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Portraits of 4 Exceptional Individuals and an Examination of our own Extraordinariness by Howard Gardner. EXTRAORDINARY MINDS. Forum members: Ellen Ellwanger, Lauralee Holsing, Anna Melendez, Laura Kotalik, Barbara Wellenstein, Teresa Kragel, Michelle Henrich. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EXTRAORDINARY MINDS
Forum members: Ellen Ellwanger, Lauralee Holsing, Anna Melendez, Laura Kotalik, Barbara Wellenstein, Teresa Kragel, Michelle Henrich
Portraits of 4 Exceptional Individuals and an Examination of our own Extraordinariness
by Howard Gardner
Four Forms of Extraordinariness
Master—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Maker—Sigmund Freud Introspector—Virginia Wolff Influencer—Mahatma Gandhi
Anachronistic View-Not a “Single Entity”
Psychologically-There are differing intellectual faculties which are independent of each other
Biologically-Impossible to separate out genetics from environment
Anthropologically-Cultures make very different assumptions about human learning and motivation
Examining our own Extraordinariness
First, all of us possess in some form the potential to occupy each of the roles: we can all master a domain, vary that domain in a significant way, introspect about ourselves, and influence other persons (Gardner,1997).
Second, the extraordinary minds that have emerged in the millennium belong to us. They are “our” minds both in the sense that they have contributed to the life of the broad human community and in the sense that they have been “made’ by the evaluations of earlier generations of their respective fields (Gardner, 1997).
Where do we go from here?
If we all have different minds, then it is simply inappropriate to teach us all as if our minds were simple variations along a solitary bell curve.” [Gardner,1997]
Therefore, as teachers, we need to teach to our students’ strengths, incorporating joy in learning and life-long problem solving skills.
We want our students to be well-rounded individuals.
What are some ways we can do that?
Logical-Mathematical IntelligenceMath Smart Characteristics
Easily finds number patterns
Likes to explain problems
Likes rational explanations
Follows an order when problem solving
Enjoy working with numbers
People Like:Albert Einstein, John Dewey, Susanne Langer
Math Smart Activities
Body/KinestheticHands-on Algebra
Making Graphs
InterpersonalWork Group
Peer Teaching
Visual/SpatialHands-on AlgebraGraphs/diagrams
Verbal/LinguisticWork GroupsPreviewing &
explainingMath Journals
IntrapersonalPreviewing lessons
Musical/RhythmicFacts songs/rap
Bodily/Kinesthetic - Body Smart
Characteristics
Dance Athletic
Using tools
Acting
Crafts
Body Smart
Likes to:
Move around
Touch and talk
Body language
Learns best through:
Touching, moving
Processing through bodily sensations
Famous people: Michael Jordan, Charlie Chaplin,
Martina Navratilova
Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence
Center Activities
Hands-on center with clay, blocks, crafts
Drama center with an area for performances or puppet theater
Tactile learning with relief maps, different textures such as sandpaper letters
Books on famous athletes, dancers and actors
Students create scavenger hunts with a specific curriculum
Twister game with spelling words taped onto color circles
Juggling center with soft objects and a “how-to” book
Interpersonal IntelligencePeople Smart Characteristics
The ability to discern and respond accurately to moods, temperaments, and motivations of others.
Famous examples: Ghandi, Reagan,Mother Teresa
Has friends
Talks to people
Joins groups
Learns best through sharing, comparing, relating, interviewing, and cooperating.
People Smart
Use of the Project Approach works well with studentswho possess people smarts. In the Project Approach, students plan, research, and develop an in-depth study of a topic of their choosing. Through this method, students access their dominant intelligence and use their own preferences in learning to constructknowledge which has personal meaning and contextual links.
