not educated and never strayed far from their place of birth • Learning a skill was the standard

23. M.I. would have questioned the assumptions of the Industrial Age • The assembly line became the metaphor for this era • One size fits all • Education was the means to provide a standardized citizenry

24. M.I. is the perfect paradigm for the Information Age • Our eyes have been opened by brain research • Technology is transforming how society functions • There is no longer one “right” way to succeed

25. Do you teach the way you were taught? Do you teach to your intelligence strengths? Which intelligences do you need to target more conscientiously? How well can you gauge the intelligence strengths of others?

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29. Thinking Differently The Power Of Design Business Week May 17, 2004 IDEO redefined good design by creating experiences, not just products. Now it's changing the way companies innovate

30. Thinking Differently Kaiser nurses, doctors, and facilities managers teamed up with IDEO's social scientists, designers, architects, and engineers and observed patients as they made their way through their medical facilities. At times, they played the role of patient themselves.

31. Thinking Differently Together they came up with some surprising insights. IDEO's architects revealed that patients and family often became annoyed well before seeing a doctor because checking in was a nightmare and waiting rooms were uncomfortable. They also showed that Kaiser's doctors and medical assistants sat too far apart.

32. Thinking Differently People, especially the young, the old, and immigrants, visit doctors with a parent or friend, but that second person is often not allowed to stay with the patient, leaving the afflicted alienated and anxious. Patients also hate examination rooms because they often wait alone for up to 20 minutes half-naked, with nothing to do.

33. Thinking Differently Kaiser realized its long-range growth plan didn't require building expensive new facilities. It realized that seeking medical care is is a social experience. So it needed to offer comfortable waiting rooms and a lobby with clear instructions on where to go; larger exam rooms with space for three or more people and curtains for privacy.

34. Thinking Differently How does IDEO do it? Techniques such as • bodystorming • behavioral mapping • quick and dirty prototyping • deep dives • unfocus groups • shadowing • be your customer

35. Thinking Differently IDEO sent AT&T Wireless managers in San Francisco to find a CD by a certain Latin singer, a Walgreen's that sold its own brand of ibuprofen, and a Pottery Barn catalog. It was too difficult to do with their mMode service; they used newspapers and phone books instead.

36. Thinking Differently "Even teenagers didn't get it," says Duane Bray, of IDEO. As a result AT&T Wireless came up with a new mMode platform organized like a Web browser's favorites. A consumer can make up an individualized selection of sites, such as ESPN or Sony Pictures and ring tones. Nothing is more than two clicks away.

37. Thinking Differently An mMode Guide on the page allows people to list five places - a restaurant, coffee shop, bank, bar, and retail store - that GPS location finders can identify in various cities around the U.S. Another feature spotlights the five nearest movie theaters that still have seats available within the next hour.

38. Thinking Differently Stanford University has just committed to raising $35 million so that IDEO can create a "D-school," a new design school that may one day match Stanford's famed B-school. Stanford professors in business, engineering, social sciences, and art will teach there.

39. Thinking Differently What assumptions have we made about schools and technology? What could we discover about our end-users and their experience? School Tech

40. Thinking Differently Do we make technology a natural extension of how children learn? Do we make technology a seamless extension of how and what we teach? School Tech

41. Thinking Differently Do we get in the way of students & technology? What happens if we let go and allow technology to empower students? School Tech

42. Why can’t one definition of intelligence address all learners in today’s classroom?

43. Because if the only tool you have is a hammer… …everything around you looks like a nail.

44. Tools vs. Resources

45. But….. …..is technology just another tool for instruction?

46. Other Popular Tools • Textbook • Chalkboard • Overhead projector • Tape recorder/player • TV/VCR

47. How is Technology Different? • Addresses all facets of human cognition • Accommodates multiple forms of communication • Breaks down boundaries of time and space • Can transform the classroom

48. If the human mind has an operating system, Gardner’s model is the manual that attempts to explain how it runs.

49. Thinking Technologically It’s time to rethink technology in terms of how we connect with our end users.

50. Thinking Technologically Verbal Word processing, desktop publishing, email Logical Spreadsheets, search tools, WebQuests