Multiple IntelligencesMultiple IntelligencesMrs. HanselingMrs. Hanseling

Human BehaviorHuman Behavior

Multiple Intelligence notesMultiple Intelligence notes

What does the word What does the word smart smart mean to you? mean to you? What does the brain do?What does the brain do?– Controls the bodyControls the body– Makes your body workMakes your body work– Learns, processes and stores ideasLearns, processes and stores ideas

What are 3 main functions of the brain?What are 3 main functions of the brain?– UnderstandingUnderstanding– Regulate body functionsRegulate body functions– Make decisionsMake decisions

MI NotesMI NotesWhat kinds of things will help your brain stay What kinds of things will help your brain stay healthy?healthy?ExerciseExerciseSleepSleepEat rightEat rightTreat safelyTreat safelyWhat kinds of things will damage or hurt What kinds of things will damage or hurt your brain?your brain?Drugs, alcohol, trauma, heat, eating disordersDrugs, alcohol, trauma, heat, eating disorders

We’ve been lied to about our We’ve been lied to about our Intelligence!Intelligence!

We’ve been told that our We’ve been told that our intelligence is fixed and intelligence is fixed and

static at birthstatic at birth

We’ve been We’ve been told that our told that our

intelligence is intelligence is equal to our equal to our

IQ.IQ.

We’ve been told that there’s We’ve been told that there’s nothing we can do about the nothing we can do about the

intelligence we showed intelligence we showed up with-- we’re stuck with it up with-- we’re stuck with it

and must learn to compensate.and must learn to compensate.

So… what is the So… what is the TRUTH??TRUTH??

The truth is that your The truth is that your intelligence grows, expands intelligence grows, expands

and changes throughout your and changes throughout your entire life.entire life.

At any age, and at almost any At any age, and at almost any ability level, you can learn to ability level, you can learn to

be smarter than you think you be smarter than you think you are!are!

What is Multiple Intelligences?What is Multiple Intelligences?Meta-intelligenceMeta-intelligence: thinking about and : thinking about and studying the different ways people learn studying the different ways people learn and relate to themselves and others.and relate to themselves and others.Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences: nine ways of : nine ways of relating to ideas, to ourselves, and to relating to ideas, to ourselves, and to others; sometimes called the nine ways of others; sometimes called the nine ways of being smartbeing smart

Why study Multiple Intelligence?Why study Multiple Intelligence?

Help communicate with those around youHelp communicate with those around youHelp understand yourself betterHelp understand yourself betterHelp choose classes to take in high schoolHelp choose classes to take in high schoolHelp choose degree to major inHelp choose degree to major inHelp choose a careerHelp choose a career

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Let’s review the 9 types of intelligence. Let’s review the 9 types of intelligence.

• Verbal/LiguisticVerbal/Liguistic• Logical/MathematicalLogical/Mathematical• Visual/SpacialVisual/Spacial• InterpersonalInterpersonal• IntrapersonalIntrapersonal• Bodily/KinestheticBodily/Kinesthetic• ExistentialExistential• NaturalistNaturalist• Musical/RhythmicMusical/Rhythmic

Word Smart aka Word Smart aka Verbal/linguisticVerbal/linguistic

Students are word smart when they:Students are word smart when they:– Learn through reading, writing, discussingLearn through reading, writing, discussing– Communicate effectivelyCommunicate effectively– Have a good vocabularyHave a good vocabulary– Write clearlyWrite clearly– Spell easilySpell easily– Think in wordsThink in wordsFamous People include William Famous People include William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Jane Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Jane Austin, Emily Dickinson.Austin, Emily Dickinson.

Art/Space Smart Art/Space Smart aka Visual/Spacialaka Visual/Spacial

Students are art/space smart when they:Students are art/space smart when they:– Think in pictures and imagesThink in pictures and images– Are good with spatial relationsAre good with spatial relations– Have a good eye for detail and colorHave a good eye for detail and color– ““See” solutions to problemsSee” solutions to problems– Learn through visualsLearn through visuals– Like to draw and createLike to draw and createFamous people include Georgia O’Keefe, Famous people include Georgia O’Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, M.C. EscherPablo Picasso, Claude Monet, M.C. Escher

Body Smart aka Body Smart aka bodily/kinestheticbodily/kinesthetic

Students are Body Smart Students are Body Smart when they:when they:– Are highly coordinatedAre highly coordinated– Use gestures and body languageUse gestures and body language– Take things apart and fix themTake things apart and fix them– Learn through “hands on” Learn through “hands on”

activitiesactivities– Enjoy acting and role-playingEnjoy acting and role-playing– Enjoy dancing and athleticsEnjoy dancing and athletics

Famous people include Mary Famous people include Mary Lou Retton, Michael Jordan, Lou Retton, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Monica Seles.Babe Ruth, Monica Seles.

Logic/Math SmartLogic/Math SmartStudents are Logic/Math Students are Logic/Math

Smart when they:Smart when they:– Think in numbers, patterns and algorithmsThink in numbers, patterns and algorithms– Think clearly and analyticallyThink clearly and analytically– Learn by appeal to logicLearn by appeal to logic– Use abstract symbolsUse abstract symbols– Solve logic problems easilySolve logic problems easily– Are good in MathAre good in MathFamous people include Albert Einstein, Famous people include Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Marie Currie, Isaac Bertrand Russell, Marie Currie, Isaac Newton.Newton.

Self Smart aka IntrapersonalSelf Smart aka Intrapersonal

Students are Self smart when they:Students are Self smart when they:– Need time to process informationNeed time to process information– Think about their own thinkingThink about their own thinking– Have strong opinions and beliefsHave strong opinions and beliefs– Are introspectiveAre introspective– Know themselves wellKnow themselves well– Like quiet time aloneLike quiet time aloneFamous people are St. Thomas Aquinas, Famous people are St. Thomas Aquinas, Sigmund Freud, Confucious, Mohandas Sigmund Freud, Confucious, Mohandas Gandhi.Gandhi.

People Smart aka People Smart aka InterpersonalInterpersonal

Students are people smart when they:Students are people smart when they:– Make and maintain friends easilyMake and maintain friends easily– Understand and respect othersUnderstand and respect others– Lead and organize othersLead and organize others– Resolve conflictsResolve conflicts– Learn by interacting with othersLearn by interacting with others– Like to work and be with othersLike to work and be with othersFamous people include Mother Theresa, Famous people include Mother Theresa, Winston Churchhill, Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchhill, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy.John F. Kennedy.

Nature SmartNature Smart

Students are nature smart when they:Students are nature smart when they:– Are aware of their natural surroundingsAre aware of their natural surroundings– Discriminate different flora and faunaDiscriminate different flora and fauna– Are good at sorting and classifyingAre good at sorting and classifying– Have keen observational skillsHave keen observational skills– Understand natural phenomenaUnderstand natural phenomena– Garden or care for pets or animalsGarden or care for pets or animalsFamous people include Charles Darwin, Carl Famous people include Charles Darwin, Carl Sagan, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, Sagan, Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, Henry David Thoreau.Henry David Thoreau.

Music SmartMusic SmartStudents are Music Smart when they:Students are Music Smart when they:– Have a good sense of rhythm and melodyHave a good sense of rhythm and melody– Like to sing, hum, chant and rapLike to sing, hum, chant and rap– Enjoy listening to musicEnjoy listening to music– Read and write musicRead and write music– Learn through music and lyricsLearn through music and lyrics– Enjoy creating musicEnjoy creating musicFamous people include Ludwig van Famous people include Ludwig van Beethoven, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Existential IntelligenceExistential IntelligenceStudents are Existential Smart when they:Students are Existential Smart when they:– Pose questions about life, death and ultimate Pose questions about life, death and ultimate

realitiesrealitiesQuestions may be…Questions may be…

– What was the world like before I was born?What was the world like before I was born?– What life might be like on another planetWhat life might be like on another planet– Where do pets go after they have passed on?Where do pets go after they have passed on?– Where animals understand each otherWhere animals understand each other– Is there really another Dimension?Is there really another Dimension?– Is there the existence of ghosts and spirits?Is there the existence of ghosts and spirits?

Famous People include Aristotle, Confucius, Famous People include Aristotle, Confucius, Einstein, Emerson, Plato, Socrates.Einstein, Emerson, Plato, Socrates.

Key Points in Multiple Key Points in Multiple Intelligences TheoryIntelligences Theory

Everyone has all 9 intelligencesEveryone has all 9 intelligencesMost can develop all 9 to competenceMost can develop all 9 to competence

Intelligences usually work togetherIntelligences usually work togetherThere are many ways to be intelligent in There are many ways to be intelligent in

each category.each category.