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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

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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

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Four Forms of Extraordinariness

Master—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Maker—Sigmund Freud Introspector—Virginia Wolff Influencer—Mahatma Gandhi

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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

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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).

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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?

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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

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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

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Bodily/Kinesthetic - Body Smart

Characteristics

Dance Athletic

Using tools

Acting

Crafts

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.”

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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

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Spatial IntelligencePicture Smart Characteristics

Spatial IntelligencePicture Smart Characteristics

Reading

Maps, charts and puzzles

VisualizationImagining things

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Picture SmartPicture Smart

Enjoys:

Design, draw, build

Create, daydream

Look at pictures

Learns successfully through:

Working with colors and picturesEnvisioning

Drawing

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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

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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

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Nature Smart Characteristics

Likes to categorize organisms

Distinguishes among members of a species

Recognizes existence of other species

Chart relationships among several species

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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

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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

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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.