use your brain - multiple intelligences howard gardner 1983
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USE YOUR BRAIN - Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner 1983
While you watch this slide show….• Think of famous people who fit each type of
intelligence.
• Give Mr. Jones your list and he will put their pictures in this slide show.
• Remember, no one is MORE intelligent than anyone else, we are just intelligent in different ways.
• Being smart is about the choices we make, not how we are born
Who is intelligent?
8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner
1. Linguistic
2. Logical/ Mathematical
3. Spatial
4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic
5. Musical
6. Interpersonal
7. Intrapersonal
8. Naturalistic
Can you define intelligence?
Toni Morrison
Linguistic Intelligence• Skilled with words• “The Word Player”
Can you define intelligence?
Albert Einstein
Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence
• Skilled with numbers & reasoning• “The Questioner”
Can you define intelligence?
Milton Caniff
Spatial Intelligence• Skilled with pictures & images• “The Visualizer”
Can you define intelligence?
Cy Young
Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence
• Physical skill• “The Mover”
Can you define intelligence?
Doris Day
Musical Intelligence• Skilled with melody & rhythm• “The Music Lover”
Can you define intelligence?
James A. Garfield
Interpersonal Intelligence• Skills of social understanding• “The Socializer”
Can you define intelligence?
Helen Keller
Intrapersonal Intelligence• Skills of self-knowledge• “The Individual”
Can you define intelligence?
Sacagawea
Naturalistic Intelligence• Skills of making connection to elements in nature• “The Outdoorsman”
Multiple Intelligences (MI) ChecklistPreliminary assessment
- Take the Multiple Intelligences Quiz and total up your scores.
- Work with your teacher to create a chart showing which intelligences are represented in your class.
- Keep your quiz and class data in your portfolio in the “about me” section.
Linguistic
If you have strong linguistic intelligence you might learn better by
• Reading• Memorizing• Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)• Making up rhymes, puns• Using the internet
Logical/Mathematical LearnerIf you have strong logical-
mathematical intelligence you might learn better by• Recording information systematically• Setting up experiments (“What if…?”)
• Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)
• Analyzing data • Asking logical questions• Using the internet
Spatial Learner
If you have strong spatial intelligence you might learn better by
• Studying pictures• Watching videos• Using visual, tangible aids• Doing mazes, puzzles • Making predictions• Using the internet
Bodily/Kinesthetic LearnerIf you have strong bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence you might learn better by• Doing role plays• Constructing physical examples• Exercising while reviewing• Visiting museums, institutions, parks • Asking logical questions• Using the internet
Musical Learner
If you have strong musical intelligence you might learn better by• Listening to recordings• Talking to yourself• Making up songs • Mentally repeating information • Reading aloud• Changing tempo
Interpersonal Learner
If you have strong interpersonal intelligence you might learn better by• Studying in groups• Comparing information with others• Interviewing experts• Relating personal experiences • Being a teamplayer• Doing cooperative projects
Intrapersonal Learner
If you have strong intrapersonal intelligence you might learn better by• Avoiding distractions• Establishing personal goals • Playing solitary games • Setting own pace • Working alone• Relating personal experiences
Naturalistic Learner
If you have strong naturalistic intelligence you might learn better by• Studying outside
• Learning in the presence of plants & pets• Relating environmental issues to topics• Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,• Observing natural phenomenon
Multiple Intelligences
• Intelligences Reframed
• Studies continue…– Naturalistic Intelligence
– Moral Intelligence
– Spiritual Intelligence
Review
• As you look at each of the following images…– Identify the intelligence that it
represents.
– Name two characteristics of each intelligence.
– Name someone you know who has this intelligence.
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Key for Multiple Intelligences Survey A. LinguisticB. Logical-MathematicalC. Visual-SpatialD. MusicalE. Bodily-KinestheticF. InterpersonalG. IntrapersonalH. Naturalist