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.