Multiple Multiple IntelligencesIntelligences

Multiple Multiple IntelligencesIntelligences

Patty Prodanich2/21/11

Picture This:Maya Angelou, Albert Einstein, Pablo

Picasso, Louis Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Carl Jung, and Jane Goodall are all sitting

in your School Library.

“The next time you have a chance to

reflect on your class, imagine your students

as individuals who have fully realized

and developed their intelligences.”

(Thirteen.org “Classroom to Concept” Tapping into Multiple Intelligences)

What is intelligence?Are talented chess players, violinists, and

athletes “intelligent” in their respective disciplines?

Why are these and other abilities not accounted for on traditional IQ tests?

Why is the term intelligence limited to such a narrow range of human endeavors?

(Seider 26)

Gardner’s Gardner’s DefinitionDefinitionGardner’s Gardner’s DefinitionDefinition

““An intelligence is the ability An intelligence is the ability to solve problems, or to to solve problems, or to create products, that are create products, that are

valued within one or more valued within one or more cultural settings.”cultural settings.”

(Gardner, Frames of Mind 1983)

Howard GardnerHoward GardnerHoward GardnerHoward Gardner

Redefined the concept of Redefined the concept of being “smart” and being “smart” and

diminished the concept of diminished the concept of being “dumb.”being “dumb.”

(Moran, Kornhaber, and Gardner par. 4)

Think LEGOS

(Moran, Kornhaber, and Gardner par. 5)

Ask: How are you Ask: How are you smart?smart?

Don’t Ask: How smart Don’t Ask: How smart are you?are you?

Ask: How are you Ask: How are you smart?smart?

Don’t Ask: How smart Don’t Ask: How smart are you?are you?

(Gardner, Frames of Mind 1983)

Gardner’s 8 ½ Different Gardner’s 8 ½ Different Types of IntelligencesTypes of Intelligences

Gardner’s 8 ½ Different Gardner’s 8 ½ Different Types of IntelligencesTypes of Intelligences

““How many intelligences is he How many intelligences is he up to now?”up to now?”

(Seider 27)

• Linguistic• Logical-

Mathematical• Spatial• Musical

• Bodily-Kinesthetic• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal• Naturalistic• ½=Existential

1.Linguistic “Word Smart”

ie: poet

(Maya Angelou andWilliam

Shakespeare)

2.Logical-Mathematical

“Number Smart”

ie: computer programmer

(Albert Einstein and Marie Curie)

3. Spatial “Art Smart”

ie: architect, artist

(Georgia O’Keeffe and Pablo Picasso)

4. Musical “Music Smart”

ie: composer, musician

(Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday)

5. Bodily-Kinesthetic “Body Smart”

ie: athlete

(Jackie Robinson and Jim Thorpe)

6. Interpersonal “People Smart”

ie: politician, salesperson

(Oprah Winfrey and Martin Luther King, Jr.)

7. Intrapersonal “Self Smart”

ie: autobiographer, entrepreneur

(Mahatma Gandhi and

Carl Jung)

8. Naturalistic “Nature Smart” “You will never describe

Charles Darwin with the set of intelligences you provide” (Gardner 18).

ie: zoologist

(Charles Darwin)

(Moran, Kornhaber, and Gardner)

What’s with the 1/2 ?8 ½. Existential (at least

provisionally) ie: philosopher (Aristotle)

Others suggested: spiritual, moral, humor, cooking, leadership-have not passed his criteria

(Silver, Strong, and Perini 9)

Common Myths• Students need to be grouped

according to MI scores.• Teachers are required to prepare 8

different lesson types.• Everyone is gifted in at least one

intelligence.

Benefits of Integrating MI into the Classroom

• More diverse and rich lesson plans.• Enhances learning for students with

disabilities.• Creates challenging activities for

students who are gifted.• Can be used as a tool to improve

teaching and learning.

Ways to Incorporate MI into the Classroom

• Project-based learning• Cooperative learning• Learning centers• Multimedia• Technology• Role playing

Assessing MI

• Current testing emphasizes mostly linguistic and logical-mathematical.

• Assessment should be a natural part of the learning process.ie: demonstration, portfolio,

presentation• Students can be given choices as to how

to demonstrate their knowledge. ie: essay, web page, speech, journal

“My intelligence was recognized by those teachers who saw beyond bad spelling and bad writing! My mother both recognized and encouraged my interests when others laughed at them. And I learned from nature. My bond with my dog-my spontaneous learning about his intelligence-greatly expanded my mind.”

(Jane Goodall Brilliant Minds)

So much for their laughter now…

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Multiple Intelligences." Educational Leadership 64.1 (2006): 22-7. Print. New York Public Media. "Concept to Classroom: Tapping into Multiple

Intelligences - Explanation." THIRTEEN - New York Public Media. 2004. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html>.Seider, Scott. “An MI Odyssey.” Edutopia April/May 2009: 26-27. Print.Silver, Harvey F., Richard W. Strong, and Matthew J. Perini. So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences.

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