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Multiple Intelligences. Different ways of learning. Presenter: Chris Leonard – Title I Reading Interventionist. Case Study.
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Multiple Intelligences Different ways of learning Presenter: Chris Leonard – Title I Reading Interventionist
Case Study Describing one class field trip, however, his science teacher told how the boy plucked hilarious stories from the most ordinary events and entertained the group with amazing tales about the sea. He frequently wove the anomalies of ocean life into narrative, in the same way that natural fibers are straightened, combed and spun into ropes. By twisting yarns from his ocean excursions with a favorite uncle, a marine biologist, he tightly bound stories of ocean life into interconnected themes of oceans and seas. So when his class studied the movement and composition of waters, this boy told about their origins, the evolution of their form, and the nature and distribution of their plant and animal denizens. His personalized tales captured peers and adults alike, with the unique ebb and flow of his oral storytelling ability. When he told of the water's interactions with the atmosphere, for example, he illustrated the causes of climate and weather changes with the clarity of a television media weather report. When his class came to their exams on oceanography, however, the boy failed the test's "one-word" and essay formats. One principal suggested that the boy came to school with the "wrong abilities." Other educators, like his science and music teachers, suggested that the school issued this student the "wrong tests." While he could read no music, the boy played almost any tune he heard on the piano, with little apparent effort. When the school's pianist took ill he accompanied the grade five concert and he composed several pieces of original music for his church's talent show. Unfortunately, however, the boy failed grade ten. Already stung by two previous failures and rather than repeat again, eventually he simply dropped out of the high school system. Soon after, he accepted a position pumping gas at the corner mall. Although he occasionally indicated his secret dream of becoming a marine biologist, this boy finally accepted the school's conclusion that he lacked the cognitive skills expected of those who progress toward graduation. Discuss at your table this case study – What is your reaction to this student’s story? Think about this student as we go through this workshop. • From: Curriculum for Success.This article first appeared in New Horizons for Learning "On the Beam" Vol. XII No. 3 Spring, 1992 p.4-5 :339-40 by Ellen Weber, http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/weber1.htm Portrait of A Student Failed by the Present System Consider one 17 year old boy who twice failed grade ten. This student's IQ score, at barely 100, allowed him to squeak into the public school's regular program but his school's testing practice prevented the boy from rising past the bottom scores in his class. For awhile, in spite of his difficulties to pass most tests, the student desperately tried to succeed at school. Life on a farm taught him the value of hard consistent work, and the boy's easy going nature splashed color on classroom activities. His infectious laughter made him a sought after friend to both peers and staff. The shop teacher told how he frequently hung around to help out after class, and how, when volunteers were requested, he was first to respond. Although the boy mastered few skills championed in traditional Western curricula, he clearly possessed his own unique array of talents. While he showed higher than average intercommunication ability, however, he withdrew and often grew noticeably quiet when tests were handed back. Although he was usually the first person chosen for sports teams, this boy was regularly passed over by debate teams or academic work groups. He sat with his head lowered whenever groups gathered for solving math problems or reading comprehension work.
Everyone is Intelligent The theory of Multiple Intelligences was developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, a psychologist, and professor of neuroscience from Harvard University. Howard Gardner claims that all human beings have multiple intelligences. These multiple intelligences can be nurtured and strengthened, or ignored and weakened.
So what are your intelligences? A printable test for adults and young people is available at: businessballs.com • You have a copy of this test in your packet.
The Intelligences • Verbal-Linguistic (Most valued in school) • Logical-Mathematical (Most valued in school) • Musical • Body-Kinesthetic • Spatial-Visual • Interpersonal • Intrapersonal
Intrapersonal Famous People: Neil Armstrong, Helen Keller, Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Leif Ericsson, Sir Edmond Hillary.
Johari window four regions • what is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others - open area, open self, free area, free self, or 'the arena' • what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know - blind area, blind self, or 'blindspot' • what the person knows about him/herself that others do not know - hidden area, hidden self, avoided area, avoided self or 'facade' • what is unknown by the person about him/herself and is also unknown by others - unknown area or unknown self • To read about the johari window go to http://www.businessballs.com/johariwindowmodel.htm
Multiple Intelligences Activity Sheet • With the people at your table choose one book/novel you would like to plan some activities for, and come up with an activity from that book for each of the intelligences. Using the Multiple Intelligence Activity Sheet. • I will collect them in and email a copy to everyone.
Activity Chart for Multiple Intelligences Lamb, A (2004, 01). Retrieved May 30, 2006, from Technology and Multiple Intelligences Web site: http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic68.htm
Resources • Think Tac Toe: Differentiating Assessment • http://teach.fcps.net/trt7/Think%20Tac%20Toe.htm • Concept to Classroom – Tapping into Multiple Intelligences • http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html • Multiple Intelligences Workshop • http://www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/mi/MIW.html • Multiple Intelligences • http://www.lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/mi/MI.html
