Happy New Year! Welcome to 2014!! Ready for a new semester?
How was your break? Ready to jump into school, learning, and your intelligence? (Of course you are!)
Have you ever heard of Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences? Instead of just IQ, Dr. Gardner suggested people have a variety of "types" of intelligence. He originally proposed 7 intelligences, then 8, and now some say 9, but here are two video options for you to learn about the different intelligences.
Both videos were created by teachers. The first video is straight forward, and includes words, definitions, and pictures. The second video is a made-up song and animation, originally created for young children, but it is cute (like School House Rock cute) in an elementary school way ... choose which one seems better for you!
I know you're anxious to determine your type of intelligence, and here's your opportunity! Please take one of the surveys online found either here, here (click "Take the Test") or here. (If another teacher gives you a paper version of an MI survey, feel free to use that quiz, rather than an online version.) All three are different formats and offer different type of feedback, but my scores were the same. Did you have one dominant intelligence, or were there several top intelligences? You may find definitions and more information about intelligences at the websites here, here, here, or here. There are so many resources, but I tried to pick ones that weren't too teacher-y.
Next, please submit your findings and reflections in this Google form. Please complete the surveys and the responses by next Wednesday, January 15, 10 PM.
Thank you, and as always, I look forward to reading your responses!
(Don't forget to hit "Submit" at the end of your survey!)
(Don't forget to hit "Submit" at the end of your survey!)
Did you enjoy learning about multiple intelligences? If you found any other interesting information, videos, or links, please post in the comments below!
