Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
1. Discuss which of the multiple intelligences you have strengths in and then discuss some of the core characteristics of that (or those) intelligences. Discuss which of the core characteristics best describe you and your learning style.

My strengths are a four way tie between naturalistic, logical, kinesthetic, and linguistic. For naturalistic intelligence, it says that I would like to use kitchen utensils or anything that can be manipulated by my hands. I believe this is true because I love to cook and I like watching large machines to see how everything is connected. And I don't even have to know that being logical is part of me. I like things to be precise in my room and I am the friend that everyone asks, "What are my options." I am pretty sure the word for being logical is an OCD perfectionist and that is what I can be. The last strength is in linguistic. The only reason I think this is such a strength is because I read a lot for fun, information, or how to knowledge. I think without knowing everything I could possibly know, I can never be the best teacher I could be.




2. Discuss what students with this type of intelligence enjoy, are like, or tend to do within classroom settings.

I feel like these are the students who will excel in school as long as they are challenged enough to keep their minds working. They luckily have multiple ways to receive and gain knowledge in a classroom setting. But I think these children could be distractions in the classroom if they are not challenged enough. If left to stay at a "normal" pace, these students would get their classwork done and be bored in school. Being bored in a classroom is just the beginning seed for trouble. So as long as they students can be pushed at a good pace academically, these students will do well in life.



3. Discuss how you will support this type of intelligence within your classroom and within your teaching.

To support this type of intelligence I will involve a lot of movement when memorizing sayings that can help the students remember facts (or whatever lesson I am teaching at the moment). Also I would like to teach my students how the tedious lesson they are doing in the classroom now is connected to real life to keep them interested or at the very least on task.


4. Discuss what technologies stimulate this type of intelligence.

To stimulate these types of intelligence in my classroom, I will include a science center, a brain workout center, and possibly a dance/music area in my classroom. The science center will have magnify glasses and microscopes that we will use to study the outside environment. The brain workout center will keep my logical students happy because there will be a Rubik's cube, word searches, and crossword puzzles to keep their brains busy. The dance area would be place where I would have my personal keyboard that could be used to make music. I would also have headphones and CDs that have music from different cultures for them to explore.


5. And finally, discuss how you might impact student learning by applying your understanding of learning styles and multiple intelligences within your classroom.

By understanding how my students learn I will be able to use activities that address the learning styles of my students. For instance when teaching a history lesson I might have them memorize the Bill of Rights.
I first would do a basic overview of the Bill of Rights and then I would break the students into groups to make a poster of one right from the Bill of Rights. This will help my naturalistic learners because it will let them manipulate paper and markers to get a better understanding. Then I would have each group present their post to the rest of the class in order. This would help my logical learners since everything will be in order and my linguistic learners will be able to learn since they are talking to the class. My last thing I would require my students to do for this project would be make a dance move that represents their right the best. I would then use all of the moves the students come up with to make a dance. So now the kinesthetic learner would be able to memorize the Bill of rights

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