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Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences. The multiple intelligences theory was first published in 1983 in Howard Gardner’s book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences . Gardner derived his theory from extensive brain research, which included interviews, tests, and research on hundreds

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Multiple Intelligences

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  1. Multiple Intelligences

  2. The multiple intelligences theory was first published in 1983 in Howard Gardner’s book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Gardner derived his theory from extensive brain research, which included interviews, tests, and research on hundreds of individuals.

  3. Gardner defines an “intelligence” as consisting of three components: 1. The ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valuable in one’s culture. 2. A set of skills that enables an individual to solve problems encountered in life. 3. The potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which enables a person to acquire new knowledge.

  4. Instead of asking ifsomeone is smart, ask howhe/she is smart.

  5. There are many ways each person is smart. Even though one intelligence may be dominant, each person possesses multiple intelligences.

  6. Why is it important that you know which smart(s) you are? Instruction can be based on this information, reaching each individual student & you can capitalize on your strengths and abilities!!

  7. Word Smart This intelligencehelps you to write, listen, and speak. You use this intelligence while doing writing assignments, giving speeches, or reading a good book.

  8. Word Smart • Is strong in: • Reading • Writing • Telling stories • Memorizing dates • Thinking in words

  9. Word Smart • Learns best through: • Reading • Hearing and seeing words • Speaking • Writing • Discussing • Debating

  10. Word Smart • Instructional strategies: • Read about it • Write about it • Talk about it • Listen to it

  11. Word Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Passing notes • Reading during lessons

  12. Famous Examples Poets, novelists, and public speakers have lots of linguistic intelligence. Abraham Lincoln Maya Angelou Virginia Woolf

  13. Math Smart To be math smart means you have the ability to calculate very complex operations.

  14. Math Smart • Is strong in: • Math • Reasoning • Logic • Problem-solving • Patterns

  15. Math Smart • Learns best through: • Working with patterns and relationships • Classifying • Categorizing

  16. Math Smart • Instructional strategies: • Quantify it (categories) • Think critically about it • Conceptualize it (the “big picture”)

  17. Math Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Working on math during lessons • Building during lessons

  18. Famous Examples Scientists, engineers, computer technicians and accountants all use their logical-mathematical intelligence. Albert Einstein John Dewey

  19. Picture Smart To be Picture Smart means to have an ability to think in three dimensions, and one can often duplicate inner and external imagery.

  20. Picture Smart • Is strong in: • Reading Maps • Charts • Drawing • Mazes • Puzzles

  21. Picture Smart • Learns best through: • Working with pictures and colors • Visualizing • Drawing

  22. Picture Smart • Instructional strategies: • See it • Draw it • Visualize it • Color it

  23. Picture Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Doodling • Drawing • Daydreaming

  24. Picture Smart Pilots, sculptors, painters, and architects are strong in this intelligence.

  25. Famous Examples Pilots, sculptors, painters, and architects are strong in this intelligence. Bobby Fischer Pablo Picasso Frank Lloyd Wright

  26. Body Smart Body Smart could be seen as the base upon which the other smarts are developed. Why?? As babies, we explore the world through our bodies.

  27. Body Smart • Is strong in: • Athletics • Dancing • Acting • Using tools

  28. Body Smart • Learns best through: • Moving • Processing knowledge through bodily sensations

  29. Body Smart • Instructional strategies: • Build it • Act it out • Dance it

  30. Body Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Fidgeting • Wandering around the room

  31. Famous Examples Dancers, athletes, artists, or surgeons need to know how the body moves and how to control those movements. This requires the use of body smart capabilities. Magic Johnson Charlie Chaplin

  32. Music Smart In developing the Music Smart, we become skilled listeners, sensitive to music, and aware of the emotions music can make. Those who are Music Smart often change facts and other things they want to learn into songs to help their memories.

  33. Music Smart • Is strong in: • Picking up sounds • Remembering melodies • Rhythms

  34. Music Smart • Learns best through: • Rhythm • Singing • Listening to music and melodies

  35. Musical/RhythmicMusic Smart • Instructional strategies: • Sing it • Rap it • Listen to it

  36. Music Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Tapping a pencil or feet • Humming

  37. Musical/RhythmicMusic Smart Conductors, musicians, and sound technicians have a well developed musical/rhythmic intelligence

  38. Famous Examples Conductors, musicians, and sound technicians have a well-developed Music Smart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ella Fitzgerald

  39. People Smart Those who are People Smart have the ability to get along with almost everyone they meet and are almost never shy!

  40. People Smart • Is strong in: • Understanding people • Leading & Organizing • Communicating • Resolving conflicts

  41. People Smart • Learns best through: • Sharing • Comparing • Relating • Interviewing

  42. People Smart • Instructional strategies: • Collaborate on it • Interact with respect to it

  43. People Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Talking • Passing notes

  44. InterpersonalPeople Smart Salesmen, politicians, and religious leaders have a highly developed interpersonal intelligence!

  45. Famous Examples Salesmen, politicians, and religious leaders have a highly developed interpersonal intelligence! Gandhi Ronald Reagan

  46. Self Smart • We use this intelligence when we think back to our own experiences and examine them to gain self-awareness. You will also gain empathy, or knowing how people feel.

  47. Self Smart • Is strong in: • Understanding self • Recognizing one’s own strengths and • weaknesses • Setting goals

  48. Self Smart • Learns best through: • Working alone • Doing self-paced projects • Reflecting

  49. Self Smart • Instructional strategies: • Connect it to your personal life • Make choices with regard to it

  50. Self Smart • Common Misbehaviors: • Disagreeing with others • Inappropriate remarks to others

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