Multiple Intelligences
Howard Garner formulated a list of at least eight intelligences that have had a powerful impact on education and the way I believe students learn and show what they know. Students need to recognize their multiple intelligences strengths and areas that need development.
"I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place. Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An important part of that understanding is knowing who we are and what we can do... Ultimately, we must synthesize our understandings for ourselves. The performance of understanding that try matters are the ones we carry out as human beings in an imperfect world which we can affect for good or for ill." (Howard Gardner 1999)
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http://www.teachervision.com.au/intelligence/resource/4933.html#ixzz1YBQnO23t
http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/kholmes/presentations/MI.html
The Intelligence Types Capabilities
- Linguistic and verbal intelligence words
- Logical /mathematical intelligence math and logic
- Visual/Spatial intelligence pictures and spaces
- Bodily/Kinesthetic intelligence activities
- Musical/Rhythmic intelligence rhythm
- Interpersonal intelligence communication/cooperation
- Intrapersonal intelligence analyzing things and self awareness
- Naturalist intelligence understanding natural world
Take free online Multiple Intelligences Assessment @ http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html