Post on 17-Jan-2018
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Your Amazing Braina.k.a. How Smart are You?
Why are some people better at things than others?
Practice Brain Injury Learning Disability Culture/Upbringing Others?
Creative & Analytical Brain Your “creative” brain controls your creative,
dreamy side
Your “analytical” brain controls your reasoning and problem solving side
Analytic vs. Creative Brains Analytic Brain:
Logic Reason Math Reading Language Looks at things in parts
Creative Brain Creativity Imagery Dreams Emotions Symbols Looks at the whole
One or the other? Most people feel they are stronger in one or
the other….
Which are you stronger at?
What percent?
Multiple Intelligences9-Smart and 3-Smart
9-Smart Psychologist Harold Gardner said there were
7 different kinds of intelligences
2 more were added recently to make 9 ways
9 Intelligences Music Smart
You think in sound and rhythm Body Smart
You are often in motion and excel in sports People Smart
You understand others well and make friends easily Self Smart
You understand yourself well and are comfortable with yourself
9 Intelligences Picture Smart
You think in pictures Word Smart
You think in words Logic Smart
You easily see connections between ideas Nature Smart
You relate to nature Deep Smart
You love deep, philosophical questions
Questions:1. What “smarts” do you have? Are you surprised?2. Ask your friend to look at your list and see if they
are surprised…3. Can you guess what type of intelligences your
teacher has? What about your parents?4. Identify a time where your smarts have helped you.5. Identify a time when your difficulty in a “smarts”
area challenged you.