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Multiple Intelligences
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Learning Goals:
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State all eight multiple intelligences
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State all three learning styles
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Determine what your top three multiple intelligences are
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Determine what your learning style is
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Understand that everyone has all 8 multiple intelligences,
some are stronger than others
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Explain the importance of knowing what your learning
style/multiple intelligence is and how this can be beneficial
for choosing careers
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AGENDA
o Lesson
o Activity #1
o Activity #2
o Multiple Intelligence
Test
o Learning Style Test
o Reflection on Class Wiki
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Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
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QUESTION??
Anyone notice
the music being
played at the
beginning of
class?
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Musical Rhythmic
(Music /Sound Smart)
o Creating and feeling a
rhythm to express a mood;
detecting and analyzing
musical themes
o Possible occupations:
- Musician
- DJ
- Composer
- Dancer
+ Verbal-Linguistic
(Word Smart)
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Use language to present your
ideas, to express your feelings
or to persuade others
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Possible occupations:
- Poet
- Journalist
- Writer
- Teacher
- Lawyer
- Politician
- Translator
- Broadcaster
+ Logical/Mathematical
(Number Smart)
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Reasoning, logical thinking,
handling mathematical
problems
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Possible occupations:
- Scientist
- Engineer
- Computer Programmer
- Researcher
- Accountant
- Mathematician
- Banker
- Financial Analyst
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Visual-Spatial (Image Smart)
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Creating and interpreting
visual images; thinking in
three dimensions
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Possible occupations:
- Geographer
- Sculptor
- Visual Artist
- Inventor
- Architect
- Interior designer
- Mechanic
- Engineer
- Fashion Designer
- Photographer
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Bodily-Kinesthetic (Body Smart)
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Feeling and expressing things
physically; doing hands-on
work
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Possible occupations:
- Athlete
- Physical education Teacher
- Dancer
- Actor
- Firefighter
- Skilled trades person
- Fitness Instructor
- Personal Trainer
- Coach
- Chef
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Interpersonal (People Smart)
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Understanding the feelings,
needs and purposes of others
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Possible occupations:
- Counselor
- Salesperson
- Politician
- Business Person
- Marketing
- Teacher
- Social Worker
- Camp Counselor
- Server/bartender
- Nurse
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Intrapersonal (Self Smart)
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Understanding your own
interior thoughts and
feelings in a very clear way
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Possible occupations:
- Professor
- Philosopher
- Researcher
- Writer
- Motivational Speaker
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Naturalist (Nature Smart)
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Understanding nature, seeing
patterns in the way nature
works; classifying things
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Possible occupations:
- Zookeeper
- Biologist
- Zoologist
- Farmer
- Hiking guide
- Outdoor education teacher
- Landscape designer/laborer
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Learning Styles
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Learning Styles
There are three different types of learning styles :
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Visual
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Understand and remember what they see
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Pictures, videos and diagrams help them to
remember
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Often decorate notebooks and re-write
notes that look too messy
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Write things you want to remember down
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Look at the person who is speaking to you
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Most visual learners, learn best alone
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When studying, take many notes and write down lots of details
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When trying to learn material by writing out notes, cover your notes
then re-write
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Use colour to highlight main ideas
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Before starting an assignment, set a goal and write it down.
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Before reading a chapter, preview it first by scanning the pictures,
headings and so on
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Write your own flash cards
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Where possible, use charts, maps, posters, films, videos, computer
software – both to study from and to present your work
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Auditory
o Understand and remember
what they hear by speaking
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Enjoy debates and
discussions
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Excel at presentations and
interviews
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Study with a friend so you can talk about the information
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Recite out loud the information you want to remember
several times
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Oral Presentations
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When reading, skim through and look at the pictures and
titles and say out loud what you think the book is about
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Make flashcards for various material you want to learn and
use them repeatedly, reading them out loud
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Set a goal for your assignments and verbalize them. Say
your goals out loud each time you begin your work
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Read out loud when possible. You need to hear the words
as you read them
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Kinesthetic / Tactile
o Understand and remember by
doing and moving
o Work well with models and
materials
o Motivate others to try new
experiences
o They exemplify the Nike
motto “Just Do It”
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Strategies for Kinesthetic/Tactile
Learners:
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To memorize, pace or walk around while reciting to yourself
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Fidget. Try jiggling your legs or feet; hand exercises
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Might not study best at a desk. Try lying on your stomach or back
or on a comfortable chair
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Study with music in the background
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While studying, take frequent breaks, but be sure to settle back
down to work quickly
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When trying to memorize information, try closing your eyes and
writing the information in the air with your finger
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Write your notes down – muscle memory
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Final Point
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You will probably have one learning style that
is more dominant than the rest
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However, you can learn in the other ways and
will improve your learning by incorporating all
3 learning styles
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It is important to improve your weaker learning
style
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Use combinations of strategies that work for
you
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Activity #1:
The Wright Family
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Instructions:
- Stand in a circle
- Everyone is going to get a marker
- When you hear ‘RIGHT’ pass the marker to the RIGHT
- When you hear ‘LEFT’ pass the marker to the LEFT
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Activity #1: Debrief
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By a show of hands:
- How many thought this activity was challenging?
- How many thoughts this activity was easy?
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Which type of learning style was dominant in this
activity?
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Which multiple intelligence was dominant in this
activity?
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Activity #2: What’s Different
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Just for fun, we will make this a competition:
two teams
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Half of the class is going to be Team A
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Half of the class is going to be Team B
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For about two minutes, each team is going to analyze each
other, from head to toe. Try to remember as much as you can
about your opponents.
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Then, each team will have about 5 minutes to change
something about themselves
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The challenge is for each team to determine at least 5
differences about their opposing team
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Activity #2: Debrief
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By a show of hands:
- How many thought this activity was challenging?
- How many thought this activity was easy?
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Which type of learning style was dominant in this
activity?
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Which multiple intelligence was dominant in this
activity?
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Test Yourself Now!
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On our Class Wiki you will find a link to a Multiple Intelligence Test and a
Learning Style Test
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Complete both tests
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Save your results (you will need this for your final summative at the end
of the course)
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Once you are done, complete the personal reflection questions on our
Class Wiki by answering the following questions (1 paragraph maximum):
- What is your learning style?
- What are your top three multiple intelligences?
- Did your results make sense to you? Do you think they were accurate?
- How can this be helpful for choosing a career or career path?
- What possible specific career direction did your results indicate?