multiple intelligences model
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory is ubiquitous in the education field. Many pre-service teaching programs include a discussion of MI at some point in their program. Multiple Intelligences have been used to try to understand how individuals prefer to learn and work.
Because of its widespread acceptance and understanding, I will refrain from explaining the Multiple Intelligence Theory in-depth. If you would like more extensive knowledge on this topic, please see the "Resources" section at the bottom of this page. What you need to know about MI Theory is that each individuals have different strengths. As teachers, we should strive to attend to these strengths by including activities that support each student's individual innate learning styles.
When teachers create lessons using the MI Model, they do not need to include a differentiation technique for every intelligence for every lesson. Instead, the teacher should take a broad look at his or her lesson plans and be sure that the different intelligences are represented in a fairly equal balance throughout the year.
This is one of the easiest models to incorporate into the regular classroom, because most good teachers do it naturally! You can apply the MI Model to individual lessons, units, or entire curricula.
Because of its widespread acceptance and understanding, I will refrain from explaining the Multiple Intelligence Theory in-depth. If you would like more extensive knowledge on this topic, please see the "Resources" section at the bottom of this page. What you need to know about MI Theory is that each individuals have different strengths. As teachers, we should strive to attend to these strengths by including activities that support each student's individual innate learning styles.
When teachers create lessons using the MI Model, they do not need to include a differentiation technique for every intelligence for every lesson. Instead, the teacher should take a broad look at his or her lesson plans and be sure that the different intelligences are represented in a fairly equal balance throughout the year.
This is one of the easiest models to incorporate into the regular classroom, because most good teachers do it naturally! You can apply the MI Model to individual lessons, units, or entire curricula.
SAMPLE LESSON
This is an example of how to incorporate all of the multiple intelligences into a single lesson about the ocean.
RESOURCES
references
Ostwalt-Kowalt, T. (January 2013). Understanding Your Student's Learning Style: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In Virtual Learning Connections. Retrieved April 18, 2013 from
http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-01-18/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx.
(2005). MI Lesson Plans. In School Mission. NET. Retrieved April 19, 2013 from http://www.schoolmission.net/21st/resources/Special%20Ed%20MI%20Inservice%20Program/milp.htm.
http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-01-18/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx.
(2005). MI Lesson Plans. In School Mission. NET. Retrieved April 19, 2013 from http://www.schoolmission.net/21st/resources/Special%20Ed%20MI%20Inservice%20Program/milp.htm.