People Smart Enhancing Activities
Use of round table group discussions of learning topics
Board games which promote cooperation
Interviewing to find out information
Student becomes an “expert” about a subject and then teaches theother students
Write a classmate’s biography
Choose an historical figure and write out a conversation they would have had with them
All activities would promote life-long skills
Musical IntelligenceMusic Smart Characteristics
Notices background and environmental
sounds
Keeps beats
Makes up their own songs
Enjoys listening to music Remembers melodies
Moves body to music when playing
Mimics beat and rhythm
Music Smart
Retains information longer when presented through music
Good sense of rhythm
Enjoy singing as part of the classroom day
Moods are sensitive to music
tends to learn information longer when presented through music
Musical Enhancing Center Activities
Creating repetitive books
Exploring with musical instruments
Create songs on the computer
Categorize loud and soft sounds
Categorize long and short sounds
Name or match the sound
Name or match the song
Intrapersonal IntelligenceSelf Smart Characteristics
Definition: The ability to form an accurate model of oneself, and to use that model to operate effectively in life.
Characteristics:
Thinker InsightfulInventive ReflectiveIndependent PhilosophicalSelf-aware Daydreamer
Self Smart
Examples of some Famous Folks:
GandhiMother TeresaMartin Luther King, Jr.Henry FordWinston Churchill
Gardner refers to these extraordinary individuals as Influencers. He states that an Influencer possesses an Intrapersonal Intelligence which is demonstrated as a “shrewd sense of oneself--one’ssometimes changing goals, strengths, weaknesses, and needs.”
Self Smart Activities
Activities that foster Intrapersonal Intelligence:
Allow time for self-reflection
Offer instruments for self-assessment, including strengths and weaknesses
Encourage the study of oneself and one’s world
Support the use of daily journals
Allow for goal-setting, both short-term and long-term
Provide lead-ins that promote higher level thinking skills
Teach PMI method of evaluation (P=Plus, M=Minus, I=Interesting
Spatial IntelligencePicture Smart Characteristics
Spatial IntelligencePicture Smart Characteristics
Reading
Maps, charts and puzzles
VisualizationImagining things
Picture SmartPicture Smart
Enjoys:
Design, draw, build
Create, daydream
Look at pictures
Learns successfully through:
Working with colors and picturesEnvisioning
Drawing
Picture Smart Center Activities
Art area with paints, pencils, paper Maps, graphs, and visual puzzles
Pictionary game Architectural center with pencils, rulers,
large paper Create sculptures using clay
Make map of the neighborhood, school or city
Design a new playgroundArt history center with books and artwork
from famous artistsBuild chess pieces while learning the game
Naturalist Intelligence
Definition: an individual who demonstrates expertise in the
recognition and classification of their environment.
Famous people: Charles Darwin,
E.O. Wilson, John James Audubon,
Roger Torrey Paterson, Rachel Carson
Geermat Ermi
Nature Smart Characteristics
Likes to categorize organisms
Distinguishes among members of a species
Recognizes existence of other species
Chart relationships among several species
Nature Smart Activities
Classification of plants, animals, rocks,
fossils, countries, cities, presidents
Create stories using animals as the main characters
Categorize body parts of groups
Classify dance and music
Barbara Wellenstein: Gardner & Examining Extraordinariness
Anna Melendez: Math-Logic Smart
Lauralee Holsing: Intrapersonal-Self Smart
Ellen Ellwanger: Bodily-Kinesthetic & Spatial-Picture Smart
Teresa Kragel: Music Smart
Michelle Henrich: Interpersonal-People Smart
Laura Kotalik: Naturalistic - Nature Smart
Group Contributions
References:
Gardner, H., (1997). Extraordinary Minds. New York: Basic Books.
Nicholson-Nelson, Kristen (1998). Developing Students’ Multiple Intelligences. Jefferson City, MO.: Scholastic Professional Books.
Davis, J. (2000). Multiple Intelligences in the Early Childhood Classroom. [On-Line]. Available: http://www.galstar.com/~davii/mi.htm
Wilkens, D. (1996). Multiple Intelligence Activities. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials.