How Are You Smart? What is Intelligence? What are Multiple Intelligences What is Intelligence? Howard Gardner defines intelligence as: the ability to solve problems or fashion products that are valued in a culture or community. Gardners Theory of Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner redefined intelligence: There is no single measure of intelligence. There is no single measure of intelligence. Each person possesses a spectrum of intelligences that are combined and used in personal ways. Each person possesses a spectrum of intelligences that are combined and used in personal ways. Intelligences evolve with development and application. Intelligences evolve with development and application. Thomas Armstrong Every person has genius. That doesnt mean that everone can paint like Picasso, compose like Mozart, or score 150 on an I.Q. test. every child is a genius Every person has genius. That doesnt mean that everone can paint like Picasso, compose like Mozart, or score 150 on an I.Q. test. every child is a genius "genius," means: "to give birth and "to be zestful or joyous,. "genius," means: "to give birth and "to be zestful or joyous,. the real meaning of genius is to "give birth to the joy" that is within everyone. Every child is born with that capacity. Each child comes into life with wonder, curiosity, awe, spontaneity, vitality, flexibility, and many other characteristics of a joyous being. the real meaning of genius is to "give birth to the joy" that is within everyone. Every child is born with that capacity. Each child comes into life with wonder, curiosity, awe, spontaneity, vitality, flexibility, and many other characteristics of a joyous being. Young children have vivid imaginations, creative minds, and sensitive personalities. It is imperative that we, help preserve these genius characteristics as they mature into adulthood, so those capacities can be made available to the broader culture at a time of incredible change. Young children have vivid imaginations, creative minds, and sensitive personalities. It is imperative that we, help preserve these genius characteristics as they mature into adulthood, so those capacities can be made available to the broader culture at a time of incredible change. Why do we appreciate multiple intelligences? Think and share If you were to learn how to bake bread, what method would you use to accomplish the task? Watch a cooking show. Watch a cooking show. Read a cook book. Read a cook book. Ask a friend to show me. Ask a friend to show me. Visit a bakery and observe. Visit a bakery and observe. Jump in and try it myself, using what I already know. Jump in and try it myself, using what I already know. Gardners Eight Multiple Intelligences Verbal/Linguistic Verbal/Linguistic Musical/Rhythmic Musical/Rhythmic Logical/Mathematical Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Visual/Spatial Bodily/Kinesthetic Bodily/Kinesthetic Naturalist Naturalist Intrapersonal/Introspective Intrapersonal/Introspective Interpersonal/Social Interpersonal/Social Which Ones Are Your Strongest? We all have every one of these intelligences. We all have every one of these intelligences. Some come to us more naturally than others Some come to us more naturally than others We can use our most natural forms of intelligence to help us build our others We can use our most natural forms of intelligence to help us build our others Find out what are your strongest forms of intellegence Find out what are your strongest forms of intellegence Gardners Eight Multiple Intelligences Verbal/Linguistic Verbal/Linguistic Musical/Rhythmic Musical/Rhythmic Logical/Mathematical Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Visual/Spatial Bodily/Kinesthetic Bodily/Kinesthetic Naturalist Naturalist Intrapersonal/Introspective Intrapersonal/Introspective Interpersonal/Social Interpersonal/Social Verbal/Linguistic The ability to read, write, and communicate with words The ability to read, write, and communicate with words The ability to use language to express ones thoughts and to understand other people orally or in writing The ability to use language to express ones thoughts and to understand other people orally or in writing Logical/Mathematical The ability to reason and calculate The ability to reason and calculate Enables individuals to use and appreciate abstract relations Enables individuals to use and appreciate abstract relations The ability to manipulate numbers, quantities, operations, The ability to manipulate numbers, quantities, operations, Visual/Spatial The ability to think in pictures and visualize future results The ability to think in pictures and visualize future results The ability to imagine things in your minds eye The ability to imagine things in your minds eye The ability to perceive spatial information The ability to perceive spatial information Musical/Rhythmic The ability to create, communicate, and understand meanings made out of sound The ability to create, communicate, and understand meanings made out of sound The ability to compose music, to sing, and to keep rhythm The ability to compose music, to sing, and to keep rhythm The ability to hear music, tones, and larger musical patterns The ability to hear music, tones, and larger musical patterns Bodily/Kinesthetic Allows individuals to use all or part of ones body to create products, solve problems, or present ideas and emotions Allows individuals to use all or part of ones body to create products, solve problems, or present ideas and emotions Using the body in highly differentiated ways for expressive, recreational, or goal directed purposes Using the body in highly differentiated ways for expressive, recreational, or goal directed purposes Interpersonal Enables individuals to recognize and make distinctions among others feelings and intentions Enables individuals to recognize and make distinctions among others feelings and intentions The ability to work effectively with others and display empathy The ability to work effectively with others and display empathy Intrapersonal The ability to distinguish among an individuals own feelings, to accurate mental models of themselves, and use them to make decisions about life The ability to distinguish among an individuals own feelings, to accurate mental models of themselves, and use them to make decisions about life The capacity to know ones self The capacity to know ones self Group Activity Brainstorm famous people who might have the same strongest form of intelligence as you Naturalist Allows one to distinguish among, classify, and use features of the environment Allows one to distinguish among, classify, and use features of the environment The ability to discriminate among living things and to see patterns in the natural world The ability to discriminate among living things and to see patterns in the natural world Discussion Why do you think linguistic intelligence,, and logical- mathematical intelligence, more valued than other intelligences? Why do you think linguistic intelligence,, and logical- mathematical intelligence, more valued than other intelligences? Are they really more important forms of intelligence? Are they really more important forms of intelligence? Group Activity Form a group with no more than four people who share your strongest intelligence. Group Activity Brainstorm and record how you like to learn best within your group (Brain cloud picture) (Brain cloud picture) Write down ideas that might help you learn better in class Group Activity Make a poster to show the strengths of your group to the class (You can also add to your poster and show your strengths another way: Song, movement, dance, poem etc.) Reflection Think about the idea of Multiple Intelligences Think about the idea of Multiple Intelligences What do you like about this idea? What do you like about this idea? Which of your intelligences would you most like to develop? Which of your intelligences would you most like to develop? How could knowing about Multiple Intelligences help you in your life? How could knowing about Multiple Intelligences help you in your life?